Threads & Weaving
A gentle first year with fiber and cloth for little hands: feeling wool and cotton, weaving paper and yarn, lacing and stitching with a big blunt needle, finger-knitting a scarf to give away, and ending with a shepherd costume and a coat of many colors at the family sewing fair.
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What to cover
32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Where Cloth Comes From
- MUST COVER 1.1 God Made Sheep with Wool · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Cotton Grows on a Plant · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Silk from a Little Worm · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Cloth Made in a Factory · unit test
Unit 2: Fabric Up Close
- MUST COVER 2.1 Over and Under: Weaving · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 A Loom of Cardboard · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Loops That Stretch: Knit Fabric · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Why Edges Fray · unit test
Unit 3: Hand Stitching
- MUST COVER 3.1 Lacing Cards · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 A Big Needle and Yarn · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Sew On a Button · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Dorcas Made Coats · unit test
Unit 4: Machine Sewing
- MUST COVER 4.1 How a Sewing Machine Works · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Pins, Clips and Patterns · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 A Simple Bag · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Elias Howe’s Needle · unit test
Unit 5: Crochet
- MUST COVER 5.1 Finger Chains · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 A Big Hook · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Chains into Things · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 A Pom-Pom · unit test
Unit 6: Knitting
- MUST COVER 6.1 Finger Knitting · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 A Long Finger-Knit Scarf · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Spool Knitting · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Knitting for Others · unit test
Unit 7: Home Sewing: Pillows, Curtains & Cozy Things
- MUST COVER 7.1 A Pillow for My Bed · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Curtains in God’s House · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Patchwork · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 A Cozy Chair · unit test
Unit 8: Design, Clothing & Costumes
- MUST COVER 8.1 Colors and Patterns · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 God Gave Coats of Skins · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 A Shepherd for the Christmas Play · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors and the Sewing Fair · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 God Made Sheep with Wool: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Cotton Grows on a Plant: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Silk from a Little Worm: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Cloth Made in a Factory: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 1 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 Over and Under: Weaving: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 A Loom of Cardboard: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Loops That Stretch: Knit Fabric: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Why Edges Fray: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 2 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Lacing Cards: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 A Big Needle and Yarn: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Sew On a Button: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Dorcas Made Coats: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 3 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 How a Sewing Machine Works: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Pins, Clips and Patterns: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 A Simple Bag: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Elias Howe’s Needle: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 4 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 17 | Catch-up and review week (no new lessons) | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Finger Chains: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 A Big Hook: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Chains into Things: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 A Pom-Pom: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 5 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Finger Knitting: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 A Long Finger-Knit Scarf: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Spool Knitting: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Knitting for Others: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 6 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 A Pillow for My Bed: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Curtains in God’s House: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Patchwork: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 A Cozy Chair: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 7 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Colors and Patterns: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 God Gave Coats of Skins: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 A Shepherd for the Christmas Play: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 sewing project and sewing notebook | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors and the Sewing Fair: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 sewing project and sewing notebook Session 3: Unit 8 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 34 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 35 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 36 | Year-end review, portfolio and records |