“Yarn Bomb” Community Fiber Toolkit

This guide offers an introduction to the nuts and bolts of community yarn bombing and provides suggestions for strengthening your community’s goodwill in the process.

Our Story: Intertwine - Yarn Bomb a Building, Engage a Community

This toolkit shares community benefits of this activity, an overview of materials and site needs, examples of fun community engagement strategies, a sample budget, some potential funding strategies, basic evaluation methods, and project examples from across the country.

• Timeframe to Complete Project: Weeks to Months

• Cost Range: Free to Download; Under $500

• Key Words: community, fiber, yarn bomb, engagement strategies, evaluation, funding, budgeting, project examples, public spaces, Intermediate, Public Spaces & Gathering Places, fun, art, interactive elements, public art

• This project was created by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Click on the button below to access the resource.