Huichol yarn art

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…

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This beautiful, one-of-a-kind yarn painting was made by pressing thin strands of acrylic yarn into natural beeswax spread over a wooden board. Yarn art is made in limited quantities by the Huichol and Tepehuano people of southwestern Mexico.

Image via WikipediaHere's a "cultural art" lesson my students recently completed.....it's called "Yarn Painting". This lesson idea came from a textbook called ARTTALK by Rosalind Ragans. The Huichol people live in Central Mexico and are known for their bright colorful yarn art. When creating their yarn paintings they cover a board with hot melted wax, then adhere the yarn before it dries. Sometimes they also use tree sap instead of wax for adhering the yarn. Needless to say we didn't have…

Please follow and like us: In Thursday’s Mexico class we had so much fun with our second project related to the Huichol people of Mexico. Last week we did Huichol bead art and today we successfully mastered Huichol yarn art, or “nierikas”. (Click here for even more Mexico arts and crafts for kids!). How beautiful […]

Huichol yarn paintings are a traditional art form from Mexico that use brightly colored yarn to create intricate designs. In this project, you will learn how to make your own yarn painting using simple materials and techniques. Use your yarn painting to create a decorative plaque, enliven the surface of a box or card, and more!

This easy tutorial will teach you how to yarn paint. If you can glue curved & straight lines, you can yarn paint! This is how I teach my elementary students to yarn paint. Anyone can learn! Yarn painting is a good way to integrate art into your classroom...discuss the impact of the Huichol people on Mexican art for social studies/Art integration! The option are limitless as how to visualize what you have learned! #huichol #easyart #yarnpaint #yarnpainting

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Learn about the Huichol people of Mexico and their yarn painting tradition. Then follow the instructions to make your own.