YARN ART - CREATING BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS OF TEXTILES

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. 

Fiber art is defined as fine art that uses natural or synthetic yarn or fabric. The focus is on the materials and the manual labor required to produce the work of art.

Different types of yarn art include weaving, painting, knitting and crocheting, and knotting. The oldest type of yarn art is weaving. Yarn of many different gauges and weights were woven to make everything from clothing to blankets and rugs, some of which included beautiful patterns. 

Art yarns are versatile. They make great edging, fringe or tassels – but they also make stunning full garments or accessories. You can even use them as additions to your wet felting or weaving to create eye-catching effects. Really, you are ONLY limited by your imagination when it comes to art yarn! 

Yarn bombing (or yarnbombing) is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. It is also called wool bombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting, or graffiti knitting.

Construction methods such as sewing, knitting, crochet, and tailoring, as well as the tools employed (looms and sewing needles), techniques employed (quilting and pleating) and the objects made (carpets, kilims, hooked rugs, and coverlets) all fall under the category of textile arts.

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