Thu Jun 11th, 2020 Yarn Bombing Day · · · Pearl one, drop one? Yarn Bombing Day is a day when fibre lovers all over the world go a bit crazy and ensconce everyday objects in woolly patterns. It is sometimes called yarn storming or guerilla knitting. from ABC Newcastle No matter what you call it, it is simply the practice of knitted or crocheted works of art being added to public places. For example some sort of colourful knitted pattern and wrap it around a bus stop. The aim of this practice was to try and take knitting from something that was viewed as merely for creating clothes and hats to something that could add meaning and colour to urban locations. It’s not like standard graffiti where the point is to mark your territory. It’s also definitely not an act of v...
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