art equals happy.

Learning to Card at PYF :: knitting.

Being the type of person who shoots now and thinks later, I've got quite a collection of silly pictures stored up from working at Prick Your Finger...Probably thanks to the kooky and nuttyness of the shop. :] These were taken on the day I learnt how to use a carding machine! I made this sort of crazy bright yellow and pink mix. The above photos are processed in photoshop to give it a little more 'kick ass' feel- but here are more true-to-life pictures. Really really enjoyed this. Think they sort of had to kick me out of the shop because I just wanted to keep going. A machine carder is definately on my list (my when-i'm-a-millionaire list). Oh, if only hand carding was so easy, I'd have rather a lot more skeins of wool for Renegade... :]P.s. the Renegade prep is going well! Spinning up some wool during the day and knitting by night. Planning displays whenever I get a spare moment. Thanks for all the well wishes! <3

Prick Your Finger peeks!

This month, I've been doing some Art Directing and Photographing for the lovely ladies at Prick Your Finger. [: We're still working hard on it- but here are a few peeks of the updates that they've made already!We love coming up with fun ways to photograph the great yarns, These are some of my photos that are up on the website, of the beautiful but rough carpet yarns (which are for sale online now!!). They are super great for outerwear or sculptural knitting- and totally unique!
If you have a poke around, you might be able to spot a couple of my photographs (the bicycle ones.. hint hint!) that are filtering on there.
I'm so excited to share with you the rest, as they go up (and the outtakes too, when it's all finished!!!)
Have a good weekend, folks!
kimxo 

Prick Your Finger- mini tour. :: Photos!

This spring, I've been doing a bit of work experience at this wonderful woolly/knitty/lovely shop near Bethnal Green. Prick Your Finger (blog). The two ladies that make  it all work, are Louise and Rachel- and they truly are a grand bunch. Being able to spend one (or sometimes two) days a week there- I've gotten to know the shop pretty well- although it's constantly evolving and everytime I'm there I find another exciting thing to look at. [: There are endless treasures to be found, tucked into every nook and cranny of their shop.Seeing as how I always have my camera with me, and the light has been so lovely- I took some photos, to try and share with you the magic! These are just fun little snippets. They are undergoing some amazing new changes- like adding an upstairs 'classroom' soon & getting their online shop to look as amazing as their real-life shop. And, happy days, I'm helping with all the photos for it! We did an amazing shoot yesterday- but I can't give away too much yet!!! Follow Prick Your Finger on twitter to get sneak peeks. [: And I'll share more photos once they 'go live'!