tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89436987937609905432024-03-13T16:32:34.366+01:00Prick Your FingerRachael Matthews's blog about being a haberdasher.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.comBlogger700125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-23775353277173531972011-02-08T16:54:00.002+01:002011-02-08T17:02:03.260+01:00PRICK YOUR FINGER'S BLOG HAS MOVED!Hello Everyone,<br />We have moved the blog over to our brand new website....<br />Go to the home page via the link below and click on the knitted candle!<br />The old blog archive has been moved there also so you can still look up old posts....<br />We hope you like our new website...it has lots more information, plus events, lists of the artists we show plus a new on-line shop....which we are adding to all the time.<br />see you there!<br />love<br />PYF XXXXX<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prickyourfinger.com/">http://www.prickyourfinger.com/</a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-581431018020504482011-01-25T17:54:00.004+01:002011-01-26T14:30:56.772+01:00TOM OF HOLLAND'S PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GREY.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNUgBZivysBlcnq5NrUpPrxT3rjhOArfpNTiZxONbrUa-ixG3r7xm7t4zBWSbwC46RtgE4OgHyKLw-O1b6midbzG6CDreffo3eOi2gCjsZVvKjVM1hcR2y2JSExCdj6igqj8PCJkBekI/s1600/glove8x10.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNUgBZivysBlcnq5NrUpPrxT3rjhOArfpNTiZxONbrUa-ixG3r7xm7t4zBWSbwC46RtgE4OgHyKLw-O1b6midbzG6CDreffo3eOi2gCjsZVvKjVM1hcR2y2JSExCdj6igqj8PCJkBekI/s400/glove8x10.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566168213929860114" border="0" /></a>2011 could become the year of the audio book, after we all get blown away by Tom of Holland's 'Reading Gloves' showing at Prick Your Finger from 10th February.<br /><br />Pictured here is Tom's portrait of Tom's knitted gloves, which Tom knitted as a portrait of the 'Portrait of Dorian Grey'.<br />Genius.<br /><br />Please come to a private view of this and all the other glove portraits of classic fictional characters, on Thursday 10th February.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-71490257901172276822011-01-25T17:34:00.003+01:002011-01-25T17:53:49.334+01:00JANET MORTON GETS ME GOING.d<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwAeSO3BqLldj5N4decPrva_nJRvGxaxA_IS_b3tF6NQ8LWGRsZqoi1dWRV3LYRg35VlXKJH52P9sSMU1t0egvvDZ6OpgwKLgF73O3Gjt8rV8Df86i4fo4EcAeYTebIL2jcsQprtl9S0/s1600/JanetMorton.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwAeSO3BqLldj5N4decPrva_nJRvGxaxA_IS_b3tF6NQ8LWGRsZqoi1dWRV3LYRg35VlXKJH52P9sSMU1t0egvvDZ6OpgwKLgF73O3Gjt8rV8Df86i4fo4EcAeYTebIL2jcsQprtl9S0/s400/JanetMorton.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566167665186633442" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Victoria Woodcock for sending me this beautiful picture of Janet Morton's 'Return Shift'.<br />It has got me back on the keyboard and I love it.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-84912047410603996552011-01-25T15:39:00.005+01:002011-01-25T15:52:12.678+01:00LOUISE'S WALK TO WORK.Louise was very brave. Fighting a fever, she put on her coat and hat, and braved the January weather to tidy up the back room at Prick Your Finger. Tidying up the back room has always been impossible - but we keep trying. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT3-YPqUvs336aYaW9NmkGji-4wrQoyl7deXrEqtYeo2nasHwGLwhiVdIG-CKRNW8l0_GombR5kTOkMbmIb7keCbGhmBiusMkHTA7WHtwpDliEAkwNhx_AiAryLNb8as2kcfsZbYO9QM/s1600/can3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT3-YPqUvs336aYaW9NmkGji-4wrQoyl7deXrEqtYeo2nasHwGLwhiVdIG-CKRNW8l0_GombR5kTOkMbmIb7keCbGhmBiusMkHTA7WHtwpDliEAkwNhx_AiAryLNb8as2kcfsZbYO9QM/s400/can3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566133945036413394" border="0" /></a>At the end of Sandingham Road, she spotted the letter 'C', and picked it up. It was a useful fridge magnet, and she thought about who she could give it to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte1BRsqRF7P29qxoQdHG59tOyUDvt43nBFGvgYssGMMsDJwYHyKesaSxJbVm_xKwvTVKOzjrqCSPyGWBLkZT5WXQ4edCbIWwaa1TYk9sUvbaNVfGTscUL2a8upJb96g_ZpSxrVmmXG4I/s1600/can2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte1BRsqRF7P29qxoQdHG59tOyUDvt43nBFGvgYssGMMsDJwYHyKesaSxJbVm_xKwvTVKOzjrqCSPyGWBLkZT5WXQ4edCbIWwaa1TYk9sUvbaNVfGTscUL2a8upJb96g_ZpSxrVmmXG4I/s400/can2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566133729222607602" border="0" /></a>On Dalston Lane, she stopped to grab a take away tea at the Dalston Cafe. As she was waiting, she spotted an 'a' on the pavement, and picked it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6fw_NT0b7d-qrrKKra4zBBE4n6Io8mUw0BLSjSt5a9N9G2EpsqgroddDtjQc5Zm0VesOikDpPJ6jrYVk2wvdYP5JBh_EDOMbNKrgn2z8pZ6eyaC2RNKpIhAzD8RHRV4STEeiITaEcDs/s1600/can1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6fw_NT0b7d-qrrKKra4zBBE4n6Io8mUw0BLSjSt5a9N9G2EpsqgroddDtjQc5Zm0VesOikDpPJ6jrYVk2wvdYP5JBh_EDOMbNKrgn2z8pZ6eyaC2RNKpIhAzD8RHRV4STEeiITaEcDs/s400/can1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566133584202920914" border="0" /></a>The tea made her feel a bit better and she started to walk a faster pace....until an 'n' stopped her in her tracks outside the Spurstow Arms. Picking up the 'n', she had the startling realization that she had just been told that she 'can'.<br />I would just like to second that motion - Louise can do anything.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-19489408629373658472011-01-25T13:21:00.004+01:002011-01-25T15:33:03.362+01:00PETE'S STRANGE TOOL.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwj2QUepmrucc7DPHhWZeh5ooCeL9W-QyIdv5GEHN_xy1BWnkEEalV-UPtmcNJvY9GwYhZK8aizfdAqh8mhHqOrEB9QIXcgiMT8fv0fO9oc_a-oUxITX35kU9ZmNLkp6f5FPbwbgHj6g/s1600/wierdtool.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwj2QUepmrucc7DPHhWZeh5ooCeL9W-QyIdv5GEHN_xy1BWnkEEalV-UPtmcNJvY9GwYhZK8aizfdAqh8mhHqOrEB9QIXcgiMT8fv0fO9oc_a-oUxITX35kU9ZmNLkp6f5FPbwbgHj6g/s400/wierdtool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566100744336470994" border="0" /></a><br />Can any of you tell us what this tool is for?<br />Pete brought it in the other day, thinking it was something for threading a needle.<br />Pete's friend found it in her father's drawer after he passed away.<br />It was made in East Germany, and has a flip out magnifying glass. A bullet shaped point thing and a bit with a fishing wire loop on the end, both of which fit into the main shaft.<br />Any ideas?Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-64748808692206417652011-01-11T14:01:00.002+01:002011-01-11T14:05:18.569+01:00NEW EAST END KNITTING CLUB.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-MBsUY3okEHUZvcsBMrBKJHKhV8E3Kt4uPbEhlk-OwGDz1mrFmZq8Ft5gNBItbzSv89_kkDmGw-uQbF7ISFYRr0r9Y_9Q2Ex7GdOhtiNkGiSUxMQIWkGWlgeJLxTMOqGxBuREhi38x4/s1600/knit2-poster-fin-A5-col-web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-MBsUY3okEHUZvcsBMrBKJHKhV8E3Kt4uPbEhlk-OwGDz1mrFmZq8Ft5gNBItbzSv89_kkDmGw-uQbF7ISFYRr0r9Y_9Q2Ex7GdOhtiNkGiSUxMQIWkGWlgeJLxTMOqGxBuREhi38x4/s400/knit2-poster-fin-A5-col-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560913095436662642" border="0" /></a><br />If you are in the mood for finding new knitting friends for 2011, then get yourself down to Wednesday Knit at The Victoria, London E3, organised by Jackie, one of the busiest Prick Your Finger customers. Have fun!Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-4776493848667379352010-12-22T17:38:00.004+01:002010-12-22T17:52:20.573+01:00OUR NEW DOOR HANDLE.