Our trip to the Textile Museum

We had a wonderful time at the Textile Museum. The textiles were beautiful. We saw textiles showing the art and lives of the Huicholes, an Indigenous group from Western Mexico. The paintings were beautiful - yarn paintings on beeswax using traditional techniques. The children learned the meaning of the textiles and were especially intrigued with the textiles about dreams.

 We also looked at Wool rovings and she showed us how it is turned into yarn

 The children did a craft inspired by the art of the Huicholes - wrapping yarn around  cardboard
The children were so focused and really enjoyed the activity. They are hung up in our hall now and look beautiful.