Ghanaian Silk Thread Art pieces are created entirely by hand.  After cutting the backboard, the design is pencilled on.  Transparent glue is then applied to a small area of the board and brightly colored silk threads are laid down one by one, partly by skillful hand placement, and partly by use of small metal Y-shaped crooks to push the threads parallel to each other.  The end result is an interesting new style of “painting” with an almost three dimensional texture.