Yarn bombing, also called yarnbombing, is a type of graffiti or street art that uses colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fiber in place of paint or chalk. It is also known by several other names, including wool bombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting, and graffiti knitting, names that reflect its position between textile craft and street art culture.
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OriginThe practice gained its own annual observance when Joann Matvichuk of Lethbridge, Alberta founded International Yarnbombing Day, first observed on 11 June 2011. 1 OriginYarn bombing is credited to Magda Sayeg of Houston, Texas, who covered the door handle of her boutique with a custom made knitted cozy in 2005. The practice, also called wool bombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, or urban knitting, grew into a worldwide street art movement that uses knitted or crocheted yarn in place of paint or chalk. 1 FAQs
Who started yarn bombing?
Magda Sayeg of Houston, Texas, who knitted a cozy for her boutique's door handle in 2005.
Yarn bombing is credited to Magda Sayeg of Houston, Texas, who covered the door handle of her boutique with a custom-made knitted cozy in 2005. The practice, also called wool bombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti or urban knitting, grew from that single act into a worldwide street art movement that uses knitted or crocheted yarn in place of paint or chalk.
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1. Yarn Bombing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
The start of this movement has been attributed to Magda Sayeg, from Houston, who says she first got the idea in 2005 when she covered the door handle of her boutique with a custom-made cozy.
History section, International Yarnbombing Day sentence
Joann Matvichuk of Lethbridge, Alberta founded International Yarnbombing Day, which was first observed on 11 June 2011.
View the Source Knitta Please (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, October 2005 founding sentenceQuote, History section, October 2005 founding sentence
The group was founded in October 2005 by Magda Sayeg, also known as PolyCotN, alongside her anonymous friend AKrylik.
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