You want to run and jump into yarnbombing . It’s really best if you don’t think much about what is going to happen to your yarnbombs , thinking will only slow you down. Make thrilling work – get it up . Later on different things will happen , some yarnbombs get taken right down by authorities , some are swiped by teenagers or even gangs , some will become famous and some yarnbombs will stay up forever or until you take them down . I did not expect this at all and now I have many yarnbombs which have been up for months and months.
I put yarnbombs up to enjoy looking at them and at some point I don’t like looking at them if they are getting ripped and smudged . I didn’t want to be sad when I took them down so I have started knitting replacement yarnbombs . A favorite piece of ours is a bannister we put up in Pt. Reyes Station , a tranquil little town along the coast . We have gotten lots of blogs and remarks on this particular bit of knitting and we wanted to reward this loving energy . So we knit 2 new bright glass colored yarnbombs to replace the old bannister. We had a calm and beautiful drive out and went excitedly over to see our old yarnbombs .
As you can see – the old piece looked pretty good still although all our tags had been cut off and it was a little shrucken from being outside and rained on for 8 months . Still – not bad ! We cut it down any way and sewed on our 2 new pieces . The Russian knit these pieces and I put on the ruffles. As we sewed the knitting on the bannister lots of people stopped to ask us what this was . I thought everyone knew what yarnbombing was and were already sick of it . So I was glad that yarnbombing was still news to so many.
I get a lot of energy from talking to people when I am yarnbombing , especially if they keep saying ” Beautiful Beautiful ! ” I realized a long time ago that life was simple -if you have too little energy you fell bad and depressed and if you have lots of energy you feel great . How do you get lots of energy with out becoming a wee drug fiend ? I always make art for energy but you can also eat chocolate , run around outside looking at trees , go look at art , visit babies , see your favorite people , take 3 breaths . Or go out and talk to everyone as you yarnbomb.
I know people who talk about their passions from the time they get up in the morning until they go to bed at night . This is an interesting way to get energy and I would like to try it .
When we were done sewing these yarnbombs the kind man who owns the Pt. Reyes Bookstore bought us 2 short bread cookies , one chocolate cherry cookie and 2 cups of peppermint tea as a reward for our street art . This is an excellent way to thank us if you ever want to.
So I took those old yarnbombs home and washed them. They are a little felted and full of holes but still quite beautiful.
This is a great Oakland blog with A zany yarnbomb of mine at the Oakland library here .
We have used a product you spray on the knitting and heat set in the dryer that helps reduce bleaching from the sun and adds waterproofing. Granger’s Soft Shell Waterproofer + UV Protection .
It has helped extend the lifetime of the yarnbombs, if they manage to stay up.
jafagirls.
I first saw some yarn bombing on College Ave. in Berkeley, and it brought a smile to my face! I live out in the east bay(through the tunnel) were one of them was taken down! I hope you yarn bomb this town again soon
Saw this today with my 84 year old mother who once an avid knitter. Mom had never seen anything like it and thought it was wonderful. Thanks for being a cheerful part of our fun day.