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preservation of space is what motivates some of the participants, some of whom have never been able to access a political art space before. In her article about yarn bombing, Joanna Mann explains the balance between the art and politics, "Yarn bombing, I argue, does more than feminise the city, for the whimsy with which it is imbued has the capacity to increase our attentiveness to habitual worlds in a series of micro-political gestures." McGovern finds that yarn bombing may also be used to contradict the idea of women as homemaker by bringing such traditionally feminine art into public space.
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280:(YBLA) is a yarn bombing collective located in Los Angeles, California. The collective describe themselves as a group of guerrilla knitters who have been collaborating since 2010. They hold monthly meetings to develop plans for events, share techniques, develop their collective community, etc. They currently have 10+ projects in progress throughout the Los Angeles and nearby communities.
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creatures, characters, and items to tell a narrative or show a theme. This was first recorded with the Knit the City collective's "Web of Woe" installation in August 2009.
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Farinosi, Manuela; Fortunati, Leopoldina (April 2018). "Knitting
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Grandma Graffiti': German Knitting Guerillas Go Global
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Harrington, Jaime Rojo & Steven (25 March 2015).
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924:"nw drizzle monthly arts, music & culture e-zine"
775:"Towards a politics of whimsy: yarn bombing the city"
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1644:Yarn Bombing, the Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti
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1012:"The Graffiti Knitting Epidemic"
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1120:10 December
882:1 September
620:Holy Family
393:Miller Lite
385:London Kaye
306:While yarn
237:urban areas
218:yarnbombing
156:Magda Sayeg
121:advertising
113:territorial
53:yarnbombing
3012:Categories
2952:Public art
2901:Beton Fest
2718:Wheatpaste
2641:Subway Art
2625:Propaganda
2566:Street art
2347:Sam Barsky
2127:Casting on
2117:Buttonhole
2075:Techniques
2041:Dip stitch
1928:Variegated
1723:, May 2011
1359:: 91–106.
1263:22 January
966:. May 2012
672:References
666:Craftivism
580:by Artist
559:Jan Karski
544:Pittsburgh
429:Cesenatico
370:Queensland
326:Criticisms
316:yarnstorms
312:yarn bombs
285:Inverclyde
271:Inverclyde
188:clear cuts
140:crocheting
109:decorative
105:expressive
99:Motivation
61:street art
2982:Vandalism
2831:Melbourne
2800:Brazil (
2723:Wildstyle
2708:Throw ups
2610:Handstyle
2340:designers
2283:Fair Isle
2237:Thrumming
2212:Short row
2147:Faggoting
2066:Yarn over
2005:Norwegian
1560:Gothamist
1531:0362-4331
1467:0261-3077
1334:202252614
836:202252614
760:148676726
641:Fiber art
561:bench in
389:Valentino
310:– called
207:amigurumi
171:Frankfurt
125:vandalism
69:crocheted
44:, England
42:Hampshire
3033:Knitting
2865:Sarajevo
2840:5 Pointz
2804:pichação
2786:Adelaide
2744:Graffiti
2600:Graffiti
2580:Activism
2489:Blocking
2288:Intarsia
2266:Patterns
2167:Grafting
2142:Entrelac
2051:Increase
2036:Decrease
2019:Stitches
1985:Combined
1980:Circular
1841:Knitting
1742:HuffPost
1699:BBC News
1663:Articles
1433:HuffPost
1407:HuffPost
1222:17 April
1199:BBC News
1144:Archived
1115:Newsweek
1021:11 March
995:11 March
696:. London
635:See also
460:Alicante
431:(Italy).
397:Bushwick
350:and the
320:graffiti
302:Legality
296:Montrose
228:founded
136:knitting
85:kniffiti
57:graffiti
3038:Crochet
2940:Related
2880:Toronto
2791:Atlanta
2749:Stencil
2703:Tagging
2573:Culture
2519:Selvage
2499:History
2494:Dye lot
2477:Related
2443:Ravelry
2257:Welting
2252:Weaving
2207:Ribbing
2177:Hemming
1995:English
1923:Novelty
1913:Eyelash
1639:in 2011
1536:4 March
1472:4 March
1438:4 March
1412:4 March
1213:"about"
1094:13 June
1089:Reuters
723:6 March
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411:Gallery
289:bollard
165:Moose,
147:History
138:and/or
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2894:Events
2875:Tehran
2779:Places
2739:Street
2678:Poster
2673:Pieces
2438:Knitty
2428:Knitta
2278:Argyle
2247:Twined
2157:Gather
2122:Cables
2107:Bobble
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1973:Styles
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1901:styles
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1179:31 May
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700:25 May
624:Wesham
462:Spain.
381:Toyota
184:cozies
38:Romsey
2668:Mural
2651:Types
2227:Steek
2202:Pleat
2162:Gauge
1576:Books
1330:S2CID
970:5 May
930:9 May
832:S2CID
756:S2CID
360:Delhi
260:Essex
91:, or
3043:Yarn
2821:Kyiv
2273:Aran
2242:Tuck
2187:Lace
2010:Warp
2000:Flat
1918:Lopi
1899:Yarn
1762:ISBN
1749:2012
1652:ISBN
1625:ISBN
1607:ISBN
1591:ISBN
1538:2019
1527:ISSN
1474:2019
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