The Tempestry Project Visualizes Climate Change Through Knitting

“The Tempestry Project blends fiber art with temperature data to create a bridge between global climate and our own personal experiences through knitted or crocheted temperature tapestries, or ‘Tempestries.’ Each Tempestry represents the daily high temperature for a given year and location, all using the same yarn colors and temperature ranges.”

See some examples of tempestries below, and if you’re inspired, there’s even a kit to make your own.

Here are two tempestries knit by Staci Perry of Very Pink Knits, representing Austin, TX in 1900, and Austin in 2017.

Here’s project creator Emily McNeil’s New York City, 2012.

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Learn more about Emily McNeil’s Tempestry Project, pick up a kit to make your own!