Fermanagh Cottage Industries: Yarnbombing stolen from shop

The brightly coloured pieces had been donated by a number of local crafters after the family run business had put a callout for submissions to help brighten up the street with woolly creations to mark International Yarnbombing Day on Saturday, June 10.

Knitted and crocheted pieces that adorned the lamp post outside Fermanagh Cottage Industries as part of a yarnbombing project were stolen.

It is understood that the knitted and crocheted pieces, which had been stitched together to form a panel which covered the bottom section of the lamp post, were stolen on Tuesday night (June 13). 

The safety pins that had attached the panel to the lamp post were left strewn along the pavement.

Speaking to The Impartial Reporter, on Wednesday (June 15) Katie Kennedy from Fermanagh Cottage Industries had aired her disappointment, commenting that they had been receiving great feedback from members of the public who had found the yarnbombing project heartwarming.

Katie Kennedy and Karen Mitten, Fermanagh Cottage Industries. Photo: John McVitty.

"It's just really disappointing. All the hard work and effort that customers and the community have put in to helping us create the yarnbomb, to bring a bit of colour to the street, is gone. It's just really disheartening that people in the town would do something so mean," she said.

Whilst talking to this newspaper on Wednesday, Katie had appealed for the panel to be returned or for information on who stole it, Katie said: "We'd really appreciate some information on where it's gone and why it's happened."

Thankfully, the panel has since been returned.

"It was left back at our door this morning," said Katie, speaking to The Impartial Reporter on Thursday (June 15).

Delighted to have the knitted and crocheted pieces back, Katie has repinned the panel to the lamp post, restoring the yarnbombing project so that it can continue to bring joy to passersby.