A group of talented knitters, sewers and crochetiers from across Swansea and Mumbles have decorated bollards on Mumbles Pier with amazing yarn sculptures of the Queen, ahead of the Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. The impressive designs, known in the creative community as "yarnbombs," were all made-by-hand by members of the Swansea Yarnbombers group - just because they wanted to put a smile on people's faces.
Co-ordinator of the group, semi-retired textile artist and former NHS worker, Tina Wisby, said there were currently around 30 active members in the group, with some others joining for certain projects, and more than 300 supporters on Facebook. The group are a mixture of ages and backgrounds but have one thing in common: they love to make things.
Earlier this year, the group decided to create yarn sculptures of the Queen, a Beefeater, the Queen's crown and a wide range of British-themed items, simply in order to brighten peoples' days and add a bit of colour and decoration to the ageing bollards on Mumbles Pier. They've previously created Christmas-themed yarnbombs and their beautiful flower-themed yarnbombs proved popular last year.