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSkCeP0iXLSzv75Q2squXqdbIQqpEHhWylYVunTgp5KxZ5YKUybB1kcqGiP0yH_lzyA61yiYcK9HeToLlbMOLOIebE3goiDtFipIkZmpSHfMa_pSfyLKfyorClfHl5lp9Hroyh45ecK4/s1600/doorhandle.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSkCeP0iXLSzv75Q2squXqdbIQqpEHhWylYVunTgp5KxZ5YKUybB1kcqGiP0yH_lzyA61yiYcK9HeToLlbMOLOIebE3goiDtFipIkZmpSHfMa_pSfyLKfyorClfHl5lp9Hroyh45ecK4/s400/doorhandle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553547138898898210" border="0" /></a>Two and a half hours away from closing on our last day of 2010, I finally fixed us all a new door handle, made from a guitar neck which I found in a bin in Victoria Park in the summer. <br />It just took me six months to work out where to put it. <br />We can now shut the door behind us, without jamming our fingers in the funny brass thing.<br />The door will be ready for re-opening on 11th Juanuary 2011.<br />We hope you all have a lovely Christmas, and that everyone loves the presents you might have worked so hard to create.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-64359329452239870432010-12-18T13:15:00.001+01:002010-12-18T13:35:09.051+01:00R.I.P CAPTAIN BEEFHEART.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RqkvYCKx6FKTWv7jpGSJdb_hkl4oKsNHhBrgDL1aXVNnBkudD02azMzLshtmmaXbTyGJ43g9RxplpUW5EOWeIeLPNLT2odHr7juDi0i0av9mkRRKUOnrzKF1EB4mcHJ1L-H0RhunncU/s1600/BEEFHEART.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RqkvYCKx6FKTWv7jpGSJdb_hkl4oKsNHhBrgDL1aXVNnBkudD02azMzLshtmmaXbTyGJ43g9RxplpUW5EOWeIeLPNLT2odHr7juDi0i0av9mkRRKUOnrzKF1EB4mcHJ1L-H0RhunncU/s400/BEEFHEART.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551995082265023778" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Don,<br />we are sorry that you died last night. You taught us to spin off an axis, set to any angle. It was great the way you ditched fame to make more art. You were a true artist, and when we have eaten lentils for several days in a row, we remember that that's how you made Trout Mask Replica.<br />The other day a new learned friend asked us weather we went to art school. She had been discussing the matter with another learned friend. They concluded that we couldn't have been to art school, because if we did, we wouldn't have had such 'gusto'. We explained that we did go to art school, we went to punk school, or which you were of course, Dean. <br />We shall continue to work very hard at being unpredictable.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LSlM0IOXt6o?fs=1" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-12291973723593681502010-12-17T17:01:00.008+01:002010-12-17T18:31:23.248+01:00WINNING CHRISTMAS.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eQHexPJ61Z_mSW3BKOVo7nf9nTzsSjmYNMxUtAuqI6rMNn2jqVthUWErK6OVCM34NZYCDd8Yy2K3UwDkVPEq0_LON83-oOxBSxFdeNAy66jhyphenhyphenU9grRVDO8mXNCp0b3GXuGmhzLfjmJA/s1600/h%2526mxmasjumper.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XpQU-dsCxJyyuvJrYjKFMfSms9h_agUvjpDwUDjMkOXWW5IVPJts5jddDkhTNck4b1gc8XCfdPgWuDwywlPxd6p-Jhhp9rDqIDZMagg5kbZTz9rQDnCNTIrEKGLXIvmSPSBJuCGynr4/s1600/ChristmasJumper2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XpQU-dsCxJyyuvJrYjKFMfSms9h_agUvjpDwUDjMkOXWW5IVPJts5jddDkhTNck4b1gc8XCfdPgWuDwywlPxd6p-Jhhp9rDqIDZMagg5kbZTz9rQDnCNTIrEKGLXIvmSPSBJuCGynr4/s400/ChristmasJumper2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551682227204166274" border="0" /></a><br />How gorgeous is Susan Crawford's re-working of the traditional Christmas reindeer jumper?<br />The easy to follow pattern appears in 'Vintage Gifts to Knit' (on sale here £14) and is one of the hottest knits this season; especially cosy in JC Renne Shetland 4ply.<br />Finishing this detailed garment before Christmas morning, is entirely possible, but for those of you wishing you'd started earlier, we say "KEEP GOING!" You are creating an heirloom to delight your friends and family year after year, and not stooping so low as to buy the H&M version, which is bound to be herding itself to landfill next summer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eQHexPJ61Z_mSW3BKOVo7nf9nTzsSjmYNMxUtAuqI6rMNn2jqVthUWErK6OVCM34NZYCDd8Yy2K3UwDkVPEq0_LON83-oOxBSxFdeNAy66jhyphenhyphenU9grRVDO8mXNCp0b3GXuGmhzLfjmJA/s1600/h%2526mxmasjumper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eQHexPJ61Z_mSW3BKOVo7nf9nTzsSjmYNMxUtAuqI6rMNn2jqVthUWErK6OVCM34NZYCDd8Yy2K3UwDkVPEq0_LON83-oOxBSxFdeNAy66jhyphenhyphenU9grRVDO8mXNCp0b3GXuGmhzLfjmJA/s400/h%2526mxmasjumper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551682315687038802" border="0" /></a><br />Last summer we heard Annemour talk about Norwegian knitting. She told us how her grandmother knitted reindeer on jumpers for all the family, and one day a lady from the over the valley knocked on the door and said 'Could I borrow your reindeer pattern?'<br />Annemour's grandmother said 'Knit your own bloody raindeer!' and shut the door.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-47586615015732027942010-12-17T15:56:00.011+01:002010-12-17T17:00:32.680+01:00TOM VAN DEIJNEN'S READING GLOVES.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboMB260umqlpfAgI8F6ILFJOp37eAHz-e0CSG9PoWZb9pVe26heOsH3Zm4iKPpz6hKWqTkUZzZtq5QKMLoaW4GrvThaJUD65cbyjLSLt8Y1Aua8XIeGQQUZ-8cJU4Ni6cb600CLhs1-g/s1600/P1010054.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboMB260umqlpfAgI8F6ILFJOp37eAHz-e0CSG9PoWZb9pVe26heOsH3Zm4iKPpz6hKWqTkUZzZtq5QKMLoaW4GrvThaJUD65cbyjLSLt8Y1Aua8XIeGQQUZ-8cJU4Ni6cb600CLhs1-g/s400/P1010054.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551665664600260610" border="0" /></a><br />'I wondered what the hammering was,' she said feeling weak and breathless, and a little afraid of him, as he looked straight at her.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxhyphenhyphenuCQTg8yK76NoRUV_JlFQjVs8aL64p4j0mt1hbMcV4QlKYm5_nZ40y9uJWEj_1PwvEmqCr_0nM57cpW9ZfZt-aGMNnpFDi8QICdnIiJFAKcJxiikQDtd8Jj08PBZeufQcAkrLvbCI/s1600/P1010056.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxhyphenhyphenuCQTg8yK76NoRUV_JlFQjVs8aL64p4j0mt1hbMcV4QlKYm5_nZ40y9uJWEj_1PwvEmqCr_0nM57cpW9ZfZt-aGMNnpFDi8QICdnIiJFAKcJxiikQDtd8Jj08PBZeufQcAkrLvbCI/s400/P1010056.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551665730174469954" border="0" /></a><br />"Ah'm gettin' th' coops ready for th' young bods." he said in broad vernacular. She did not know what to say and felt weak.<br />'I should like to sit down a bit,' she said.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp0pXZptaUVpIyyyUFgoSovIPwwNRZ5xqMs1s52Cx58L-p9lJI6K7EsOhZWoBXQLbvRU4aPRZlxECkrvujvbf1DnYvLgBZN9n_2nLHTts4BfxkYhrYX0awscuDW8Y2Jrmgo_Xg9VoRb0/s1600/P1010050.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp0pXZptaUVpIyyyUFgoSovIPwwNRZ5xqMs1s52Cx58L-p9lJI6K7EsOhZWoBXQLbvRU4aPRZlxECkrvujvbf1DnYvLgBZN9n_2nLHTts4BfxkYhrYX0awscuDW8Y2Jrmgo_Xg9VoRb0/s400/P1010050.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551665599734974082" border="0" /></a><br />'Come and sit 'ere i' th' 'ut,' he said, going in front of her to the hut, pushing aside some timber and stuff, and drawing out a rustic chair made of hazel sticks.<br />'Am Ah t'light yer a little fire?' he asked with the curious naivete of the dialect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLXFXEseJnAArqyZhgDQjIqsWFZGki6EB9hewUEouMOtCYZMct8QrRiMLb57bBxBNyckELY3QSEVfmnJ9Jeh5ob4aaDr2J24nncDlKeXVu8CXZ1Jq7IeRriXn0syGmwKzK1-lGPEqaPQ/s1600/P1010019.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLXFXEseJnAArqyZhgDQjIqsWFZGki6EB9hewUEouMOtCYZMct8QrRiMLb57bBxBNyckELY3QSEVfmnJ9Jeh5ob4aaDr2J24nncDlKeXVu8CXZ1Jq7IeRriXn0syGmwKzK1-lGPEqaPQ/s400/P1010019.