Yarn bombers celebrate Camborne's Fairtrade work

A group of crafters have marked Fairtrade Fortnight by yarn bombing a town in Cornwall.

Under secret aliases, Felty Fanatic, Woolly Wiggler, Mohair Master, Secretive Stitcher, Raffia Rebel and Purly Princess put the installation in Camborne together.

Purly Princess said the group set up the surprise around at about 6:30 BST on Sunday.

"We made sure we got everything up just before people were starting to walk the dog for the day and get ready to go to work," she said.

"I have been up through town this morning and the square is full of people admiring them and wondering how this happened since they were last here a couple of days ago," she said.

She added there was "teabag bunting, postbox toppers and lots of lovely warm covering for anything from bollards to benches".

The Camborne Yarn Bombers worked with BID Camborne to put the knitted and crocheted teapots, mugs and pots together.

Purly Princess said: "We've been lucky to have the use of the Phoenix Gymnastics Hall down in Treswithian.

"Over the past few months, we've had dozens and dozens of bags of wool and yarn donated to us by people who want to support Fairtrade and want to help brighten up the town in this lovely creative way."

She added Camborne was the first Cornish town to achieve Fairtrade status.

"This is our way of shouting loud and proud about Camborne's Fairtrade principles and we're delighted with the results," she said,