By Tillie Vuksich For one week this summer, residents and visitors of Eatonville had a unique art display down Mashell Avenue. It was called a Yarnbomb GÇô a large public display of fiber art made entirely by the hands of volunteers who knit and crochet pieces of fabric to adorn lampposts, trees and benches. Sadly, several pieces disappeared during the display, including the adorable "Minion" piece created by Gwen Williams. The colorful art display was created by a group of local fiber artists that call themselves "Yarnbombing for Lunches.GÇ¥ Supporting Eatonville School District students with negative lunch accounts is the purpose of their efforts. They want to put an end to lunches being taken away from hungry students and trashed over a negative lunch account balance. Last year the group turned their yarnbomb pieces into unique blankets to auction off. They raised $400 to donate to the school on behalf of students with a negative lunch account balance. It was successful in changing the policy regarding taking lunches and encouraged the school district to increase communication with parents about lunch account balances. This year, their goal is to raise $1,000 to donate to the school district. Blankets are being created from the yarnbomb pieces now, and they will also use the donated yarn to make hats, socks, and toys for the auction that will take place this year on Dec. 3rd, 2015 on their website (www.facebook.com/eatonvilleyarnbombers.) You can like their page to receive updates and see pictures of their progress and efforts. For more information, call Tillie Vuksich at 253-906-2930. "We hope that whoever took the Yarnbomb pieces will just pay it forward and do some good for the community in some way,GÇ¥ says Karen Carr, one of the Yarnbombers whose blue and white pom-pom creation also went missing during the weeklong display. The group hopes that good things will come from all of their hard work and that it will inspire others to get involved in a community project to make this town the best it can be.
Tillie Vuksich is an Eatonville resident and a participant in the Yarnbomb project. She has also been a contributing columnist for The Dispatch.
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