Julie Nelson Rhodes will be joining Unwind as
a vendor so I asked her to answer a few questions about her company, Tilly Flop, with us...
Please introduce yourself and your business in 2-3 sentences.
I’m a graphic designer and I love to
knit … a few years ago I couldn’t find a card to send to a
knitting chum so designed my own. And Tilly Flop designs began…
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| © TillyFlop designs |
What treats can we look forward to seeing at your stand during
Unwind?
I’ll have all my card ranges plus all
my prints, some laser cut felt and I hope to have a brand new tea towel design
to launch there too!
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| © TillyFlop designs |
What kind of graphic design did you do before you became knit
obsessed?
For the last, gulp, twenty-ahem-years I’ve designed primarily for
museums, visitor centres and exhibitions - it’s a great job and is hugely
varied. It can also be very stressful as deadlines have to be met and it’s not unknown to regularly
work through the night… knitting helps me cope with
that though when I’m busy there isn’t much spare time. I have
to hide my knitting away when I’m really busy as the
temptation is too great…
You’ve recently launched temporary
tattoos, do you have any tattoos…?
Not yet… though am planning to… and I’ve been commissioned to
design a real one which is very exciting
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| © TillyFlop designs |
Where do you find inspiration from?
I am a collector … [some may say hoarder] … books and magazines are a
passion, along with yarn, fabric and knitting ephemera. Pinterest helps keep
the piles of cuttings in check. I’m an avid blog reader too … So inspiration comes from
everywhere … a trip to the supermarket
or visiting our local antiques market in Bermondsey.
What are you looking forward to the most about Unwind?
There’ll be yarn, there’ll be lovely yarn folk,
there’ll be ice cream and it’s by the sea: sounds like a
winner doesn’t it?
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| ©Jill Mead |
Thank you to Julie for taking the time to tell us about what she makes! You can find Julie’s etsy shop by visiting https://www.tillyflopdesigns.etsy.com. To keep
up to date with all of the latest Tilly Flop news, keep an eye on Twitter @julietillyflop or Facebook
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