Yarn Bombing: What is it?

Yarn Bombing

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Yarn Bombing, Yarn Storming, Guerrilla Knitting, or Graffiti Knitting, is all a type of street art or fiber graffiti that employs colorful displays of knit or crochet cloth rather than paint or chalk. The practice is believed to have originated in the U.S. with Texas knitters trying to find a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished knitting projects, but it has since spread worldwide. The start of this movement has been attributed to Magda Sayeg, 37, from Houston, who says she first got the idea in 2005 when she covered the door handle of her boutique with a custom made cozy. The movement has been said to be "changing the face of craft" as stitchers are more and more frequently being viewed as fibre artists rather than amateurs or vandals. Joann Matvichuk of Lethbridge, Alberta invented International Yarnbombing Day, which was first observed on June 11, 2011

Now I know what it is; why do I care?

Let’s put Yarn Harbor in Duluth MN on the yarn bombing map!!

Yarn Harbor wants your help to yarn bomb the blue fence that runs the length of the sidewalk outside our window. We need people to knit and crochet “sleeves” to fit over the spokes and rails of the fence, as well as flowers, bugs, leaves, vines, etc, to decorate the entire length of the fence. We will have yarn available for you to use or this is a great way for you to use up all those its and bits of your stash. We will also have some easy patterns available.

We will collect pieces the months of September and October. We will begin assembling everything on the fence at the October, Friday night PJ Party and continue all weekend. If you are able to help by making a few sleeves for us or some bugs and flowers we would be very grateful. If you have no interest in doing one of those but would still like to participate please stop in during that weekend and help us sew some of the pieces on to the fence.