11/6/21: We’ve been yarn bombed!
11 June 2021
They’ve been at it again – our resident guerilla knitters have been busy overnight and this morning, dressing the centre of Ross, to mark International Yarn Bombing Day, with a stunning display of brightly coloured accessories which you will no doubt have seen if you’ve been shopping in town today.
Believed to have started in Texas around 16 years ago, knitters started yarn bombing as a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished knitting projects. It is believed that the start of the movement can be attributed to a lady called Magda Sayeg from Houston, who says she first got the idea in 2005 when she covered the door handle of her boutique with a custom-made cozy – since then, it has spread worldwide reaching all corners of the globe including Ross Vegas.
If you wander through Ross this weekend, you’ll see that nothing has escaped our yarn bombers’ attention – from postbox hats, hanging decorations and bollard berets to lamp post corsets, floral tree garlands, wreaths and knitted baubles. Many of the beautiful creations depict nature and intricate wildlife scenes including birds and bees, butterflies, snails and fish.
Cllr Rob Taylor explained: “After the year we’ve had, and with Ross in Bloom starting to take shape, the yarn bombing project was another creative and colourful way to add a bit of cheer and dress the town up to mark the start of summer. My daughter, Jola, is involved in the operations and you can see her work on her Knitsey Facebook page – she and the knitting team have been working really hard and they’ve come up with an incredible array of knitted items. Just look up as you walk through Ross and you’ll find all sorts of pieces hanging from the ceilings, off the walls and even in the vaulted ceiling at The Maltings. We hope our Ross residents and visitors will appreciate the work that’s gone into this and we’ll be adding to the current displays as the months go on – watch this space!”
If you’d like to get involved with the Ross yarn bombing team, or have any left over wool you’d like to donate for future projects, get in touch with Rob by emailing robtaylor3456@gmail.com or find Jola on Facebook by searching on ‘Knitsey’.