Weathered "Yarn Bombs" around trees in Euston Road.

Alan Stanton • London • 14-08-2018

Описание: The "bombs" are the yarn tied round the tree trunks. They have no explosive power beyond democratic protest as part of a campaign in the locality to save some old and beautiful trees threatened by the building of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link. ____________________________________ Links § The Ham & High local paper carried the story as it had developed by 2017. § Link to Wikipedia page on yarn bombing. "Yarn bombing (or yarnbombing) is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. It is also called yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting, or graffiti knitting. [Source: Wikipedia accessed 16 October 2018] § I also came across the beautiful description "Arachnes Thread". Arachne in Greek mythology was a shepherd's daughter who became a highly skilled weaver and who won a weaving contest with the goddess Athene. (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachne). It would be pleasing to imagine that the mere mortals of Euston might out-weave the powerful gods of profit. § Arachnes Faden [Arachnes Thread] German facebook page § HS2 also posed a threat to homes and businesses. For example in Drummond Street. And in Coburg Street. § Of course the radicalism of guerilla knitting can be removed and a star-artists may be sponsored to knit advertising. § Or it might simply be beautiful and make people smile. § Wikipedia link to webpage on Craftivism. According to Betsy Greer "Craftivism is a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper & your quest for justice more infinite". [Wikipedia page accessed 18 October 2018] § Betsy Greer wrote the book: "Knitting for good! : a guide to creating personal, social, and political change stitch by stitch"