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551665534620850658" border="0" /></a>'Oh don't bother.' she replied. But he looked at her hands; they were rather blue. So he quickly took some larch twigs to the little brick fireplace in the corner, and in a moment the yellow flame was running up the chimney. He made a place by the brick hearth.<br />'Sit 'ere then a bit and warm yer.' He said.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixER4K0JhFWZKGLLZf7kc8kbFXOgFzdDCKXG4cWMEDu7ln0ucJpghNfVSPDVtz98ni1e2tFMCaNr4__6Kq07fQT9lROc1r8KDBVgTuBmukTi9bxDyVAR4mvPmH7KLcQwpb2zphk17e89w/s1600/P1010017.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixER4K0JhFWZKGLLZf7kc8kbFXOgFzdDCKXG4cWMEDu7ln0ucJpghNfVSPDVtz98ni1e2tFMCaNr4__6Kq07fQT9lROc1r8KDBVgTuBmukTi9bxDyVAR4mvPmH7KLcQwpb2zphk17e89w/s400/P1010017.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551665449784643586" border="0" /></a>We are looking forward to Tom Van Deijnen's Reading Gloves to be shown at Prick Your Finger in February. Tom has knitted gloves for our favourite characters from classic novels.<br />Pictured above, Mellors and Lady Chatterley from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H Laurence.<br />Mellors made from Nettle fibre £5 per skein, and Lady Chatterley 4ply Wensleydale £4/50g.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-22531539158188224942010-12-17T14:07:00.005+01:002010-12-17T17:26:54.934+01:00LOUISE'S FAMILY SPRING A SURPRISE.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mCzXlqh_-QMljIcXWAdixejlI1hv4E4dm1dHI-L5dnTmP6EA_43NeBgwFks9E8iYp2sA__8G2HjslFACJZk1cRC_oHWkaF60EfoKpbPWdiy7dTa6Id0icbwfJNLl4wPdopiIU7SslEs/s1600/LOUISEFAMILY.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mCzXlqh_-QMljIcXWAdixejlI1hv4E4dm1dHI-L5dnTmP6EA_43NeBgwFks9E8iYp2sA__8G2HjslFACJZk1cRC_oHWkaF60EfoKpbPWdiy7dTa6Id0icbwfJNLl4wPdopiIU7SslEs/s400/LOUISEFAMILY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551639910067043490" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday we were excited to hear that Louise's mum and cousin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fi</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fi</span> were coming for tea, but surprised as more and more family piled in -<br />From left to right along the back - Stephen, our friend passing by on his way to lunch and it turned out his father was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">vicar</span> in the church where Louise's Grandma Mo got married down in Cornwall, then Louise's mum Sally, Louise, Grandma Mo, Louise's dad Berny, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Aunty</span> Sarah and Uncle Clive, and on the floor cousin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Fi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fi</span> and me.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-80144918651146217542010-12-17T13:33:00.003+01:002010-12-17T14:06:15.248+01:00REMEMBERING WHAT YOU FOUND.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKOEuWRoNWm1J0N5uFHMU3QBfAiJsaRl-HQMUG5bFL0GTAioB6Su65qENd27Edye84Om6uqclV9YBaZhErdOhJBJWRrW4S4d0XOQIjQ0iD_UYM8bvDeszocdjurRGW1XNX0ZqsXRRFn8/s1600/knotsnyc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKOEuWRoNWm1J0N5uFHMU3QBfAiJsaRl-HQMUG5bFL0GTAioB6Su65qENd27Edye84Om6uqclV9YBaZhErdOhJBJWRrW4S4d0XOQIjQ0iD_UYM8bvDeszocdjurRGW1XNX0ZqsXRRFn8/s400/knotsnyc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551636748445513266" border="0" /></a><br />On adventures away from home I like to send postcards.<br />In New York I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">surprised</span> to find the museums and galleries had rather poor postcard selections.<br />I bought 'From head to Hand' by David Levi Strauss and in it found that the Inca's thought writing memories down helped them go away, where as tying knots kept the memories alive, passing information on to future generations.<br />I thought by tying knots I might be able to describe my adventure in more detail when I got home. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fortunately</span> I was carrying red and yellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jaimson's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DK</span> (£2.80/25g)<br />I only tied 5 knots before it was tie to catch the plane, but it does work -<br />The knots represent more than the places visited, but I won't write about that for risk of forgetting.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-64301994138220814782010-12-15T18:10:00.008+01:002010-12-15T18:37:54.922+01:00SUPERHERO'S IN NEW YORK.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCMt0JCYPClbRkVls2J3HqaenlRslan8qTkFAYF4twQ8BQnn7pdSBUFJ7LUoiFv_J2zauRzxT6kVjZAJ9Zr32gqwcBKxA-Z_9K60QEP2Gd3pHVn_HSOTnBCEvMn9ifI-OGixdNuTzmmo/s1600/superhero2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5aow1YtzJT1rpTSzqEoyFIB9lVLaDnupQbweZrtAEvKJU3ppafQz3FE2-Pfw-J2TQH9brrlBtns0wCs3c5tTOxNBhx0lTFvx-_R6bTjyzURvBBIM5LqBUT5PJaOEXojs0TFucEFWoYo/s1600/superhereo3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5aow1YtzJT1rpTSzqEoyFIB9lVLaDnupQbweZrtAEvKJU3ppafQz3FE2-Pfw-J2TQH9brrlBtns0wCs3c5tTOxNBhx0lTFvx-_R6bTjyzURvBBIM5LqBUT5PJaOEXojs0TFucEFWoYo/s400/superhereo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550962871865506946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have just got our photos developed from New York. We went there to do some research for our 'Spark Plugs' project a few weeks back. Spark Plugs is a curator's research grant, awarded by the Crafts Council. You never know what you are going to find when you start doing research.<br />Our subject is Clothes as Spiritual Support Structure. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoRlt9epv8LkU6KL28CE1CKEcggbwuqIs-SR1pJMxG7SvJl-Arm3_0WJOp8U8hCi1mqgtdo2cXfRuAxFzlC_foDsrdGLO_w0nbybOlcPeUTdPsM5nPjRBWWlFH5Pahb7Sx1ZInd6vqWM/s1600/superhero5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoRlt9epv8LkU6KL28CE1CKEcggbwuqIs-SR1pJMxG7SvJl-Arm3_0WJOp8U8hCi1mqgtdo2cXfRuAxFzlC_foDsrdGLO_w0nbybOlcPeUTdPsM5nPjRBWWlFH5Pahb7Sx1ZInd6vqWM/s400/superhero5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550963928296505570" border="0" /></a>We looked at the odd gallery and museum, but the really interesting discovery came, when we were standing outside a pub, and in one of the flats opposite, there appeared to be some bare chested men in tight pants. We laughed at them for a while and then we noticed the door was open so we gate crashed, what seemed to be a party.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIMVXJqHicEZZ0dWBfew8cICgZJcKBtUUIxMpYOYxRzzwqK2aTZdDZDHQkWx-WTdhkxrDI_1vntGk4SXTpWxOkla4T0sS8BzqyHrrSK8D9Tr85aBFh6S2VUV0qPu3lCWevqB4cqKQ3zY/s1600/superhereo1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIMVXJqHicEZZ0dWBfew8cICgZJcKBtUUIxMpYOYxRzzwqK2aTZdDZDHQkWx-WTdhkxrDI_1vntGk4SXTpWxOkla4T0sS8BzqyHrrSK8D9Tr85aBFh6S2VUV0qPu3lCWevqB4cqKQ3zY/s400/superhereo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550962702953788946" border="0" /></a><br />What we discovered was a men's only superhero gathering, fueled by baby oil, lycra, hairspray and a drug which we chose to ignore. The superheros were most welcoming, giving us beer and full filling our request for 'Prince'. