Yarn painting

My 1st grade students are studying Weather and I thought this would be a fun lesson to link to their Weather Unit. The Huichol People of Mexico create wonderful art using wooden boards coated with a layer of beeswax. They push yarn into the coating of wax to create their designs. The Sun and the Moon are prevalent in their designs. I am going to use linoleum tile with an adhesive coating on the back instead of the traditional materials. I divided the one square foot of tile (purchased at a…

It's SO EASY to make beautiful yarn art! Create a colourful yarn 'painting' by gluing leftover yarn onto a dollar store canvas. It's such a fun craft to experiment with colour and texture! Yarn art is the perfect art project for groups at summer camp or sleepovers. You can make a picture of a landscape, like we did, or create a simpler, abstract design. Either way, it's so much fun to make this unique fiber art! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we…

Bridget Daly studied art in school focused on sculpture. She discovered Huichol yarn painting and now tells stories with her yarn art.

Would you like to paint without using any paint? Try yarn painting!

Would you like to paint without using any paint? Try yarn painting!

My three DragonWing Arts students just finished 8 weeks of 'global art' projects. In our last class, while paint and glue were drying, I ...

Mess free yarn “paintings” are a fun family craft that is a great opportunity to use your yarn scraps in a fun new way. I

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☆ Mari Melody ☆ on Instagram: "How to make a yarn painting! Glueing yarn on canvas! You can probably use elmer’s glue, I just haven’t tried it! Some people said they use sticky sheets which i think are fun for a less secure but quicker mess free option Just don’t use super glue!! #sorryitsmari #yarnpainting #arthack #arttip #acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart #arttutorial"