History

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History

• The Huichol Indians of Mexico are known for their
  yarn paintings. They would take beeswax which
  they melt in the sun, and spread it over a piece
  of wood. They then push colored yarn into the wax
  to create images. You can easily recreate your
  own yarn painting using glue and various
  colors/thicknesses of yarn.

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Sun and moon
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Moon and sun with shapes cut out
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Yarn Paintings by Annie Greene January 15 -
March 13, 2007 Annie Green is an artist and
retired educator currently living in La Grange,
Georgia.  She is best know for her images crafted
in yarn, a unique medium she began to explore in
the 1970's.  Greene's yarn paintings frequently
reflect culturally and socially relevant imagery
from her life as an African American woman in the
rural South.
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A child at play of a family moment
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Out door scenes of people
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People and family draw with yarn with fabric
accents
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• What You Do
• After deciding on an image (do a number of
  sketches first), draw your final idea on the wood
  or cardboard, taking care to leave lots of space
  between lines. (Remember, the yarn is thicker
  than your pencil lines).
• Make sure your yarn is cut into manageable
  lengths.
• Spread a small amount of glue onto one side of
  your wood or cardboard.
• Work left to right or right to left filling in as
  you go.
• Be sure to flatten the yarn as you work and take
  care that no background shows through between the
  yarn.
• Once the glue has dried, you can spray with a
  store bought varnish, or mix your own sealer by
  using a glue and water mixture (80 glue 20
  water).