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX8SUfNg6kd3Q3hBELVxsATUTbAv1ZTq3qnKH63EwjPdGa-Txp6JLr37fn-T-rK1mOQ8yWz6lCVU__0sK_cVIYq2EvlDJkb9LWHfZOf0cJdksxABM2XvSfLt97gcG3xyJuHXBdPiGTWY/s1600/superhereo4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX8SUfNg6kd3Q3hBELVxsATUTbAv1ZTq3qnKH63EwjPdGa-Txp6JLr37fn-T-rK1mOQ8yWz6lCVU__0sK_cVIYq2EvlDJkb9LWHfZOf0cJdksxABM2XvSfLt97gcG3xyJuHXBdPiGTWY/s400/superhereo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550963168390139890" border="0" /></a>The most serious superheros we had ever met, didn't talk or dance, but beet their chests and growled like Tarzan. Lycra and baby oil represented something powerful for this group of men. Collective dressing formed a secure structure for these men to enjoy flexing their muscles and forget all their worries, including the two giggling girls dancing to their stereo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyA3stnE9tmLsh79fJcxDJdrtg51jGCqGF6hNqqmutgtv6U_ztKFVuzSI9IGHTFUsPqeIIiz9JK1mnTPXt7SaMZsVdVTktBsxLp5EFB6WmRneP4e3c4WsgMwnZsE73XGwA8BRRjUCG8I/s1600/superhereo5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyA3stnE9tmLsh79fJcxDJdrtg51jGCqGF6hNqqmutgtv6U_ztKFVuzSI9IGHTFUsPqeIIiz9JK1mnTPXt7SaMZsVdVTktBsxLp5EFB6WmRneP4e3c4WsgMwnZsE73XGwA8BRRjUCG8I/s400/superhereo5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550963413919892738" border="0" /></a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-22631153441531695432010-12-15T17:42:00.001+01:002010-12-15T18:45:31.486+01:00GINA BIRCH'S 57 WAYS TO SPREAD THE LOVE.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfxY0Rq-p093qZWwW1-_xNzqHepktf7UDjrqjGbYeMWWET8cMMFIaay9RQvSL4D9PzUqyFgQ4f8Jn_lvjC1QKn38fNIusH6xr-3aV2-CNtqE0hac1CADEohOTT5yST3jiVLdFNqbJ2uE/s1600/ginabanner3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfxY0Rq-p093qZWwW1-_xNzqHepktf7UDjrqjGbYeMWWET8cMMFIaay9RQvSL4D9PzUqyFgQ4f8Jn_lvjC1QKn38fNIusH6xr-3aV2-CNtqE0hac1CADEohOTT5yST3jiVLdFNqbJ2uE/s400/ginabanner3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550924709854801026" border="0" /></a>Raincoats, protect us from uncomfortable weather, and Gina Birch, singer songwriter from the Raincoats, has taught us how to protect ourselves from adverse conditions of any kind, through her wonderful work now showing at Prick Your Finger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Eni53HPMUNmWrh3u6RdqHf6ZN17nHdJLD-dj22TtOOOev8gnfNLQskxVBgnFGoTb3H5qAlgqHN3NUMjsbg8C2p99TaO_RuNnjSIrdgtdZ5y5cenQhSoih6wCJETvvyCQHyChRsfoiI/s1600/ginabanner2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Eni53HPMUNmWrh3u6RdqHf6ZN17nHdJLD-dj22TtOOOev8gnfNLQskxVBgnFGoTb3H5qAlgqHN3NUMjsbg8C2p99TaO_RuNnjSIrdgtdZ5y5cenQhSoih6wCJETvvyCQHyChRsfoiI/s400/ginabanner2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550924458189727762" border="0" /></a><br />Gina, whilst touring with the Raincoats, making films, teaching and being a mum, has knitted and felted Raincoats merchandise, with a series of bags about '57 ways to end it all'. The bags hang in our window, surrounded by stitched banners. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf3QUxXY_xs83lbAm-HEAkOSDz0NOboyqe4-b5yFCAhVMJzjN7gCx4BDU2A2qBRoLrn1dzQK5vTr25z02LLN99Mlw-Wk1uCbnz_C9lBOID0MRXkAdc1Uf1cirHd_33Qu-a6qZ_8cJSkY/s1600/Ginalace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf3QUxXY_xs83lbAm-HEAkOSDz0NOboyqe4-b5yFCAhVMJzjN7gCx4BDU2A2qBRoLrn1dzQK5vTr25z02LLN99Mlw-Wk1uCbnz_C9lBOID0MRXkAdc1Uf1cirHd_33Qu-a6qZ_8cJSkY/s400/Ginalace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550925182474478914" border="0" /></a><br />Each bag is different, with a pallette of black, white, grey, pink and red. Bags snap shut with sturdy poppers and are very cosy. Decorated with poison bottles, guns, and tower block jumping suicides, they also remind us that 'cups of tea are a clock', and you are 'no ones little girl'.<br />There is a wide selection and a lot of detail in each one.<br />Gina explained that the bags were so warm inside that last summer a lady in the supermarket said 'Isn't your bag rather hot for this time of year?'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fcCn4c8O3K5kgFrRoDNA3Tl10JxTGjF_vWqI66ScJeQ-Mb8Mdz_9BF2fky4ON2U24iftyrhyphenhyphenUsjKpCbMJdVBorSiahJqXY7r7thXdpUlTz4gAcXsAOajntWb5TPUIfyNDU_n_3kjwmk/s1600/ginawindow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fcCn4c8O3K5kgFrRoDNA3Tl10JxTGjF_vWqI66ScJeQ-Mb8Mdz_9BF2fky4ON2U24iftyrhyphenhyphenUsjKpCbMJdVBorSiahJqXY7r7thXdpUlTz4gAcXsAOajntWb5TPUIfyNDU_n_3kjwmk/s400/ginawindow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550926200560948498" border="0" /></a>Band merchandise, doesn't get deeper than this. The bags are £250, and made for you by the lady singing the songs. Band merchandise, rarely brings you close to the artist, and is usually a system for raising extra cash on a tour. Expensive though they are, the price barely matches the love that Gina has put into making them, or the value she puts on making sure her fans look and feel good sporting her wears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuQaOyYtofe2YLIm4X_cmOVFBf5jG_BN5xVrDa7i7UoXE5laACEmVBrUoUkYJP2ZgOs1BHDVeFN_e8Y8TqUs-j6IRU73mYiNCY7Bgpie8SLuQFj_s96wvyO7Z3fWc7vUAif6XiT-To5M/s1600/ginabanner4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuQaOyYtofe2YLIm4X_cmOVFBf5jG_BN5xVrDa7i7UoXE5laACEmVBrUoUkYJP2ZgOs1BHDVeFN_e8Y8TqUs-j6IRU73mYiNCY7Bgpie8SLuQFj_s96wvyO7Z3fWc7vUAif6XiT-To5M/s400/ginabanner4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550924942866166482" border="0" /></a><br />Gina has been making banners since the late seventies. These thoughts, explained to us by Gina and her friends as we were growing up, gave us the gusto to start this shop in the first place.<br />Heading towards mid winter, and feeling a bit nesty, living with the banners and bags is as comfortable as wearing a pair of jeans which have fitted you perfectly for years.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ekFoqfm8OkD628IvdATLqmv0YCj4ggy_bDqtAfgWJ205EBaLtyVUEbygxy_khBHuk3kyrpIL5FGM-Rgyzxp7idCUuLpwNFIFll2NSpmyq4l_R2XzMnlFO6PWQNHDfisuEQbF1DJbmBY/s1600/Ginabanner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ekFoqfm8OkD628IvdATLqmv0YCj4ggy_bDqtAfgWJ205EBaLtyVUEbygxy_khBHuk3kyrpIL5FGM-Rgyzxp7idCUuLpwNFIFll2NSpmyq4l_R2XzMnlFO6PWQNHDfisuEQbF1DJbmBY/s400/Ginabanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550924229041400930" border="0" /></a><br />On Thursday we had a private view and party to celebrate Gina's work and Christmas. We cheekily asked if she would sing us some songs, and she did! She had a fuzzy guitar and microphone which sounded wonderful with the fuzz of the wool. She sang 'Sorry doesn't mean a thing' and 'Don't be mean' and 'Baby dog' and we were listening so intently, I can't remember what else, but the message was 'Why the hell wouldn't I be happy?" and lets be as loving as is infinatly possible.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18mQ5FwQU99d1zTzI3SQVr2YpbZNvu4KRF9-4g8JQewq6vt_EDML-I8Vc64DcoPlBN9DdSfSZgBcTppqgvU-0LC_9vHJZjQOMPoOEHbYaNcY2gp3dg-1-QG_sy0eibpvlw7j0cn3XW6g/s1600/gina3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18mQ5FwQU99d1zTzI3SQVr2YpbZNvu4KRF9-4g8JQewq6vt_EDML-I8Vc64DcoPlBN9DdSfSZgBcTppqgvU-0LC_9vHJZjQOMPoOEHbYaNcY2gp3dg-1-QG_sy0eibpvlw7j0cn3XW6g/s400/gina3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550920504883011538" border="0" /></a>It was very special and there were listening ears inside and outside, with kids dancing and everything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBfHpJeKG-xRHui6hqPs5aOgJQk7lv9iRHymXhOMPycbgGWO4ufzjc-KMKCl3CLx96iaKtVLuVuk3pjReCfnemQW7vQQI57Cf6D_1o7QjMUwg5N-_oc74IFKuvSqxn7rZjYaCRRedrZg/s1600/gina1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBfHpJeKG-xRHui6hqPs5aOgJQk7lv9iRHymXhOMPycbgGWO4ufzjc-KMKCl3CLx96iaKtVLuVuk3pjReCfnemQW7vQQI57Cf6D_1o7QjMUwg5N-_oc74IFKuvSqxn7rZjYaCRRedrZg/s400/gina1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550630278619553522" border="0" /></a><br />Outside on the pavement, Energy Cafe, the brain child of our friends Ella and Amy, was stoking it's wood burning stove to make us hot drinks and mince pies. Energy Cafe is an off grid catering experience built in and around an old horse box.