Hello!
I've been meaning to write a blog post about our first "practice" yarn bomb! Sorry for the delay!
We had a HUGE response on our Facebook page, as well as from most of the businesses we contacted in the Midtown District. Thank you SO very much to everyone who has taken an interest and offered support!
Less than a week after this project was started, we were asked to do some yarn bombs in time for the Midtown Art Walk. We were lucky enough to have lots of pieces donated, as well as a few "in progress" projects lying around to "quilt" together and pull off a successful yarnbombing!
I went through and measured the pieces that were to be yarnbombed. Naturally, some of the pieces didn't fit, even though the measurements were accurate. Nevertheless, I was able to install the pieces, and it looked great!
The first place I hit was Sup. They were kind enough to allow me to bomb the pole holding up their sign. I was excited and nervous and I stitched the piece in front of a full lunch crowd and sidewalk pedestrians. I got a few curious looks, but no one ever inquired as to what I was doing.
Our next stop was my most favoritest store, Happy Happy Joy Joy. I was able to do a couple of the poles in the parking lot. It looked EPIC with the painted breaker boxes next to them.
While I was stitching the second pole, someone passed us and stopped to watch for a moment. When I finally looked up, he said, "Wow! That's so awesome!"
Like I said, one was too big, and one was too small, so it was nice to have the experience of making due and keeping the pieces attached tightly.
Our last stop of the day was The Never Ender. I attached one of my giant doily rugs to their tree. I also attached a donated striped piece to another tree, and did flowers and leaves on their porch railing.
We had a lot of rain in the Reno area in the past week, so I plan on stopping by these three places this weekend and seeing how they held up in the weather.
There will be another event coming up in Midtown at the end of August, but I'm not sure if I will be able to organize enough pieces to do another yarnbombing on my own by then. I have a few more businesses that are ready for our installations, but I don't think I can stitch fast enough to be ready by then. If you want to get involved and coordinate something with me, please join our page on Facebook and message me!
Additionally, if you have an itch to get involved with a large scale project, the world famous www.yarnbomber.com is accepting donations now through September for his upcoming installation. His work is amazing and I'm hoping to send out something for the project. They accept pieces of all sizes, colors, yarns, and stitches!
He's also working on breaking the world record for the world's largest granny square. It has to be 31' by 31'! Definitely fun to check out!
I'll keep updating!
:) Sara
