City of Gosnells residents can have a blast with yarn when Wilkinson homestead hosts a yarn bombing workshop on November 22.
Presented by one of Perth’s leading knitting and yarn bombing artists Lex Randolph, the workshop will coincide with the opening of the needle crafts exhibition called home sewn – a darn good yarn.
Mr Randolph said yarn bombing was similar to street art because it targeted public places but it was temporary and far less destructive to public property.
“It’s a much safer option because you’re not actually defacing anything and it’s also great because it’s tactile,” he said.
“When you yarn bomb something you can turn something hard and harsh into something soft.”
Mr Randolph said he had been yarn bombing for about five or six years after discovering it on the internet, although he first learnt to knit as a child.
He said yarn bombing got him back into knitting, which was starting to see a resurgence as a craft.
“It’s good because there’s a sense of achievement and purpose that you get when you’ve made something yourself,” he said. “It’s a way to express yourself and I still have some of the things my gran made for me.
“In the workshop we’ll also be using recycled materials so it’s less wasteful.”
City of Gosnells mayor Olwen Searle said the workshop would help yarn bomb parts of Wilkinson homestead for a temporary display.
The free workshop will be held between 1pm and 5pm at the homestead, 34 Homestead Road, Gosnells.
A light afternoon tea will be provided and bookings were essential.
To book or for more information call 9397 3111.
Home sewn – a darn good yarn would be on display throughout 2016 and would explore how needle crafts have changed over timed.
The exhibition will feature some of the museum’s most treasured objects such as a handsewn doll stitched by a WWII soldier while recovering in hospital.
For more information about these and other arts and craft events visit www.gosnells.wa.gov.au.