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn6y-HkPeZLlqvxGYOgFhYRjaBb3sUi80WoA1Cnla2tTijpqyyC2mKLA9bbqpNAuxQ_sQAr9na3zzgAFVJWpnUlU0q2YL_84hx5KMg8Sh3R3HXnTlCH-hXCNf6vIV2TgoB3LmjoLGYsY/s1600/gina4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn6y-HkPeZLlqvxGYOgFhYRjaBb3sUi80WoA1Cnla2tTijpqyyC2mKLA9bbqpNAuxQ_sQAr9na3zzgAFVJWpnUlU0q2YL_84hx5KMg8Sh3R3HXnTlCH-hXCNf6vIV2TgoB3LmjoLGYsY/s400/gina4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550920718950392482" border="0" /></a><br />Our party was it's first outing, and we had so much fun bagging it a parking space, and buying it organic booze from Pittfield Brewery!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzgDtYonVH5ErAKKX5E8CnJJy3dm4g_xv4phzKQhu8QBc3fqrDqZlLr7KOOXQOmRF5Otke5bbPUSkg8kN7fshPihMX-xr1gMlNyD704VOqghZYZFLjgXkkd58y8FJhbV53uDB8TMMIRo/s1600/gina8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzgDtYonVH5ErAKKX5E8CnJJy3dm4g_xv4phzKQhu8QBc3fqrDqZlLr7KOOXQOmRF5Otke5bbPUSkg8kN7fshPihMX-xr1gMlNyD704VOqghZYZFLjgXkkd58y8FJhbV53uDB8TMMIRo/s400/gina8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550923738375997602" border="0" /></a><br />The inside is mostly built from scrap wood, just like Prick Your Finger is.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m0VZQXx8H1sqVk_a7UE4z9DbN7Q70BoPxqnODKkZGwxoaJqgbOfYnJmB5_vG8O1EpvVw-zswV7CyllCNyx_FQdr1BrhTTE24B-JOgkPD6kKs7WEAp0nPtdAKm3ispDoFB3bnlcu8cWc/s1600/gina9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m0VZQXx8H1sqVk_a7UE4z9DbN7Q70BoPxqnODKkZGwxoaJqgbOfYnJmB5_vG8O1EpvVw-zswV7CyllCNyx_FQdr1BrhTTE24B-JOgkPD6kKs7WEAp0nPtdAKm3ispDoFB3bnlcu8cWc/s400/gina9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550923967563641698" border="0" /></a><br />Tables and benches fold out of the back, and there was quite a toasty gathering inside on a chilly night.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsCmXrtERkUn5yPsk2bJI7-nkc3qW0tYxqVXXQMxl2fBIE3ytnvydagUd21Pu8yqEq5P0iC0Lb5oUT7j_lcoyhlnCV-yaNYQozhGqBzfBrlByt6gy8fPVS6X_KqLMmV8Y2dDaLe4GQsI/s1600/gina5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsCmXrtERkUn5yPsk2bJI7-nkc3qW0tYxqVXXQMxl2fBIE3ytnvydagUd21Pu8yqEq5P0iC0Lb5oUT7j_lcoyhlnCV-yaNYQozhGqBzfBrlByt6gy8fPVS6X_KqLMmV8Y2dDaLe4GQsI/s400/gina5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550922549053195426" border="0" /></a><br />Back inside the shop a disco was brewing, instigated by our favourite velvet elf Rocky. At this point the battery ran out on the camera, so we have no evidence of the hot sweaty bodies that flew their arms in the air to a rare seven inch of Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll or the krumping to Girls on Top.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTB633FtxeQ_ABFGOBwaYiDi5L2S8uig7JJRtijnMcCRrwg40j-XUYmVwlBaTJ2pUk61y8kPytDlCHNt1DdOmq3mtj711YrG_yIRBf8_2WuQFmuuiAYfvMYTtcWooBagyOqaFS32acCA/s1600/gina2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTB633FtxeQ_ABFGOBwaYiDi5L2S8uig7JJRtijnMcCRrwg40j-XUYmVwlBaTJ2pUk61y8kPytDlCHNt1DdOmq3mtj711YrG_yIRBf8_2WuQFmuuiAYfvMYTtcWooBagyOqaFS32acCA/s400/gina2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550920337500750818" border="0" /></a>The party went on until 4am, and Zarah had the right idea, putting her pyjamas on right at the beginning.<br />Check out energy cafe at<a href="http://energycafe.wordpress.com/"> http://energycafe.wordpress.com/</a><br />And Gina Birch at <a href="http://www.ginabirch.net/theginabirchexperience/front_page.html">http://www.ginabirch.net/theginabirchexperience/front_page.html</a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-73632417792867646322010-12-07T02:12:00.008+01:002010-12-07T02:28:41.545+01:00GINA BIRCH'S 57 WAYS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMfodV-eab4tG4y0snzIsBlrCrE2M0NM8RBcarM1B5fKmstK_pOgX7B74GWeONyxf2RJnZlj-UxyAT08Igie6JRzpkkJkqXUFppFu8G_-RYzhrK4y2KsL_XWml7yWYFUGB2_5Z5yVJU4/s1600/4%253A2+bags.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMfodV-eab4tG4y0snzIsBlrCrE2M0NM8RBcarM1B5fKmstK_pOgX7B74GWeONyxf2RJnZlj-UxyAT08Igie6JRzpkkJkqXUFppFu8G_-RYzhrK4y2KsL_XWml7yWYFUGB2_5Z5yVJU4/s400/4%253A2+bags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547742823270563010" border="0" /></a><br />We are very excited to announce that Gina Birch from the Raincoats and the Hangovers will be displaying her beautiful hand made bags and banners in the window from Thursday. Gina has knitted and felted a bag for every song on the Raincoats first album, and her stitched banners say things that she thinks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadh-jHxLPzT6DqoZHSWJpmtgiHhOt8uEd7Sy7G4gXoi6-FUZOEY_UFgq1OWJUq71NyYUfYJdjAFV_Dz62i5L18zJm9Lkzx3NWaYhYPNsOV4mTNQFhNFnXGt_oyo38rh-48m0e9DF0TVo/s1600/honey+red+cross+bag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadh-jHxLPzT6DqoZHSWJpmtgiHhOt8uEd7Sy7G4gXoi6-FUZOEY_UFgq1OWJUq71NyYUfYJdjAFV_Dz62i5L18zJm9Lkzx3NWaYhYPNsOV4mTNQFhNFnXGt_oyo38rh-48m0e9DF0TVo/s400/honey+red+cross+bag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547743079994064594" border="0" /></a>Here are Gina's beautiful daughters Lei Lei and Honey, modeling two of the bags. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5U7XoO_wmWwPEj0d24ZUelv871Qs63bnI_oJxnJ63uOfNq9H7_jKge7K92gw3DFZh8X94XnpxHCiCkkXSELQb-7Aq36HndZpKAcjLE6msGunYLjFObgv6rTKoKqtFWi50KmHOo8pDvw/s1600/lei+lei+gun+bag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5U7XoO_wmWwPEj0d24ZUelv871Qs63bnI_oJxnJ63uOfNq9H7_jKge7K92gw3DFZh8X94XnpxHCiCkkXSELQb-7Aq36HndZpKAcjLE6msGunYLjFObgv6rTKoKqtFWi50KmHOo8pDvw/s400/lei+lei+gun+bag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547743265849377906" border="0" /></a>Please come to a private view on Thursday 9th from 6pm and bring a stick, small log or piece of untreated wood no larger than 10x4" for Energy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cafe's</span> wood burning stove which will be serving mulled wine and mince pies. And if you haven't heard the Raincoats have a listen, (they are amazing) otherwise you won't know which bag to buy.<br />See you there!Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-10579703385788580222010-12-06T18:26:00.002+01:002010-12-07T02:29:56.907+01:00SUE COMES FOR TEA.It's always lovely when Sue popps in for tea, and rare too, because she moved to Portugal.<br />Sue is always full of ideas and takes shamazing photos .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrSVNVRGoJIEQ8x9WvegZmQPZRVXNH0etullRl5RuvHgacAW29dt4Q8i9Sez45Z0TLzrxKNkQIkVyP40SOIEjq-gOHBb0_s0PMj7TvwAYO5TycU9w9qKJlKo8x0_ePMD16eDwhUui6Uw/s1600/IMG_0158.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrSVNVRGoJIEQ8x9WvegZmQPZRVXNH0etullRl5RuvHgacAW29dt4Q8i9Sez45Z0TLzrxKNkQIkVyP40SOIEjq-gOHBb0_s0PMj7TvwAYO5TycU9w9qKJlKo8x0_ePMD16eDwhUui6Uw/s400/IMG_0158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546883582458775698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx4aGpMuszkTY8E_E4IquxxSGe9paLvIeBH3eh1iTSBFoqpvSaJszmSc-0HTZrYa7gPuajp-_jQxk3AtvTmOy48bd4_olaBZ0r0K6UR2NRH2XBBH9qR6YEans8ZyOFIA4vUKlpGntUQ0/s1600/IMG_0148.