A Good Yarn is a huge ball of yarn – and we mean huge.

Fabric and clothing donations from across Bradford District have been plaited into a rope stretching more than a kilometre. With the help of community groups in BD10, we’ve wound the rope into a ginormous yarn ball, three metres high and wide.

A Good Yarn will be rolling through Bradford city centre on Saturday 26 July, as part of BD: Festival.

A Good Yarn is the brainchild of Luke Jerram, in partnership with Bradford’s Bloomin’ Buds – with a soundtrack from the Broken Orchestra and a helping hand from the people of Bradford.

The city centre roll of A Good Yarn will start at the bottom of Bridge Street (BD1 1TU) outside St George’s Hall at 12:15pm.

It will then weave its way down Broadway, onto Charles Street and then down Market Street to get to Centenery Square, before rolling back to Norfolk Gardens for 1pm. See the map below for the route.

Due to the nature of this artwork public rolls are subject to dry conditions.

About the Artists

Luke Jerram is a UK artist who creates extraordinary sculptures, installations and live art projects around the world, often for public spaces. His previous works include Museum of the Moon, which has been presented in more than 40 countries around the world; First Breath, a light artwork celebrating new life; and Play Me, I’m Yours, street pianos installed in cities from Tokyo to New York.

Bloomin’ Buds are a Bradford-based theatre company that works to increase access to the arts for working-class communities in the district. Based at Albion Mills in BD10, Bloomin’ Buds are passionate advocates for bringing voice and empowerment to working-class people and communities through the arts.

The Broken Orchestra are known both for their genre-defying music and for their innovative work in producing work for public space and community arts. Their projects transform public spaces into sonic canvases, using field recordings, spoken word and original compositions to reflect the stories, voices, and textures of local communities.