What Are the Different Kinds of Yarn Art?
Mankind has been weaving natural fibers into yarn for thousands of years. Remnants of wool yarn were found in Switzerland that were estimated to be 7,000 years old, and there is evidence that Egyptians may have been cultivating cotton for yarn since 12,000 B.C. The primary function of yarn is, of course, to make clothing. Somewhere along the way, however, people noticed that yarn could be as beautiful as it was practical, and began creating yarn art. Different types of yarn art include weaving, painting, knitting and crocheting, and knotting.