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCM6zvkwfGEYbloxiUqbnlE0Gjaewmlh4zTj5xD0VP6ALfSyXXzWSUQ9xElxyhjcJNaN1ddd67VjxFu_MgJA3Hh-KgRCaxU0kTnsXhMBa1CzaMrkJR9VbQzmvpIhDlKdN1ndIjcXW3lY/s400/IMG_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546882377648943906" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9U3k9iPJB4MKKxUMeDgBY1pjn4u9Vym_DBJ_8Tl669llwWuUUtJhE_Ge7Oih68wMy4btBFHREmaCiZVNc2rOgQOq__no6BVjRtogbVky-byv8BvEIRKubt7Xl9iv9lznOnDhk0fJzvA/s1600/IMG_0121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9U3k9iPJB4MKKxUMeDgBY1pjn4u9Vym_DBJ_8Tl669llwWuUUtJhE_Ge7Oih68wMy4btBFHREmaCiZVNc2rOgQOq__no6BVjRtogbVky-byv8BvEIRKubt7Xl9iv9lznOnDhk0fJzvA/s400/IMG_0121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546882528522371250" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///Users/rachaelmatthews/Desktop/IMG_0141.jpg" alt="" />Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-59574225417613418902010-12-06T17:29:00.012+01:002010-12-07T02:34:05.638+01:00REINVENTION AT THE BARBICAN.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx7fPtP02yCk_bO5g7mNvkn9J1TCjLUQKpPU2ri2LveVRfRMhzPpntaQIvRasTz5xuAJHjNA1t45UmMQYKuKcPzLMNaSIOW8g_mvboA0c8h8a_MW2-dp7oUXZfBMyR5_87gbDrirrBw8/s1600/154375_10150094263238828_183156123827_7115272_7323218_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx7fPtP02yCk_bO5g7mNvkn9J1TCjLUQKpPU2ri2LveVRfRMhzPpntaQIvRasTz5xuAJHjNA1t45UmMQYKuKcPzLMNaSIOW8g_mvboA0c8h8a_MW2-dp7oUXZfBMyR5_87gbDrirrBw8/s400/154375_10150094263238828_183156123827_7115272_7323218_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547747553855504530" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj231BAt-mpSkJfXhWRr_XkSyaMnwrpLeSmyv71aD_HZi_hH3ZT0M10fC-RdK-1TScCEfffI7KHXJwo5MOg4mWFzaRK4eqb3Cb6i46NYAlscLlowdcFgLfWSbFmP8wQ0Ri8Rics9Z8oBp8/s1600/154375_10150094263238828_183156123827_7115272_7323218_n.jpg"><br /></a><br />Thursday last we had the most inspiring evening at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barbican</span> for 'Reinvention'; an evening accompanying the exhibition 'Future Beauty : 30 years of Japanese Fashion.'<br />We were asked to do a talk and run a workshop about darning, along side the wonderful Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Noki</span>, founder of '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NHS</span>'- (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Noki's</span> House of Sustainability) Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Noki</span>, who never fully shows his face in public..(We saw his face and I can assure you it is beautiful)...showed a film about his couture customizing, and spoke <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">eloquently</span> about how we are going to have to police our situations and stop being seduced into buying cheap crap. He talked about cutting - we all have an unloved t-shirt which is going to have to be cut from our lives at some point, so cut it now and reinvent it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaC9NmjWkEQ1aCMnUBJFRn9_L7V3uOony4QZWn0eF9lbHKof0cD7NPS7wG4orYV8_SOAKVfOueaVXk5_c-3l8dNKSPpURZKxSisMJwDZxs8fX3rS9OUWQmK2E3aQnKkdkIzyRC-RSNg8/s1600/148272_10150094263113828_183156123827_7115270_7397451_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaC9NmjWkEQ1aCMnUBJFRn9_L7V3uOony4QZWn0eF9lbHKof0cD7NPS7wG4orYV8_SOAKVfOueaVXk5_c-3l8dNKSPpURZKxSisMJwDZxs8fX3rS9OUWQmK2E3aQnKkdkIzyRC-RSNg8/s400/148272_10150094263113828_183156123827_7115270_7397451_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547607725411412578" border="0" /></a><br />We had a rack of darned and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">un</span>-darned clothes, and our lecture lasted long enough to enthuse most of the audience into darning through the workshop after wards. We were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">grateful</span> to Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Noki</span> on the back row, for chipping in questions about environmental issues in our Q&A time. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ6pbY5StvCJlsh1bmNeD2f5bdXm0iS5x9ATTb9pd7OlrwYE3JUu4RMcTf3pzvMUEGgIWo2k6mvM86kfjJz-ZwZg80INU7cBoB2NJtIbg6VqLxZlv5ap9Xj_ij98MalrokBoY_1tf-Og/s1600/65881_10150094265528828_183156123827_7115338_4166736_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ6pbY5StvCJlsh1bmNeD2f5bdXm0iS5x9ATTb9pd7OlrwYE3JUu4RMcTf3pzvMUEGgIWo2k6mvM86kfjJz-ZwZg80INU7cBoB2NJtIbg6VqLxZlv5ap9Xj_ij98MalrokBoY_1tf-Og/s400/65881_10150094265528828_183156123827_7115338_4166736_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547607800507573314" border="0" /></a><br />The whole event was curated by the amazing Rosie Cooper, who <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">fortunately</span> had a hole in the collar of her cardigan, which I enjoyed mending, while she fixed a draft in my brothers sleeve.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5Jc5zXH4k61OM-EY7KC8tsZrIXSMkUWZwMLDv-4w6LpJrt934l-u9-M3on4tBnIgFHtg_Jd__wJTQpBUC4DFf8yfv91ZHkKnO1OmUeC1YtyXh9hYQ_dxYMboyaE5SS7OhCcXZEKr9KM/s1600/63172_10150094263398828_183156123827_7115276_7911888_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5Jc5zXH4k61OM-EY7KC8tsZrIXSMkUWZwMLDv-4w6LpJrt934l-u9-M3on4tBnIgFHtg_Jd__wJTQpBUC4DFf8yfv91ZHkKnO1OmUeC1YtyXh9hYQ_dxYMboyaE5SS7OhCcXZEKr9KM/s400/63172_10150094263398828_183156123827_7115276_7911888_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547607870764650434" border="0" /></a><br />Louise is fixing an old tea towel of mine, which is full of holes but remains a beautiful blue, and reminds Louise of the time when she flew over some tropical islands off the coast of Mexico. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5G7tt7cqPIum1NS1g_midigHx9p3FTkjAJPWZIoscE76nGL5BHRoQvgjO-tV-S7V5VO2XqwCll9z-9kEry29Qx77z2ZHmsh-gS5eNRuG8usb_Wogtkvs3LtP7OV1HekuclqvJ4CANrQ/s1600/155726_10150094264808828_183156123827_7115321_8258887_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5G7tt7cqPIum1NS1g_midigHx9p3FTkjAJPWZIoscE76nGL5BHRoQvgjO-tV-S7V5VO2XqwCll9z-9kEry29Qx77z2ZHmsh-gS5eNRuG8usb_Wogtkvs3LtP7OV1HekuclqvJ4CANrQ/s400/155726_10150094264808828_183156123827_7115321_8258887_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547607532666704210" border="0" /></a><br />We darned with mushrooms and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">speedweves</span>, but also demonstrated our new obsession with needle felting, where you stab at fleece over and under the hole, repeatedly, over a sponge. Needle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">felters</span> were letting off so much steam, we wondered if the would could go home.<br /><br />Thank you to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Kaz</span> for taking such lovely pictures, And you can see Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Noki's</span> work at 123 Brick Lane, and needle felting tools are on sale at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">PYF</span> for £9.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-87137420809299228122010-12-06T11:09:00.004+01:002010-12-06T17:57:19.039+01:00ICICLES ON N.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoze-0M7qp-I3QR_-dL0bB5X98PDiTfSmawgkgQwkoWsX3i_VCsJLY-SCvi-VXlfj0_Ui3ZqaBY6HyUTMJKRQXPkLLvXZ8ks1VplUfmYrd_RoKu5-3QIdmFqbPuYfmLxTl4s92tTMreM/s1600/iceicleN.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoze-0M7qp-I3QR_-dL0bB5X98PDiTfSmawgkgQwkoWsX3i_VCsJLY-SCvi-VXlfj0_Ui3ZqaBY6HyUTMJKRQXPkLLvXZ8ks1VplUfmYrd_RoKu5-3QIdmFqbPuYfmLxTl4s92tTMreM/s400/iceicleN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547509924224268914" border="0" /></a><br />If only we'd had an L we could have had icicles on knitted Noel and that could have been the Christmas card. Still, we were delighted, and it looks like there are more icicles to come.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-82346221126900823452010-12-05T20:06:00.001+01:002010-12-05T20:09:18.441+01:00LOVE-JOHN LENNON.<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1gnykOaFL6g?fs=1" width="425" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br />On Wednesday it will be 30 years since John Lennon died.