Photography for knitters at Penelope´s Craft Amsterdam

For knitters and crocheters I will be sharing and afternoon of tips and tricks for those who wants to learn or improve the photography of their project whether it is for their Raverly page or any net that you use for posting your process and finished project. 

This is an under zero level of photography adapted exclusively for knitters or yarn and fiber lovers. I am my-self a crocheter and knitter of my own patterns with strong love for working with yarn and photography together in the same room. I´ve been dedicating the last two years to photograph intensibly yarn, fibers, as well as projects from designers like, Stephen West, Malia Mather and lately Nancy Marchant. Beauty, fantasy and humor are my aproach to the yarn world, elegance and sophistication is a must.

For this class, you must bring your own digital compact camera and for those that their phone is their daily camera is ok to work with it. Understand that must of the themes will be base on a regular compact digital camera and not the phone camera. Also bring a kintting or crochet project that you would like to photograph.

You can register and get more information about me and the photography for knitters class here.

Nos vemos.

Learning Brioche from the Queen of Brioche

Nancy Marchant, whom I personally call the Queen of Brioche will be giving here in Amsterdam a workshop at Penelope's craft boutique. Still chances for register and learn from an expert hard core briocher knitter as Nancy Marchant in person. I found Brioche technique quite gorgeous for create sophisticate hand knit garments, soon I will start experiment with it. She also is in Raverly.

You can register online here or at the shop at Kerkstraat 117, Amsterdam.

Penelope's Craft is blooming with knitting and yarn related workshops this spring. Here the schedule. make your choice and see you around.

Click to enlargeHappy knitting spring

Caravan Yarn Bombing, check!

We did it!, we joined hooks forces and we made it, several hours of crocheting plus 5 days of installation. Ladies Fancywork Society Amsterdam rocks!.

For a colorful week, for an evolve future, for our interior peace, STREET ART FOR A BETTER WORLD. I share this pics here.

All photos by Nicolas Uthurriague.

Most of the yarn is from leftovers, donations from other crocheters or knitters, our own donations.

And a final family picture, with our supporter families, that, waited, visited and stayed in the cold with us while we were bombing.

Peace and see you around. 

Ladies Fancywork Society at Stick Together Amsterdam Festival.

Ladies Fancywork Society Amsterdam is yarn bombing again, this time as part of Stick Together Amsterdam inside a street art fair with more than 20 artist from Europe. The event opens today 6th at 4pm and 7th at Amsterdam Roest, Czaar Peterstraat 213, 1018 PL Amsterdam. We will be there crocheting live, come to say hello. Textile artist will enjoy it.

Here our progress until yesterday and still more is going on.

 

 Hasta la vista...

Madame Craft 4th anniversary !!!

Happy Anniversary!. Four years have passed since I started this blog in my small studio in Tokyo I bring this Illustration of Matilda to celebrate I would like celebrate bigger but I am busy every minute. For now I'm very glad that I accomplish 4 years with  Madame Craft. Many projects more to come and show.

 

Some crayon

"Sorry, I have my own agenda" Matilda's drawing. Just finishing an old drawing during the weekend, peaceful way to pass time while I rest a knee issue.

... and after all that, she said "Sorry I have my own agenda" and flew away.

Hyland Mather newest mural

I just photographed recently this new work of Hyland, it is so cute ! is made of lost materials he found around and this one has been made with old spinner parts and full of strings just like a glove for the new Penelope's Craft Boutique which is soon to open. To photograph this mural was very therapeutic I could do it the whole day.

Enjoy.