I had a huge box of burlap sitting in my room for the past five years. I am not sure why it took me so long to use it, but I'm really glad I did! I had some PTO volunteers (thank you, thank you, thank you!) cut the burlap into 8 inch squares so I had two pieces for each of my 4th graders... that was about 230 squares! The students had their choice of what they made with their two pieces, but they all needed to show me they could stitch a picture or words on at least one piece, and show me they could sew the two pieces together. They didn't necessarily need to be sewed on all 4 sides - it just depended on what their final product was.
The very first lesson, however, was learning how to tie a knot! With all the yarn and color changes, I just knew I couldn't be the sole knot-tier in the room. Therefore, we practiced and practiced again before we began! It was definitely worth the time.
Here are some of the in-progress and final textile masterpieces:
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