(L-R) Sandra McDonald, Kathleen Adams and Marie Reed (front)
Two years ago, Marie Reed didn’t need to search too far to find inspiration to keep her busy during lockdown.
In 2013, Marie initiated a Christmas inspired community yarn bombing project in her community of St Leonards to bring colour to the main street.
While it was only a one-off, with more time on her hands, and the desire to once again brighten up her neighbourhood, Marie decided in 2020 to put a call out on social media for yarn bombers. The response was overwhelming.
“I resurrected it in Christmas 2020 and 2021 and we are going to do it again this year because it has been so popular,” Marie said.
“We wanted to do it to brighten up the street for Christmas. I put a post on our community Facebook page asking if there was any interest in covering 28 trees down the main street on Murradoc Road and I was overwhelmed with replies.”
Yarn bombing is a form of art that involves covering objects or structures in public places with decorative knitted or crocheted material.
Marie and her team measure up the trees and then knit pieces at home, before attaching the decorations on location. Many people spend weeks planning their individual pieces, taking anywhere between 30 minutes to a few hours to complete.
The local celebration of Christmas has proved so popular, the decorating of St Leonards has moved beyond the main street to other community locations.
“There is excellent feedback from the community and tourists, they just love it,” Marie said.
“And I love walking down the street and seeing kids being photographed by their mum and dad near one of our yarn bombings.”
In 2013, Marie initiated a Christmas inspired community yarn bombing project in her community of St Leonards to bring colour to the main street.
While it was only a one-off, with more time on her hands, and the desire to once again brighten up her neighbourhood, Marie decided in 2020 to put a call out on social media for yarn bombers. The response was overwhelming.
“I resurrected it in Christmas 2020 and 2021 and we are going to do it again this year because it has been so popular,” Marie said.
“We wanted to do it to brighten up the street for Christmas. I put a post on our community Facebook page asking if there was any interest in covering 28 trees down the main street on Murradoc Road and I was overwhelmed with replies.”
Yarn bombing is a form of art that involves covering objects or structures in public places with decorative knitted or crocheted material.
Marie and her team measure up the trees and then knit pieces at home, before attaching the decorations on location. Many people spend weeks planning their individual pieces, taking anywhere between 30 minutes to a few hours to complete.
The local celebration of Christmas has proved so popular, the decorating of St Leonards has moved beyond the main street to other community locations.
“There is excellent feedback from the community and tourists, they just love it,” Marie said.
“And I love walking down the street and seeing kids being photographed by their mum and dad near one of our yarn bombings.”
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