Yarn Bomb Chair May 2013

2013 San Diego County Fair Entry:

Name of Piece:	Yarn Bomb Chair
History:	This old, orphaned dining room chair was found abandoned at an estate sale. It was of no value to the people and they gave me the chair.
Work Completed:	The first thing that needed to be done was to clean up the chair and tighten up the legs. After that I proceeded to evaluate the different parts of the chair and imagine what colors, fibers, textures and designs I could use to transform the chair into a piece of whimsy and decoration. I started on the legs and the cushion and eventually focused on the caning on the back of the chair.  I tried to weave yarn into the caning and create a pattern. This was unsuccessful and I decided to try to make two different pieces to cover the front and back of the chair back.  Stitching and attaching all the different sections and pieces was the most exciting part. The final piece has achieved everything that I wanted; the chair is both functional and whimsical.
Challenges:	The challenges that I met were that this is the first piece I have ever attempted to yarn bomb and I had no experience. Primarily, I wanted to accomplish a balanced finished piece that used different color & textures of yarns. I also wanted this piece to be completely functional after I recovered it.