Craft in America

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: 05/11/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Extras From This Episode

• Charles Kernaghan on Portrait of a Textile Worker

  Clip: S4 Ep1 | 2m 35s

• Faith Ringgold on creating Tar Beach story quilt

  Clip: S4 Ep1 | 3m 48s

• Faith Ringgold on writing Tar Beach

  Clip: S4 Ep1 | 2m 38s

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