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Woolly bench
Natalie Walton
Friday, May 13, 2011
Photography Chris Warnes
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Materials
Slatted bench seat
8 x rolls of different coloured wool
Scissors
You may have seen lampposts around your streets covered with knitting – it's part of a movement called "Guerilla knitting", which is about adding colour and character to inanimate objects. You could take this idea and apply it to furniture around your home – but instead of knitting, knot threads of yarn around the item, like we did with our bench. This can be a fun project to do on a cold winter weekend.
Step 1
Turn bench upside down and prop up on a pair of chairs.
Step 2
Wind alternating colours of wool around slats in varying widths and orders. To secure, tie the ends of each section of wool on the underside of the seat.
Step 3
Continue winding wool until slats are completely covered.
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