Paper and Printing

Lately my life seems to be filled with paper and printing. Paper from my skecthbook, paper from my business cards, and most importantly paper printouts of my patterns. About 6 weeks ago I started selling printed copies of my patterns in my favorite local yarn store Knitch. The arrangement has been working out well and I love that I can now visit during lunch breaks guilt free. I have also been gearing up for the South Eastern Fiber Fair (SAFF). So I now have 350 copies of my patterns printed, folded and bagged – and a sore back.

This much paper feels strange in my life. I have always thought of myself more of a digital girl. I grew up with a computer in my house from a young age and for a living I work as a web designer. My new business cards even only list my email and social networking contacts.

But there is something about paper. I love going to the book store and smelling the freshly printed books and leafing through the brightly printed pages. It is tactile experience – just like yarn. While the work of printing, folding, bagging and stacking has been out of the ordinary and not something I would want to do every day there has been a pleasure in seeing my work on paper and not just on screen.

You can find me at SAFF in the Sales Arena sharing a booth with the lovely and talented Kate Oates (Tot Toppers).

If you are a yarn shop and interested in selling my pattern contact me at carey[at]fulloffluff.com