fabric art
Sewn creative works
Fabric art is visual art created primarily from textiles—woven, knitted, stitched, or otherwise manipulated cloth.
The term encompasses quilting, embroidery, tapestry, and fiber sculpture, distinguishing these works as fine art rather than mere craft.
The museum's fabric art collection includes both traditional quilts and contemporary textile installations.
- macraméFiber art using knots
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
needle and thread · woven tapestry · patchwork · wall hangings · soft sculpture · batik · felting · lace · loom · applique · dyeing · block printing · thread · theatrical costumes · screen printing · spinning wheel · cloth · natural fibers
- textilescotton, wool, silk, thread, yarn
- handmade craftsjewelry, pottery, weaving, cross-stitch, handmade paper
- home craftswreaths, ornaments, garlands, picture frames, candle holders
- wall decormurals, artwork, canvas print, prints, framed photo
- fiber artsknitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, embroidery
- juvenile embroiderycross-stitch, embroidery hoops, threads, colorful threads, needles
material/medium
fabric artstone sculpture
Art hewn from rock
metal sculpture · marble carving · bronze casting · marble sculpture · bronze sculpture