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THREADS episode

Season 4 Episode 1 | 53m 10s

THREADS explores the needle arts including weaving, storytelling through quilts and textiles that speak to the creativity of the human spirit. Featuring fiber artists Terese Agnew, Randall Darwall, Faith Ringgold, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood.

Aired: 05/10/12
Extras
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community.
Sara Vance Waddell on how she became a collector and shows us pieces in her collection.
Learn more about Jaime "Germs" Zacarias, Yolanda González, and Francisco Palomares
See more objects in Fleur Bresler's and Judith Chernoff and Jeffrey Bernstein's collections
Learn more about Peter Shire's art and career. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode
Chicano artist Frank Romero on his career. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode
Learn more about Carolyn Mazloomi and the Women of Color Quilters Network
Sustainability at Otis and Joan's climate change course
Father-son team make unique curved-crease origami sculptures and incorporate it with glass
All
  • All
  • Craft in America Season 16
  • Craft in America Season 15
  • Craft in America Season 14
  • Craft in America Season 13
  • Craft in America Season 12
  • QUILTS and IDENTITY
  • CALIFORNIA and VISIONARIES
  • BORDERS and NEIGHBORS
  • TEACHERS and NATURE
  • MUSIC and CELEBRATION
  • SERVICE
  • FORGE and HOLIDAY and INDUSTRY
  • THREADS and CROSSROADS
  • MESSAGES and FAMILY
  • ORIGINS and PROCESS
  • MEMORY and LANDSCAPE and COMMUNITY
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
COLLECTORS reveals the relationship between craft collectors & artists they support
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft
HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal stories & universal truths.
DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.