Yarn bombing : the art of crochet and knit graffiti / Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain ; [ed. by Susan Safyan ; photogr. by Jeff Christenson ... et al.].

By:

Moore, Mandy, 1975-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Vancouver, BC : Arsenal Pulp, cop. 2009.Description: 231 p. : ill. ; 21x23 cmISBN:

1551522551
9781551522555

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DDC classification:

746.431 YAR

Contents:

Why yarn graffiti is the bomb -- How to build your arsenal -- Basic tagging: rectangular tags -- Get your crew together -- Taking it to the streets -- Master tagging -- Your international crew -- Flights of imagination.

Summary: On city street corners, around telephone posts, through barbed wire fences, and over abandoned cars, a quiet revolution is brewing. Knit graffiti is an international guerrilla movement that started underground and is now embraced by crochet and knitting artists of all ages, nationalities, and genders. Its practitioners create works of art out of yarn, then donate them to public spaces as part of a covert plan for world yarn domination. This is the definitive guidebook to covert textile street art, featuring twenty kick-ass patterns that range from hanging shoes and knitted picture frames to balaclavas and gauntlets, and teaching readers how to create fuzzy adornments for lonely street furniture. Along the way, it provides tips on stealth, demonstrates how to orchestrate a large-scale project, and offers information to design your own yarn graffiti tags. Also includes interviews with members of the international community of textile artists and yarn bombers.--From publisher description.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	746.431 YAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100561795

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Knit graffiti is a new worldwide phenomenon, combining traditional craft with guerilla art and politics. The result is a swarm of knitting projects that are left to hang on telephone poles, over abandoned cars or from trees. This cutting-edge title includes over 20 practical patterns for readers to create their own radical textiles. With an introduction by Amy Singer, the editor of knitty.com.

Met index.

On city street corners, around telephone posts, through barbed wire fences, and over abandoned cars, a quiet revolution is brewing. Knit graffiti is an international guerrilla movement that started underground and is now embraced by crochet and knitting artists of all ages, nationalities, and genders. Its practitioners create works of art out of yarn, then donate them to public spaces as part of a covert plan for world yarn domination. This is the definitive guidebook to covert textile street art, featuring twenty kick-ass patterns that range from hanging shoes and knitted picture frames to balaclavas and gauntlets, and teaching readers how to create fuzzy adornments for lonely street furniture. Along the way, it provides tips on stealth, demonstrates how to orchestrate a large-scale project, and offers information to design your own yarn graffiti tags. Also includes interviews with members of the international community of textile artists and yarn bombers.--From publisher description.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Mandy Moore is the technical editrix of popular online knitting magazine Knitty.com, and of various other knitting and crochet books and publications. She blogs about her life at yarnageddon.com. She lives in Vancouver, BC. Leanne Prain co-founded a stitch and bitch called Knitting and Beer in order to expand her skills while knitting at the pub. A professional graphic designer, Leanne holds degrees in creative writing, art history, and publishing. She lives and knits in Vancouver, BC.