Trees have survived for thousands of years without being shrouded in wool.
Gaye Wilson
Ohauiti
Praise of yarn
Having this week visited Greerton with my 4-year-old granddaughter specifically to see the street art, my response is unlike others I have read recently.
The art was clever, colourful and fun. We both loved it.
No doubt the knitters had spare wool like all craftspeople; their cupboards full of material not yet used.
Some may have sourced wool from op shop woolly jumpers they unpicked, but where the wool was from or how it was bought is surely beside the point and none of our business.
I wonder if during the next painting exhibition there will be letters to the editor criticising the artists for painting on a canvas and not on a house in need of upkeep.
And to conclude, each yarn bombing piece raises money towards a community organisation.
Di Leach
Te Puke
