Making Huichol Style Yarn or Thread Paintings

Total Time: half an hour or so

Yield: quite a few "paintings"

Source: There's a Dragon in my Art Room post, "Yarn Painting, Huichol style for kids"

Supplies:

• vinyl tiles with the sticky backing
• embroidery floss- you could probably use thin yarn, as well
• s frame to put it in, if you would like
• scissors

Steps:

1. Cut your vinyl tile to your desired size. We cut our's pretty small (3x5 inches) because it takes quite a bit of string to cover the tile. If you are framing this, use the backing of the frame to cut to the right size.


2. Take your vinyl tile and peel the waxy paper off. It's very sticky. Try to not let things fall on it.

3. Create a design using the embroidery floss or yarn. You can create a scene or an abstract piece. Just lay the floss on the tile and press down. Making turns is a little tricky. I used the end of a pencil to get it to turn the other way.




4. Try to fill in all the empty spaces.

5. You can frame this when you are done. My 5 year old wanted these all on the wall, unframed. She likes feeling the "painting".



6. Have fun!
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