Yarnfiti Community Art Project

Yarnfiti is an annual community-created art installation that started in 2017 to bring crochet and knit artists together on a collaborative art project. The name is a combination of the words “yarn” and “graffiti” because the display is meant to be a colorful explosion of yarn in an unexpected place. After a 3-year hiatus that began in 2020, we knew that a reintroduction of Yarnfiti and what it represented would be needed to get our creative community involved in a reimagined vision. This year, in addition to knitting and crochet, contributors were invited to submit projects from a variety of crafts including, sewing, embroidery, weaving and more. The display is intended to inspire more of our community to discover a new craft at their library.

The Enchanted Forest will be on display on the second floor of the Orlando Public Library through October 18th, and will travel to select locations throughout the county through November and December.

Yarnfiti Installation Party

Yarnfiti Opening Reception

Enchanted Forest Scavenger Hunt

A Thank You To Our Contributors

It takes a village to bring a forest to life. Between April and August 2024, over 90 events took place across Orange County Library system that encouraged participants to add their own bit of magic. More than 230 pieces from 60 contributors were brought together to create the installation. Stay tuned for more information on next year's event and all the opportunities to make something together!

Edna Alonso

Kira Boussalaa

Sue Crager

Amaris Forestier-Negron

Monet Gray

Isabel Lupiani

Rebecca

Angie Roman

Felicia A. Spears

Melanie Villareal Depass

Viviana Artiles

Amberly Campbell

Raegan Cross

Maddie French

Yvonne G. Horvath

Delilah Martin

V.E. Richard

Irma Sanabria

Kristen Stieffel

Michelle Walker

Nancy Bedwell

Maria Campozano

Helen Curtis

Nikki Fung

Karen Kane

John Miles

Juan Rivera

Margarita Santiago

Rebecca Sung

Carley Warnock

Rocio Beil

Michelle Chen

Michalla D'Alessandro

Rodrigo Garcia-Salas

Joseli Kersey

Alyson Oestrich

Lorie Robertson

Barb Sharpe

Thuy Tran

Veronica Washington

Michelle Bernabe

Merve Condon

Tori Figueroa

Marly Glidewell

Lynette Laplante

Therese 'Tess' O'Hara

Stephanie Rodriguez

Kyle Snodgrass

Ivonne Uribe-Ortega

Melinda Whitesitt

Pedro Berrios

Marie 'Adele' Connolly

Juliana Fink

Maria Gonzalez

Beverly Lord

Jessica Michele Popovice

Sue Rolando

Joanne Southworth

Farah Velez

Heidi Williamson