Exploring Textile Arts Through History and Around the World.

DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At craft shows and corporate headquarters across the United States, you might see works by the artist B.J. Adams. She makes extremely detailed wall coverings that often show flowers, trees, and hands made from thread. Her work “Variations on H” is made up of different colors of finely made hands connected together to form a flowing cloth.
How did Ms. Adams make this work? Today we answer this question as we explore the world of textile art. (MUSIC) DOUG JOHNSON: For thousands of years, people have developed creative ways to produce textiles. A textile is a piece of cloth that has been formed by weaving, knitting, pressing or knotting together individual pieces of fiber. Yarn is a general term for long pieces of interlocked fibers. Yarn can be made from natural materials such as cotton, linen, silk and wool. Or it can be made from manufactured materials such as nylon, acrylic and polyester. The paints that give color to yarn are called dyes.
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