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5jejj9ngUv3F7Pw99KCeIxExhPtn3M8Ba2r8rr1O136TrJjvNrxJfBP9EjCaUcAd8tQyzxFk21EMK0IRG4jSQtLSMybxqp5jdMbBoakAcbq5GYcX7kh_IImI4ZXpt6G_AJmJb9XUoZ8/s1600/foryoko1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5jejj9ngUv3F7Pw99KCeIxExhPtn3M8Ba2r8rr1O136TrJjvNrxJfBP9EjCaUcAd8tQyzxFk21EMK0IRG4jSQtLSMybxqp5jdMbBoakAcbq5GYcX7kh_IImI4ZXpt6G_AJmJb9XUoZ8/s400/foryoko1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547277280451665650" border="0" /></a><br />Please help Yoko make the worlds biggest smiling face film by up loading a smiley face at <a href="http://www.smilingfacefilm.com/">http://www.smilingfacefilm.com/</a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-36234131801639865242010-12-04T17:43:00.009+01:002010-12-08T12:18:51.520+01:00LISA ANNE'S NEW CARDIGAN.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB9IiGBkcVDZQcKGKpgP23puuWRdi3eR4kqqsCDvT8BKeWLULaVSzxPnNfXHbCK8yAnk9YVT9K_vlsXFC263s0bT9NAuK7n-wlQc0AUz578ZxLdxPAUEkJJGBQyN7br3mXr07ScxeTxo/s1600/winterparty2010_124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB9IiGBkcVDZQcKGKpgP23puuWRdi3eR4kqqsCDvT8BKeWLULaVSzxPnNfXHbCK8yAnk9YVT9K_vlsXFC263s0bT9NAuK7n-wlQc0AUz578ZxLdxPAUEkJJGBQyN7br3mXr07ScxeTxo/s400/winterparty2010_124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546869330692091170" border="0" /></a>We are delighted to see Lisa Anne Auerbach's new cabled red cardigan knitted in Wensleydale DK shade no.131 Lot no. 375 509 She has taken these self portraits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CGwrcQvTrRLtpYZLl_FsZKeyD4KeIVKTLoTg2NU6kJv84OS8wZ77JRIu5t9GkMIcwj4nlw9EGsmdtaSvN7jgMoMHfsO3B7r_s1KhcoP7qAyoZMSpRQASEtDFVerXD1lQnE5C0Aamtsgj/s1600/redsweaterback-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CGwrcQvTrRLtpYZLl_FsZKeyD4KeIVKTLoTg2NU6kJv84OS8wZ77JRIu5t9GkMIcwj4nlw9EGsmdtaSvN7jgMoMHfsO3B7r_s1KhcoP7qAyoZMSpRQASEtDFVerXD1lQnE5C0Aamtsgj/s400/redsweaterback-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546868938275901346" border="0" /></a><br />Lisa Anne lives in LA and started the cardigan in the summer when she came to stay with us. We love the way she has left a bit of yarn hanging from the collar.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoLhV88xko1J0UTjrjxc9exssUs8zOZy7GVLemNzvN7z4-H5le-ZGbJso3TYwIB5l-ynJokMMbNE2xOSdJ8J12WfKmMnkhZNAtO0jr2Ce2ePFr_nXTyfJhQpoXJbvA9AfqqMDAmojdNo/s1600/redsweaterfront.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoLhV88xko1J0UTjrjxc9exssUs8zOZy7GVLemNzvN7z4-H5le-ZGbJso3TYwIB5l-ynJokMMbNE2xOSdJ8J12WfKmMnkhZNAtO0jr2Ce2ePFr_nXTyfJhQpoXJbvA9AfqqMDAmojdNo/s400/redsweaterfront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546869134169148962" border="0" /></a><br />We especially liked seeing her lovely smile on a grey day. Lisa you look SO COOL!<br />You can see L_A A's work at<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB9IiGBkcVDZQcKGKpgP23puuWRdi3eR4kqqsCDvT8BKeWLULaVSzxPnNfXHbCK8yAnk9YVT9K_vlsXFC263s0bT9NAuK7n-wlQc0AUz578ZxLdxPAUEkJJGBQyN7br3mXr07ScxeTxo/s1600/winterparty2010_124.jpg">http://www.lisaanneauerbach.com/<br /></a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-14541178009421078682010-12-04T16:29:00.004+01:002010-12-06T11:23:03.384+01:00SISTER JO'S ANGELS.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJIgU0fBaK-mh0Qub_c4Dt-6JNuDJ5asIOylSNYzz9GRD_xw3IKpNsbYfNopz3UFDXjiFKsExRvLQGXdp_Td6_DtNM1wV5EPE4rYu8nL0dg-OcJpkzuVGXeanGKXwkDUcCA6Ee1vxiEU/s1600/angel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJIgU0fBaK-mh0Qub_c4Dt-6JNuDJ5asIOylSNYzz9GRD_xw3IKpNsbYfNopz3UFDXjiFKsExRvLQGXdp_Td6_DtNM1wV5EPE4rYu8nL0dg-OcJpkzuVGXeanGKXwkDUcCA6Ee1vxiEU/s400/angel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547512763350027906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Congratulations to Sister Jo, from Our Lady's on Old Ford Rd, for making a fabulous collection of angels, for penny and a prize at the Christmas fair on Saturday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvnWaDFwovhyPW2XlyEe9c93yCHLu6JkIrqsQb7rXJ06FKv5ci22mv_KG_tGYT5AlVO9-N6MArYFO3j5mAZLeGh08oUbyFZlxNLvKsqm_K2UWVN5G3rfakB56yqMtiJn5X64uMsqmK90/s1600/angels.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvnWaDFwovhyPW2XlyEe9c93yCHLu6JkIrqsQb7rXJ06FKv5ci22mv_KG_tGYT5AlVO9-N6MArYFO3j5mAZLeGh08oUbyFZlxNLvKsqm_K2UWVN5G3rfakB56yqMtiJn5X64uMsqmK90/s400/angels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547512370588339218" border="0" /></a>Sister Jo has been working on the angels since the summer using lots of odds and ends. They are beautifully made, and we hope she has raised lots of money for the church funds.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-87449513520734259552010-12-04T16:14:00.004+01:002010-12-04T16:22:45.825+01:00A BLAST FROM THE PAST.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRthlndBnok8YFckRBw61wsh7gvLi_-ueMJapftRmTiRV7DSTG5b5X801A0cqm2TXPKbeEZx2Ui-17bTIaBEenJN6wCUGYt9jklivmo-iaPoQgSCWPa5S4ASpWJVGG9o_AKlw0wqxJOD/s1600/louisehat1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRthlndBnok8YFckRBw61wsh7gvLi_-ueMJapftRmTiRV7DSTG5b5X801A0cqm2TXPKbeEZx2Ui-17bTIaBEenJN6wCUGYt9jklivmo-iaPoQgSCWPa5S4ASpWJVGG9o_AKlw0wqxJOD/s400/louisehat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546846572550756178" border="0" /></a>I was so suprised on Thursday morning when Louise walked in wearing a hat I had made for her in 1994. Louise found it, all grey and dusty in her attic, and after a journey through the washing machine, it's come up all pink, ochre and fluffy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha44SfzZ4klSrZp5fmFBID5KJ26oUoEcGasS-oznNjps4UvU15UV9fywdtOS6FLPDSLw0aL3vNgOLC7mTJYmstM-2vdutulVRuU8Q5pCRsa7VkS07JUdpjhU4OYnlvMb411dRu8JsOQarO/s1600/louisehat2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha44SfzZ4klSrZp5fmFBID5KJ26oUoEcGasS-oznNjps4UvU15UV9fywdtOS6FLPDSLw0aL3vNgOLC7mTJYmstM-2vdutulVRuU8Q5pCRsa7VkS07JUdpjhU4OYnlvMb411dRu8JsOQarO/s400/louisehat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546846119470545890" border="0" /></a>1994 was the year that Kurt Cobain died and Louise had pink hair extensions. We loved Kurt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H5CSUMeDw4v8N0zLAzzHfOI0CwcBZT0PuWgj2-Y6PBi66MVklHqiGseSbR0rhJSimPmaCLuP7q0N0EFoOnKbpGoJ8DJI9g1uhMqW508STUTM2XCDHkSQsUycypKTu0yQPOWpjVjPatzI/s1600/louisehat3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H5CSUMeDw4v8N0zLAzzHfOI0CwcBZT0PuWgj2-Y6PBi66MVklHqiGseSbR0rhJSimPmaCLuP7q0N0EFoOnKbpGoJ8DJI9g1uhMqW508STUTM2XCDHkSQsUycypKTu0yQPOWpjVjPatzI/s400/louisehat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546845737500163394" border="0" /></a>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-81195470715647069752010-12-04T15:59:00.003+01:002010-12-07T01:00:12.766+01:00THE WIND WHISPERS MARY.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyeBCFPiKJccw8Dymz-bmoT53ddYkSYfUfA0DGwuQXSM0LW-aIDz1xHzEA7Zh2Xpp_6eKW8OatcIYNO1fGHEcWdxxsVoIhvCYNJXHYanIzP23K5vDoeGvslhl8RwQdUprsrKWR2WwWCLH/s1600/mary2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyeBCFPiKJccw8Dymz-bmoT53ddYkSYfUfA0DGwuQXSM0LW-aIDz1xHzEA7Zh2Xpp_6eKW8OatcIYNO1fGHEcWdxxsVoIhvCYNJXHYanIzP23K5vDoeGvslhl8RwQdUprsrKWR2WwWCLH/s400/mary2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546843090235852210" border="0" /></a><br />Somewhere up in the Shetlands, on an island which is likely to be Windy, is a little croft cottage, and inside, Mary is busy working. