Team Everything was on its way to lunch earlier today and spotted this lovely lady spinning in the street. So I went over to say hello.
Rachel is one of the co-founders of Prick Your Finger, a wool and craft shop just round the corner from Everything HQ. "I think I'm going to do this every day it's sunny", she said. "I end up teaching passers-by how to spin all the time!"
Rachel and Louise, the founders, are passionate about their craft. The shop is as much gallery as wool shop - the window features a crocheted toilet and bath set by Lauren Porter, famous for knitting a full-sized replica of a Ferrari. But it's not about intimidating people. "We wanted to have a space where people would come in and think 'I could do that'", Louise explained.
So along with selling wool and things made of wool (check out the knitted stiletto heel covers in the picture above), they also teach knitting, spinning and crochet. And not just on the street. School of Everything teacher Aneeta Patel (star of our About page) teaches a class there. And we hope to see the rest of Prick Your Finger's teachers on School of Everything soon!
Prick Your Finger is at 260 Globe Road, Bethnal Green London E2 0JD.