It attracted attention from passersby, inspiring Sayeg to venture further with the idea of covering objects with yarn, ultimately leading her to establish the yarn bombing crew, Knitta Please. Yarn bombing is typically carried out by those in their 20s and 30s — but people in their 60s and beyond can also be found getting in on the act. From my own research I have found there are a range of reasons why people get involved in yarn bombing, including: subversion, protest and art.
Yarn bombers get a kick from participating in something a little bit rebellious; and this subversion occurs on a number of levels. They may be subverting norms about knitting and how it should be employed and enjoyed. Equally, yarn bombers may be about subverting ideals of the feminine and women as homemakers. They may even be seeking to subvert ideas about the space in which yarn bombing installations occur. As one Australian interviewee in her 50s told me:.
Common yarn bombing sites include fences, trees, street sign poles, street light poles, and more. The yarn bombing movement has gained popularity in recent years, spreading around the world, and inspiring a wave of artists whose work excites eyes and Instagram feeds. London Kaye has become one of the most famous faces in yarn bombing, starting her journey in New York City after a ballet injury, and eventually making her way to Los Angeles where many pieces currently stand.
In addition, Kaye is arms deep in commercial commissions, including collaborations with brands such as Miller Lite for a Times Square billboard, Disney, Starbucks, and Champion, to name a few. It has other names too, Guerilla Knitting and Yarn Storming for example. Any technique using yarn to add colour and life to an object is recognised as yarn bombing.
Some of your events seem organised, do you ever do random yarn bombing? Lately all the projects I have been involved with have taken months to produce and assemble, an international event, some commissions and an art trail. The last yarn bombing project I knitted independently took quite a lot of time and organising too. I sought permission from the owner of the land where the trees I planned to cover grew. I wanted to be sure the land owner knew I would remove the knitting after a month.
As far as I have seen, Melbourne is very accommodating when it comes to accepting wool graffiti however it is considered polite to ask for permission before graffiti is put on private property and to remove it in good time. Some experts argue that the practice can harm trees growth or attract unwanted insects on it.
If the artwork is left up to chance and weather, there is a possibility it can temper with a natural habitat, or pollute it at least. Some feel that this copious amount of yarn could be used for other things, such as making clothes for those in need, for example.
This year also saw the release of the critically acclaimed documentary Yarn about international yarn bombers. The film weaves together wool graffiti artists, circus performers, and structural designers into a visually-striking look at these creative women.
It celebrates 10 years of an ongoing project by sisters Margaret and Christine Wertheim and their Los Angeles—based organization, the Institute For Figuring. Mixing crocheted yarn with plastic trash , the work fuses mathematics, marine biology, feminist art practices, and craft to produce large-scale coralline landscapes, both beautiful and blighted.
At once figurative, collaborative, worldly, and dispersed, the exhibition offers a tender response to the dual calamities facing marine life: climate change and plastic trash. In the midst of the growing popularity of the medium and practice, yarn bombers should maintain an awareness of the environment they are working in.
In order to do as little damage as possible, they should fix their works to a surface that cannot be altered and affected. They should do the research on the site they are planning to cover in order not to destroy the animal habitat.
Since the work invades a public space, they should also take a responsibility for it, making sure their statement meets their personal ethics. This full-color DIY book features twenty kick-ass patterns that range from hanging shoes and knitted picture frames to balaclavas and gauntlets, teaching readers how to create fuzzy adornments for lonely street furniture. Along the way, it provides tips on how to be as stealthy as a ninja, demonstrates how to orchestrate a large-scale textile project, and offers revealing information necessary to design your own yarn graffiti tags.
The book also includes interviews with members of the international community of textile artists and yarn bombers, and provides resources to help readers join the movement; it's also chock full of beautiful photographs and easy step-by-step instructions for knit and crochet installations and garments. Featured image: Yarn Bombing, via pinterest. All images for illustrative purposes only.
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