Yarn Bombing: The Artwork of Crochet and Knit Graffiti: Tenth Anniversary Version

When
Yarn Bombing was first revealed in 2009, the concept knitted and crocheted objects may very well be used as a political act of resistance was model new. Ten years and 1000’s of public acts of yarnarchy later, the artwork of knit and crochet graffiti has entered the general public zeitgeist, from the “pussyhat” making the quilt of
Time to OLEK’s crocheted bull on Wall Avenue symbolizing The Nice Recession: a cultural phenomenon that exhibits no signal of slowing down.

Yarn bombing is a global guerrilla motion that began underground and is now embraced by crochet and knitting artists of all ages, nationalities, and genders. Its practitioners create gorgeous artworks out of yarn, then “donate” them to public areas as a part of a covert plan for world yarn domination, or style them into private political statements.

Yarn Bombing the guide is a wildly colourful information to covert textile road artwork all over the world; it additionally contains over 20 superb patterns, supplies recommendations on learn how to be as stealthy as a ninja, demonstrates learn how to orchestrate a large-scale textile venture, and presents revealing info essential to design your personal yarn graffiti tags.

This tenth anniversary version features a new foreword by the authors and a brand new chapter that features many notorious examples of yarn bombing over the previous ten years.

Subversive and beguiling, this new version of
Yarn Bombing demonstrates that the phenomenon of knit and crochet graffiti is extra related than ever, particularly in these troubled instances.