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Interview with Yarnbomber and Artist Hanasaurusrex!

I've had the lovliest pleasure of interviewing the FANTASTIC miniature knitting artist and yarnbomber Hanasauruxrex. She has such a unique style and her technique is impeccable. I love seeing what new projects she comes up with. If you aren't following her yet,...

My Knitting Career Changing Car Accident

On December 20th, 2013, my boyfriend and I were on a road trip from Oakland, Ca to visit family in West Virginia and Philadelphia, before we relocated permanently to New Orleans. Because we planned to move out of Oakland after the holidays, we had all of our...

Interview with Yarnbomber Adele Shaw

Adele has been a student of my yarnbombing course on SkillShare and when she responded to my interview questions I was shocked to learn that she has been "yarnbombing" since 2004! As far as I knew, the first person to yarnbomb was Magda Sayeg of Knitta Please back in...

Interview with Yarnbomber Brenna Kesson

Brenna Kesson is a yarnbomber who reached out to me through ishknits.com back in 2012. She sent me a video of her yarnbomb on a staircase railing promoting equality and love and I really respected her for having such strong passion (that turned into action) at her...

Interview with Yarnbomber Stephen Duneier

I recently saw some amazing photos of a yarnbombing installation on a hiking trail in Santa Barbara, CA and I just had to interview the yarnbomber! The impact of the piece against the mountainous backdrop was magnificent. The colors popped like nothing else and I'm...

Interview with Yarnbomber Kristin Wolfe

Thank you for taking a look at the artist interviews on ishknits.com. I feel that it's very important for emerging artists to have a stage to present their beliefs and ideas. I believe that it helps to encourage artists to keep creating, and it also gives them the...

Interview with Yarnbomber Dawn Newbrough

- Recently I launched a self-paced, online yarnbombing course on Skillshare.com. It consists of videos discussing topics like choosing the perfect target, finding the right concept, and marketing your work online. Fortunately, it has become an interactive...