Fabric Art brings appealing qualities to mixed media: texture, dimension, shape, and form. It’s difficult not to touch a piece of textile art, as our hands want to explore all the interesting things our eyes see. Fabric is so accessible that it’s easy to put it front and center, or add it to mixed-media art, whether it’s a scrap of vintage cloth, a piece of repurposed clothing, or strips of man-made fibers. Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects.