
{"id":24022,"date":"2012-02-23T10:39:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=24022"},"modified":"2012-02-29T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T22:12:17","slug":"yarn-bombing-hits-carrboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/02\/23\/yarn-bombing-hits-carrboro\/","title":{"rendered":"Yarn bombing hits Carrboro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<strong>By Rose Laudicina<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The term \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yarn bombing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d evokes images of brightly colored balls of yarn falling from the sky, unraveling over buildings and sidewalks, covering the metal, cement and glass structures of a town in a cozy, comfy knit. <\/p>\n<p>In reality, this is a pretty accurate description. <\/p>\n<p>Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting or graffiti knitting, is the art of taking objects in public spaces, from trees to bike racks, and covering them in knitted yarn creations. <\/p>\n<p>While this is an international movement \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Magda Sayeg of Houston is said to have been the founder, in 2005, and June 11 of last year marked the first international yarn bombing day \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it has only just now found its way to Carrboro on a large scale. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24026\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Yarn-Bombs-(2-of-7)_web\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yarn bombs dress up a crepe myrtle and a sculpture near the intersection of Greensboro and Weaver streets.  Photo by Alicia Stemper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carrboro residents woke up Saturday morning to find a bit more color and yarn around town, encasing water fountains, pillars at Carrboro Town Hall and even a knitted sign on a bench proclaiming, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I love knitting.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Typically yarn bombing happens without the knowledge or consent of the town being \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bombed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But Laura Korch, a member of the Carrboro Arts Committee who came up with the idea, went before the Carrboro Board of Alderman in June to get approval. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153When I first got on the arts committee I was thinking about what kind of project I would like to propose,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Korch said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2012\/02\/23\/yarn-bombing-hits-carrboro\/yarn-bombs-1-of-7_web\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Yarn-Bombs-(1-of-7)_web\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everyone already spends a lot of time outside in Carrboro walking or riding bikes, so I thought that an outdoor art installation would be perfect.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Korch said she chose yarn bombing because the material was cheap and colorful. <\/p>\n<p>After the town approved the project, Korch worked on recruiting knitters, ending up with a group of 12, and getting supplies donated. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was about brightening spaces and adding color,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Korch said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153People find it kind of funny and playful.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>The yarn decorations are expected to be up for four weeks. <\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24022 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-113x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-1-of-7_web.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24025'>\n\t\t\t\tA yarn bomb warms a cold handrail at the Carrboro Century Center. Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-113x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-2-of-7_web.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24026'>\n\t\t\t\tYarn bombs dress up a crepe myrtle and a sculpture near the intersection of Greensboro and Weaver streets.  Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web-75x113.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-3-of-7_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24027'>\n\t\t\t\tYarn bombs hit a sculpture on the corner of Greensboro and Weaver streets. Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web-113x74.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web-113x74.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web-360x238.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-5-of-7_web.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24029'>\n\t\t\t\tRetired police officer John Lau stops to examine the aftermath of a recent Carrboro yarn bombing at Town Hall. Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web-75x113.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-6-of-7_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24030'>\n\t\t\t\tA yarn bomb on a water fountain at the Carrboro Farmers&#8217; Market. Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web-113x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web-113x110.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web-115x113.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web-360x352.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Yarn-Bombs-7-of-7_web.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24031'>\n\t\t\t\tBike racks get yarn bombed, too. Photo by Alicia Stemper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rose Laudicina<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><br \/>\nThe term \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yarn bombing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d evokes images of brightly colored balls of yarn falling from the sky, unraveling over buildings and sidewalks, covering the metal, cement and glass structures of a town in a cozy, comfy knit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":24026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24022"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24236,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022\/revisions\/24236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}