6 p.m. | Museum Galleries Open & Drop-in Project Begins

8:30 p.m. | Installation

9 p.m. | Museum Closes

Embrace the joys of handcrafting as we gather to repurpose and assemble stitched, crocheted, and knitted fabrics to transform the Autry’s stairwell with a colorful yarn art installation. Whether you're an experienced crafter or a beginner, this event is all about celebrating the simple joys of coming together to make something with your own hands that becomes part of a larger collaboration. 

Similar to a quilting bee, we invite you to enjoy the peaceful rhythm of stitching, share tips and stories, and contribute to a vibrant, whimsical display that reminds us to slow down and appreciate life's little pleasures. No knowledge of knitting or crocheting is required. Tools and materials for this collaborative stitching activity will be provided. Bring your creativity, and your sense of fun as we brighten up the Autry one vibrant stitch at a time! 

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles is a fiber arts community that engages thousands of people online, worldwide, and locally in the Los Angeles area. YBLA currently collaborates with city governments, museums, alternative art spaces and public spaces to create thought-provoking, community generated public art installations. 

YBLA's work blends and reinterprets different artistic genres of street art, public art, fiber art, social practice, craft, and high art. YBLA's mission is to create a form of community-generated, site-specific public art that is tactile and accessible, while at the same time initiating dialogue about cross-generation connections and craft history.