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Step 3Yarn Bombing: The action!
Head out to your site. Some bombers prefer to work at night and some will go ahead and release their knits in the middle of the day. It just depends on your comfort level and whether or not you want to or are willing to field questions from curious observers.
Wrap your tag around the target and sew it up with the pre-threaded yarn tail. When you've tied it off, snip off the excess and voila! You've just installed knit graffiti With a snug fitting piece, using bobby pins or clips to hold the piece together down the seam while you work can be a real lifesaver. After it's sewn, take a minute to pull it into the place you'd like it to be for presentation and step back to admire your work.
Using bright colors will really make your tag 'pop'. Remember to be considerate. Don't tag over important signs or across spaces that would obstruct foot or motor traffic. If you are stopped and questioned by the fuzz, be polite! And it might help not to call it yarn bombing or knit graffiti. "Urban beautification project" sounds a little better. ;)
Some pieces will stay up for a year or more, and others will only last hours. That's part of releasing the knits, and graffiti in general. You don't know how long your art will be there, but it is there for the public to enjoy. One concern with knit graffiti is smell/mold caused by the weather. If there has been a lot of moisture and rain lately, you may want to go back to your knits and cut them down if they're getting nasty. When you see your tag has been removed, don't get disheartened. It may be making someone very happy by adorning something in their home, hanging on a wall or even just transferred somewhere else in the city. And you can always craft more. ;)
Wrap your tag around the target and sew it up with the pre-threaded yarn tail. When you've tied it off, snip off the excess and voila! You've just installed knit graffiti With a snug fitting piece, using bobby pins or clips to hold the piece together down the seam while you work can be a real lifesaver. After it's sewn, take a minute to pull it into the place you'd like it to be for presentation and step back to admire your work.
Using bright colors will really make your tag 'pop'. Remember to be considerate. Don't tag over important signs or across spaces that would obstruct foot or motor traffic. If you are stopped and questioned by the fuzz, be polite! And it might help not to call it yarn bombing or knit graffiti. "Urban beautification project" sounds a little better. ;)
Some pieces will stay up for a year or more, and others will only last hours. That's part of releasing the knits, and graffiti in general. You don't know how long your art will be there, but it is there for the public to enjoy. One concern with knit graffiti is smell/mold caused by the weather. If there has been a lot of moisture and rain lately, you may want to go back to your knits and cut them down if they're getting nasty. When you see your tag has been removed, don't get disheartened. It may be making someone very happy by adorning something in their home, hanging on a wall or even just transferred somewhere else in the city. And you can always craft more. ;)
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