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Guerrillas set for yarn- bombing blitz

By Jasmin Brown-Duurentijdt
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18 Jul, 2015 02:02 AM2 mins to read

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Greerton Village manager David Hart is looking forward to the village being yarn-bombed. Photo / John Borren

Greerton Village manager David Hart is looking forward to the village being yarn-bombed. Photo / John Borren

Anonymous yarn artists will brighten up winter with a colourful yarn-bombing installation at Greerton Village next week.

Yarn artist group Greerton Guerrillas is behind the project, which will be unveiled on Monday.

Greerton Village manager David Hart said that this year there were submissions of yarn from as far away as England and America.

Mr Hart said the yarn-bombers had the process "down to a bit of a science".

"They measure the trees and branches, and make sure they aren't knitting too much or too little.

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"They have come up with ways to bomb the trees pretty quickly and shrink back into the shadows."

Mr Hart said there would be a "spectacular surprise" this year.

"It's going to be pretty awesome and might put Greerton Village on the national map."

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Greerton was known internationally on yarn artist websites, he said. The installation would be in place for about six weeks. "The narrative is that we have no idea who the shadowy figures are who do the yarn-bombing," he said.

"Greerton Guerrillas have hinted that it will be about happy colours and warming up winter days."

There were about six people in the Greerton Guerrillas group, who had been engaging with wider Tauranga for the project, he said.

Mr Hart said retirement villages had submitted yarn.

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There would be one tree done by the Ninja Knits in the Historic Village, he said.

"It's about bringing a bit of colour to the village, to what's traditionally a cold and grey period of time.

"Tauranga is known as a summer-time destination. But out here in Greerton Village we try warm up things in midwinter as well," he said.

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