One of yarn bombing’s favourite correspondents (hi Mom!) recently sent me some images of tags in the Comox Valley, my hometown.
Pink tree warmer in front of the Courtenay Library on 6th Street, Courtenay. The tag has a little keychain attached to it which says ‘to have joy one must share it open handed’
Frilly tag at England & 5th in Courtenay
Who are these mystery taggers in my hometown? I need to meet them.
Meanwhile on nearby Denman Island, Carolyn, a fibre artist, decided to plant her first work of subversive art:
She says: Denman is a bit more slow-paced and as I was looking for something to do apart from read, I picked up a package of wool roving and a couple of hand-felting needles. While sitting outside the B&B in the evening I made this strange little character – he’s actually quite creepy looking – and in honour of yarn bombing, left him perched on the edge of a plant pot outside our host’s window. I have no idea if/when they spotted him, and I’m not sure if they’d figure out who left him there, but it was really fun to leave my mark.
Felting offers a lot of possibility for yarn bombers. Anyone else out there use felt as a tagging medium? I want to hear from you.
