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The pop-up shop in London’s Bethnal
Green took seven months of exhaustive
work by Lucy and assistant Rachel,
who, together, not only organised the
whole set-up (including website), but
handmade 4,000 items from 300
square metres of felt.The goods were for sale both online
and instore and were so popular they
walked out of the shop, so to speak.The physical shop is now closed,
and we’re predicting that all ‘produce’
from the online store will be sold out
before this issue of Homespun hits
the stands, but if you want to check,
go to The Cornershop, by Lucy Sparrow,
at http://www.thecornershoponline.com.
It’s definitely also worth paying
a visit to Lucy’s regular website,
http://www.sewyoursoul.co.uk. Heaps
more Sparrow ingenuity there.This is a pop-up shop to beat all
pop-up shops. Well, actually, it’s
probably the best corner store you’ve
ever seen, period! Everything about
this is AMAZING, starting with the
name of the super-crafter behind
the idea – Lucy Sparrow. When you
first ‘enter’ Lucy’s store via our
photographs, it just looks charming,
because it recreates all those lovely
local stores of your childhood, with
shelves stacked full of goodies.But take a closer look! Every single
item is handmade from felt, from
the tiny packets of chewing gum
to the cans of beer, digestive biscuits,
magazines and newspapers and
even the big bags of kitty litter.
Phenomenal!Ms Sparrow caps off the mood with
a classic overall apron, ’40s-style
headscarf and glasses. The whole
eff ect is captivating.k loserlllookMAY I FELT YOU?
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