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. 

In the following pages, you will find:

• several community benefits of yarn bombs

• an overview of material and site needs

• examples of fun community engagement strategies

• a sample budget

• some potential funding strategies

• basic evaluation methods

• and a few project examples from across the country

Above all, this toolkit aims to show that community art is so much more than the product itself: the art-making process can aid in building bridges between diverse groups and can help build stronger communities wherever you live. 

To supplement this toolkit, consider downloading POW!: A Plan of Work Template for Creative Community Projects. POW! will help you organize your goals, tasks, budgets, and track of your project success.