Have you Heard of Yarnbombing?

You may have heard of yarnbombing, or you may not. It sounds like some middle eastern strategy employed by the USA, though it's far from that. Yarnbombing is a form of street art that involves wool and ugly structures and some creativity - of course.

Essentially, yarnbombing the creation of covers for the uglier objects we see on the street, all made out of colourful wool. It's really a form of tea cosy graffiti and can really brighten up the dullest and most unattractive of areas.

Rise of Wool

Knitting has become a significantly common pastime in the last ten years. In fact, in the UK numerous stores have reported 50 per cent growths year on year in wool sales - amazing in a recession.

Obviously, the low cost and productive nature of the knitting means it is beneficial in terms of time and also in terms of money. In the current climate this has seen it become common and it is seldom you won't see someone knitting when out and about on public transport.

Cool

One of the reasons knitting has hit the mainstream is the fact it is considered an uber cool trend by the hip young things around the world. Once the preserve of the older generations, knitting has been given a new life through its popularity with younger folk. However, they don't all knit jumpers.

Yarnbombing

Yarnbombing is the knitting of covers for ugly looking items in public and is in fact a movement that many have joined. It began in the Netherlands in 2003 and spread throughout the world shortly after.

Initially, the yarnbombs were created by the unfinished combined projects of knitting groups. These would then be placed over certain public items, from statues, to bus stops. One of the first ladies to do it came from Houston, Texas and began knitting handle cosies for her door handles. The idea spread across the world, through the Internet and there are examples of it throughout cities the world over.

International

This international acclaim has seen the rise of numerous knitting clubs and daily deals sites have latched on with daily deals being offered in knitting classes. There is also an official Yarnbombing day, recognised internationally on the 11th of June each year.

Unlike graffiti, Yarnbombing is not seen as a criminal activity in most areas of the world. It is also seen to have been a huge part of the things that made knitting hip and is there to add colour to things, that may initially be ugly.

Yarnbombing can also be easily removed and doesn't last for long. Though, it is technically illegal these factors mean it is often overlooked as a criminal activity. The perception of other street art greatly differs from yarnbombing and hence, yarnbombing is quite popular as it is overlooked as crime.

Where

Like all knitting, crocheting is the main part of yarnbombing and it is not uncommon to see it over bike racks, on bus stops and over telephone boxes. Some versions of this can be a lot more extravagant than others.

Of course, by undergoing a groupon Belfast deal in learning to knit, you can become all the better and perhaps even begin your own yarnbombing.

Amazingly, there is even a philosophy to the whole yarnbombing aspect of things. Those who contribute to the movement call themselves ' fibre artists' and their aim is to get people looking at the usual in an unusual way.

Yarnbombing has no decisive political message however and so is also tolerated the world over. If this were to change, it mightn't be seen as nearly as popular. Knitta the City and Knitta Please are the two most common groups who take part in Yarnbombing on an organised scale. Though, if you get enough people at your Belfast deals meeting for knitting, perhaps you can start up one of your own.

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