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YNsPRATCoKvo5nC60BO_8eMGB_H1fZDf-qU9YsQO0TZRh3UbrvtB8zeR_hYNdAe4jD9J8w9ChH658Bb8M7aEqR-x9JYw_Tjlak6W5Cv4idonGGQTiI3P9LVa58iJBjY74DA8MAlk5AW6/s1600/mary1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YNsPRATCoKvo5nC60BO_8eMGB_H1fZDf-qU9YsQO0TZRh3UbrvtB8zeR_hYNdAe4jD9J8w9ChH658Bb8M7aEqR-x9JYw_Tjlak6W5Cv4idonGGQTiI3P9LVa58iJBjY74DA8MAlk5AW6/s400/mary1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546842552582297890" border="0" /></a>She makes pin badges and decorations from traditional hand framed Fairisle knitting. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_w0fxnmZ4JK1uFAIcbf8wcf0kldzIE4DDfkbNfB6K-Yj79a1pErHlnBM5KiNESbdUpLVPPFhBHTidNKQitcMna-sOQCldMfRRNE1PzyfJsmUvTzCAH2eIM3eSiMmX8WZMnTWKEDf4Afq/s1600/mary3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_w0fxnmZ4JK1uFAIcbf8wcf0kldzIE4DDfkbNfB6K-Yj79a1pErHlnBM5KiNESbdUpLVPPFhBHTidNKQitcMna-sOQCldMfRRNE1PzyfJsmUvTzCAH2eIM3eSiMmX8WZMnTWKEDf4Afq/s400/mary3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546843490419791554" border="0" /></a> She also makes hand bound sketchbooks, with chrisp white paper and a woolly covers. All now avaliable at Prick Your Finger. Books are £15.99 and badges and decorations £4.50.<br />And here is Jimi Hendrix singing 'Wind Cries Mary' in Stockholm in 1967. (Stockholm was the nearest we could find to Shetland)<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rf-Mtd2A1DI?fs=1" width="425" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe>Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-65725938828561464412010-12-04T15:13:00.007+01:002010-12-04T15:53:33.310+01:00NEW BAGS AND COAT OF ARMS.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1cZJohdOoj3BvC-OQPiEggd8gE9Uqih-vcZe9m0F7viVOARGJ4GiZZDLEh8TmK8Pc-cowzyoFgFQfCvo3HCTqGVpjQkV7Cuo9dPOgZabD35safWflYOKkTR0iB2aYzFhzTPb36rUJJ5A/s1600/SHorsely_coatofarms+%25282%2529-1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtG2R8pvuweHzHtqyNBgOACzc7tHkXQ-b3Bm4JRw6J-qBlFJcIM2tK3n-YJU13DXi3R8oQyPAsMFP4QAok5c-H9AIuphGFabOhgdVAj6CSeTS6sq0OkIjGwosYZX-gLvYn8iAIAh7KaR0L/s1600/coatofarmsbag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtG2R8pvuweHzHtqyNBgOACzc7tHkXQ-b3Bm4JRw6J-qBlFJcIM2tK3n-YJU13DXi3R8oQyPAsMFP4QAok5c-H9AIuphGFabOhgdVAj6CSeTS6sq0OkIjGwosYZX-gLvYn8iAIAh7KaR0L/s400/coatofarmsbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546833846796372866" border="0" /></a><br />We have a new bag (free with purchases over £10!) with a coat of arms. The bags were goody bags for Craftacular, but we shall keep making them for the shop. On the back it says, 'Be the change you want to see at Prick Your Finger' - wise words lifted from Gandhi.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeYjnfoMYTZVz7wpDqpHjc0FT1-7KniqRGlm2WB4CU7MXqNdGfJ0xXEki8uKTxmHKAosL5cqI4Y2L1PqRoWUfTu-3bFHhwZrnO0xBS6iYEzfTxbAMBE994bJ-PZ6uxSRGW_au8Dm2HR7_/s1600/prickyourfingercoatofarms.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeYjnfoMYTZVz7wpDqpHjc0FT1-7KniqRGlm2WB4CU7MXqNdGfJ0xXEki8uKTxmHKAosL5cqI4Y2L1PqRoWUfTu-3bFHhwZrnO0xBS6iYEzfTxbAMBE994bJ-PZ6uxSRGW_au8Dm2HR7_/s400/prickyourfingercoatofarms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546838904132272210" border="0" /></a><br />The 'J' s on the main shield, are not actually 'J's they are tenterhooks, which we hang on a lot, being the sorts of people that continually take risks, but we also use tenterhooks for hanging washed fleece and skeins out to dry. We are smothered in nature and moths, with rulers, and cotton, hooks, needles, and buttons.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1cZJohdOoj3BvC-OQPiEggd8gE9Uqih-vcZe9m0F7viVOARGJ4GiZZDLEh8TmK8Pc-cowzyoFgFQfCvo3HCTqGVpjQkV7Cuo9dPOgZabD35safWflYOKkTR0iB2aYzFhzTPb36rUJJ5A/s1600/SHorsely_coatofarms+%25282%2529-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1cZJohdOoj3BvC-OQPiEggd8gE9Uqih-vcZe9m0F7viVOARGJ4GiZZDLEh8TmK8Pc-cowzyoFgFQfCvo3HCTqGVpjQkV7Cuo9dPOgZabD35safWflYOKkTR0iB2aYzFhzTPb36rUJJ5A/s400/SHorsely_coatofarms+%25282%2529-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546834545203638450" border="0" /></a><br />The coat of arms came about because I was in the middle of re-drawing Sebastian Horsley's coat of arms when he died. There were bits of tracing paper floating out of my sketchbook, waiting to become arms. Above is his original one. He wanted to swap the cotton for a top hat, change the leaves and fluff up the feathers. I guess he wouldn't have minded me borrowing his helmet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpdJ5WaubDB9Y7KiI0blJJLH9Nhe7nDeOflVnuAjln0Onl0G3wDnL2FjN09QTE6SIKA_FYXWSfFhw-KKneG-FKO-8hptBG2l21SpTRj5kFuWHjOgdrxu_sraAXbbzmW8jb6fzCXKQ7vmJ/s1600/bag1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpdJ5WaubDB9Y7KiI0blJJLH9Nhe7nDeOflVnuAjln0Onl0G3wDnL2FjN09QTE6SIKA_FYXWSfFhw-KKneG-FKO-8hptBG2l21SpTRj5kFuWHjOgdrxu_sraAXbbzmW8jb6fzCXKQ7vmJ/s400/bag1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546830271778098178" border="0" /></a>And here is me with 250 bags on my bike. We printed them in one evening , along to the Sonic Youth Goo album which has kept us working at midnight for over 20 years.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-64957584709454939972010-12-04T13:01:00.005+01:002010-12-04T15:10:48.533+01:00DO IT YOURSELF!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgTBGGGjHpuNXaq9FKVZxa-lM-tulglzDfOOd0tooy122WybP6ytmPkiTTfKSNiEGU1Q7U7iZKjXvjAVys4od6jmzw6-_olPW4qFXUBNJVUuMz7LH-kP0pQJpjJD46nGnGHHXgagSXz7/s1600/R%2526JP.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgTBGGGjHpuNXaq9FKVZxa-lM-tulglzDfOOd0tooy122WybP6ytmPkiTTfKSNiEGU1Q7U7iZKjXvjAVys4od6jmzw6-_olPW4qFXUBNJVUuMz7LH-kP0pQJpjJD46nGnGHHXgagSXz7/s400/R%2526JP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546796569279979314" border="0" /></a><br />We went to a party the other night and bumped into our lovely friend John Paul Flintoff, author of 'Sew Your Own.' (on sale here, and a marvelous Christmas present) He said he couldn't stay out late because he had to go and interview Vivienne Westwood about environmental issues in the morning. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uZ2A8TJKI3qFDagjDCXGomdfLfszTrh1W6EhaN9ykKUG9ocuPo-3IjlJLXkBbMz4xalNbQkP4wpTH8fvWbZEs69oZkiY2C5CJ7TqxVK5vi4c67YlatmMdgO7TsKfrzgT4XFV5_qd_PUV/s1600/manifesto.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uZ2A8TJKI3qFDagjDCXGomdfLfszTrh1W6EhaN9ykKUG9ocuPo-3IjlJLXkBbMz4xalNbQkP4wpTH8fvWbZEs69oZkiY2C5CJ7TqxVK5vi4c67YlatmMdgO7TsKfrzgT4XFV5_qd_PUV/s400/manifesto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546825668629612274" border="0" /></a>Gasping, I said 'Oh gosh, could you give her our manefesto, because she's quoted in it as saying 'It could be so brilliant'.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC2GLRRdMeULoxbPYWvn_mSxcKpYrk0NR9Y3Y2BzZ5wZ7iYT8KGLoyl4Zdf8af1uhAvbuZD81ZPoPsxQZ3uNgL1hDuONzVGCz629OpGtsvAtFJmilUOCF0DJyZvt5-u6HHt-8TSxR0V2E/s1600/VIV.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC2GLRRdMeULoxbPYWvn_mSxcKpYrk0NR9Y3Y2BzZ5wZ7iYT8KGLoyl4Zdf8af1uhAvbuZD81ZPoPsxQZ3uNgL1hDuONzVGCz629OpGtsvAtFJmilUOCF0DJyZvt5-u6HHt-8TSxR0V2E/s400/VIV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546796266459105890" border="0" /></a><br />J-P said that while he was speaking with Dame Westwood, some people handed her a manefesto which she stuffed in her handbag without reading. Down hearted, J-P tried anyway and gave her our manefesto, printed on re-cycled paper, she kept it in her hand, even after shaking hands with the other hand to say goodbye! We were delighted.<br />Anyway, Dame Viv, promoting DIY in this week's Standard says "Stop buying clothes for 6 months - Wear a towel instead of a coat - it's very chic!"<br />We couldn't agree more.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.com0