Archive for June, 2010

Dolly Knits

June 29th, 2010
Is this cute or scary?

Eagle-Eye and friends model Autumn/winter 2010

We have been working hard on our big project for autumn; the Buttonbag Knitting Kit. Mittens, hats, purses and bags are all included in the instructions, but someone thought it would be fun to use up all the left-over bits of wool making dolls clothes – afterall – that’s what we were doing 30 odd years ago. So  Sara’s Sindy and my Sasha and my sister’s Action Man were resecued from various attics and cajoled and poked into these fetching little knitted numbers. We were going to put them on the back page of the Knitting  Book but Dan the photographer was so disturbed by them – particularly Eagle-Eyes, whose posable rubber hands  have disintegrated into stumps (that’s why he’s standing like that! ) – and said they were far too scary for children!

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Our Patterned Hand

June 16th, 2010

Craft in Hackney

Have you noticed how many new funky craft, sewing and knitting shops are opening up? Loop in Islington has long been a top destination  for wool and Fabrications on Broadway Market – a stone’s throw across the park  from Buttonbag HQ –  specialises incontemporary textiles and  really beautiful handmade crafts and  runs fantastic sewing and quilting courses too.

Our Patterned Hand, 49 Broadway Market, E8

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