The woman working when I went in was really sweet, so I feel bad being negativebut it is a business and they need to start treating the store/online presence as one!) The store is not hard to find, physicallyit is just that the signage is completely illegible! I have passed the store numerous times and not known what it was as you can’t read the sign and the display in the front window is laid flat so unless you are right next to the window, can’t even see it is a yarn shop(it is quite dark inside). The yarn itself is lovely interesting breeds and yarns. Nice selection of hand dyed colours which they do in store. The problem is how to buy it. They sell by the gram and have no idea how many yards is in the skein! The person in store at the time offered to weigh a yard for me so that we could work it out, but I didn’t have time to wait.(Have they never had anyone else ask before??? And I can answer that myselfyes they have. I have since spoken to someone who contacted them online with the same question and never heard back!). The shop is cute and looks all ‘olde worlde’, the yarns are nice, and the people seemed nice. Unfortunately it is just too much hassle as far as buying is concerned. And isn’t that what a ‘shop’ is for??? PYF Just put the work in and figure out how much yardage you are selling list it on the labels and online. Trust me, you will sell a LOT more yarn. Quirky only gets you so far.
Trinal
Évaluation du lieu : 1 London, United Kingdom
Reckons its a haberdashery but is mostly selling knitting stuff like it’s some hallowed form of reverential lost art. As a keen crafter who grew up in jumpers hand knitted and handed down by me ma I don’t think it’s anything special. Went in to check it out and the attendant was pretending she didn’t notice us(2 people) this is hard to believe as you can almost see a red stripe round the walls where someone tried to swing a cat. When the attendant finally acknowledged us with a face like someone had dropped a stitch we had just about seen all of the meagre ammount of items on sale. I think they do ‘knitting circles’ in there too. In such a small space it would be the ideal way to pass on knits. Get yourself up the Roman Road nearby for bargain haberdashery and a fairly good sewing shop with a lovely chap who repairs machines.
Martina O.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Hackney Wick, United Kingdom
This place is awesome. I came in here looking for some wool to make some pom poms with and came out feeling inspired. This is not your normal haberdashery’s by any means. I mean you don’t find a knitted sink and toilet in normal haberdasheries do you? The girl working in here greeted us with a big smile and was knitting a chair while I was oohing and awing my way around the store. I bought some wool from the bargain bag which was £1 a ball. Love this place.
Whitney N.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 London, United Kingdom
I don’t know a stitch about knitting, but this too-darling shop is eye-catching enough for even novices to peruse. I came in with a friend who was inquiring about a certain pattern, and the girl working was extremely friendly and as helpful as could be — even though her advice meant we didn’t end up needing to buy anything… Perhaps what makes this store especially unique is their fantastical window displays, made entirely of, you guessed it — yarn. Apparently there’s a whole slew of «knitting artists» out there… and many of them are on the monthly docket of this shop to deck out the window in whimsical and unbelievably architectural cascades of yarn. Last month it was a(large!) knitted sink and toilet… this month its a wooly version of a snowman. The shop offers classes… now, I’m not exactly one to bother knitting a scarf… but a truly ambitious and artistic construction of woven fiber is a slightly different and more enticing story… for £40 I can join one of their classes for«knitters and crocheters who have visions!» Hmmm…
Prudence I.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 London, United Kingdom
A hand-knitted sign over the door welcomes you to the wonderfully named Prick Your Finger, knitting boutique and haberdasher. Run by some really cool women who play great music out the back of the shop where they sit unobtrusively while you browse, this is a far cry from your average acrylic-filled knitting shop and even from the new breed of fancy, bourgeois yarn shops. The displays are bonkers in a good way and they sell books with properly cool and weird patterns in. They also do courses which are advertised on their website. I’ve never done one but I’m tempted by the Beginner’s Crochet. I’m sure they’re really welcoming and fun as the girls are so lovely.