yarn bombing
a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted cloth, rather than paint or chalk. while yarn installations–called yarn bombs or knit bombs–may last for years, they are considered non-permanent, and, unlike graffiti, can be easily removed if necessary. 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.
while other forms of graffiti may be expressive, decorative, territorial, socio-political commentary, advertising or vandalism, yarn bombing is almost exclusively about reclaiming and personalizing sterile or cold public places.
kaiti: “what do you do with all the leftover yarn scr-ps from your knitting projects?”
jinx: “i go yarn bombing at night.”
to cover an object in the public sp-ce with a knitted artifact.
after the yarnbombing, that tree looks like its wearing a sweater.
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