Whether you love balls of wool or not, have you ever heard about yarn bombing? Through this article, we will teach you a little more about this new trend that has appeared in the 21st century in the wonderful world of yarns and wools!

What is yarn bombing ?

Yarn bombing, is part of the street art movement. He takes over city streets by covering street furniture with works made from knitted or crocheted yarn. It is a true urban art that can be compared to the world of graffiti (drawing and painting). Thus, this art can be expressed on benches, buildings, stairs, bridges, but also on natural landscape elements such as tree trunks in gardens or sculptures present in public spaces. The main objectives of yarn bombing are to humanize and dress elements of the urban landscape and to provoke the reaction of passers-by. Indeed, nothing looks more like a bench than another bench! Yarn bombing therefore dresses up public places and furniture, making them less impersonal. Also, yarn bombing can be a great way to create social connections and meet people because these projects within cities are often initiated by associations and groups of residents.

But in fact, where does yarn bombing come from ? 

Yarn bombing was democratized at the beginning of our century, on the American continent. The emblematic figure of this new artistic movement is an American, Magda Sayeg, who had the idea to cover the door handle of her haberdashery in Houston (USA), one morning in 2005. The trend was exported much later in France. Thus, it was in Angers, in May 2012, on the occasion of the urban art festival Artaq, that the first large yarn bombing project was launched.

Some yarn bombing actions in France : 

• The city of Angers proposed to its inhabitants to contribute, by knitting, to a yarn bombing action in the city as part of the urban art festival Artaq in May 2012. On this occasion, Magda Sayeg covered the Confluences bridge with knitting.

© Ville d’Angers/Thierry Bonnet

•  In the city of Lille, in October 2013, as part of the ID Creatives Fair, a group of Lille volunteers from the Recyclage Textile 240 association took up the wonderful challenge of dressing the street furniture around Lille Grand Palais with knitting.

•  In April 2018, the teams and patients of the Sainte-Marthe follow-up care and rehabilitation hospital in Epernay in Marne initiated a yarn bombing project. Knitting workshops were organized once a week within the hospital. The objective was to create a collective work intended to dress two trees and a bench in the establishment’s garden.

• Colorful knitting to decorate the town of Nort-sur-Erdre in Loire-Atlantique: this is the idea behind the yarn bombing project carried out by the Résidence du Bois fleur and town services such as the media library, the CCAS and Youth Activities. In 2022, they organized a collection of balls of wool, colorful knitted squares, and needles, to beautify the city’s body of water.

© Ville de Nort-sur-Erdre

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At the time of spring and summer, we often say to ourselves that wool and knitting are not really in season anymore…But on the contrary !  There is a multitude of projects to be realized in knitting or crochet for the beautiful sunny days (accessories, clothes,…). Today, in this article, we give you some of our knitting and crochet ideas for the summer season.

The accessories 

The accessory is the little touch that will brighten up your outfit for sure !

With a pattern or plain, quick to make, the crochet bandana is one of the key accessories of the summer! Colorful and cute, it is a small and simple piece to crochet.

In the same wave, there is the famous bob which is back on top of the trend these last years! We all know it, it is essential to protect ourselves from the sun’s UV rays: what better way than to do it with style?

At La Lainière de Wazemmes, we have cotton yarns specially designed to make this kind of crochet work.

To go to the beach, on a picnic or simply to accompany you on your daily errands, it is the essential accessory of the summer: the bag !

La Lainière de Wazemmes has created for you 3 kits to crochet with RIO balls, to make 100% Cotton bags as practical as trendy :

• the “ESTIVAL” BAG kit ;
• the BAG NET kit “BLUE” ; 
• the “SUN” BAG KIT.

All our kits are composed of balls and a detailed technical sheet (the hook is optional). They are available now online on our website and in our store in Lille.

And finally, to spend a cool summer evening quietly on your terrace, you can knit a thin blanket that will keep you warm just right !

Clothing 

And yes, you can also wear knitted or crocheted textiles for the summer !

First of all, there are the classics: the top and the short dress. Whether knitted or crocheted, they are very trendy clothes during the summer season ! Relatively easy to make, these are ideal pieces to make in Cotton to not suffer from the high heat. To enjoy the pool or the sea, you can also crochet your own swimwear and beachwear ! 

Finally, even if summer often rhymes with high temperatures, a little cool wind can intrude. The essential garment in this situation is undoubtedly the vest ! More practical to put on than a sweater, you can make it according to your tastes and personalize your creation endlessly. You can choose noble materials like alpaca which will be warmer than synthetic materials like acrylic.

Interior design

In addition to accessories and clothing, yarns and wools can also be used to make beautiful home decor pieces to beautify your home. We invite you to read another of our articles to learn more about the new trend of macramé interior design.

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Hello knitters ! We hope that everything is going well on your side. Today, for once, we’re not going to talk about wool, knitting or even needles. We are going to leave our comfort zone ! This article is entirely dedicated to the world of macrame. Do you know it ? We invite you to continue reading the next few lines in order to initiate yourself to this practice and so that macramé has no more secrets for you !

What is macrame ?

To summarize, macrame is a traditional technique of weaving strings or ropes that are successively tied by hand. Created by Arab weavers in the 13th century, macramé then developed in Spain and the rest of Europe. Today, macramé is a great fashion phenomenon and has become a must-have decoration accessory in recent years. You want to give a bohemian chic look to your interior? Go for macrame !

The most famous nodes 

As far as knots are concerned, there is a wide variety of them depending on the project. In fact, some macrame professionals challenged themselves to create a different knot every day for a year… and they succeeded! Moreover, if you combine several different knots together, the possibilities of creation become infinite.

There are 3 types of nodes that we characterize as “basic nodes” to know:

• the lark’s knot : the knot that we learn at the very beginning in order to start weaving on a support;
• the overhand knot : knot made from 4 different ropes, there are several variations of this knot;
• the rod knot : knot made from 2 ropes, one stretched and the other tied.

Decoration ideas and macrame accessories

With the help of macrame, you can not only create decorations for your home to give your interior a bohemian style but you can also create accessories to perfect your clothing style.

As far as decoration is concerned, you can opt for wall or floral hangers to dress up your living room, a hanging mirror for your entrance or cushions to enhance your sofa.

For your clothing style, you can succumb to a macrame belt that will accompany your best jeans or a net bag style tote bag to do your daily shopping or go to the beach during your vacation.

Macrame at La Lainière de Wazemmes

You can of course find macrame at La Lainière de Wazemmes to start your most beautiful creations! We offer this type of yarn from Lammy Yarns in 2 sizes: MACRAME 8 in 3mm and MACRAME 10 in 5mm. The little extra of these macrame balls ? They are available in more than 20 different colors ! 

White, green, pink, purple, blue, ecru,… there is something for everyone! 3, 2, 1… Top in macrame !

Want to get started ? Download the wall hanging model made by
Philomène, talented designer !