"ooh, I have just done exactly this. See my photos! At the last minute I did phone the local council and they said 'If only everyone asked permission' and thought it was fine. I think on the whole people appreciate being asked and I…"
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Yarnbombing and the law
Started this discussion. Last reply by yarnlark Jul 11, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello,What got me knitting is an audacious plan I have had to yarnbomb a local statue/landmark which is in the town center. I was wondering if anyone knows about the legality of yarnbombing/ whether…Continue
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ginja replied to ginja's discussion Yarnbombing and the law"Oh no, it's not a war memorial, it's a famous local statue, that is supposed to commemorate a church but look phallic. So for world aids day we plan to cover it in a massive woolly condom. The public art defense is a good one though for…"
ginja replied to Shadow_Stitch's discussion Boy Knitters/Yarnbombers!"Well, very much a novice at the moment, but I have assembled a team, and once our plan comes to fruition I'll be sure to post about it on here :)
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Mr Stitch replied to ginja's discussion Yarnbombing and the law"I can give my previous experience where we have had police walking around on two occasions and each time stopped to talk to us and ended up walking away with a smile on there faces.
However i should say at this point…"
Knit Knax left a comment for ginja"Welcome to the Yarn Storming Knitwork ginja - I hope you'll have a heap of fun yarn bombing - it really is enormous fun and makes passers by so happy."
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Hello,What got me knitting is an audacious plan I have had to yarnbomb a local statue/landmark which is in the town center. I was wondering if anyone knows about the legality of yarnbombing/ whether anyone has had trouble with the law? Because if this plan works it would entail completely covering something up, as opposed to adding knitted decoration.Any help offered would be greatly appreciated.See More
ginja replied to Mr Stitch's discussion Welcome - Please Cast On & Introduce Yourself"Hello,
I have been inspired by the Yarnbombing of my hometown of Basingstoke to finally start knitting, which I have been meaning to do for a while. So far I have been knitting basic stitch one day. It took me scheming yarnbombing ideas with a…"
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Welcome to the Yarn Storming Knitwork ginja - I hope you'll have a heap of fun yarn bombing - it really is enormous fun and makes passers by so happy.
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