9/4/2023 0 Comments Pompom knitting![]() Noush is Pom Pom’s retail and London studio manager, where her love for organisation is in full flex! She fell in love with knitting whilst studying textile design at Chelsea College of Arts, where she also discovered machine knitting, which she uses to knit lots of colourful pieces. Sophie can often be found baking and pottering in her tiny garden, all while working on perfect puns for every occasion.Īnoushka Haroutounian (She/her) ― Retail & UK Studio Manager Managing the wholesale accounts, she enjoys connecting with LYSs all over the world (and maybe one day she’ll visit them all!) You’ll also see her at knitting events where she loves meeting and making Pom pals, chatting projects on the Ravelry forums or producing and co-hosting the Pomcast. Sophie learnt to knit when she was knee-high to a sheep, and after moving to London to study Design at Goldsmiths, she wove herself into the knitting world and joined Pom Pom in 2016. Sophie Heathscott (She/her) ― Wholesale Manager & Community Liaison She knits almost exclusively jumpers but one of these days will fulfil her annual New Year resolution of learning to crochet. She is now back in Farnham where she enjoys weekends watching football and going for long walks, preferably in the woods, with her partner and little boy. She moved to London and joined Pom Pom in 2014 to continue her knitting adventure. She revels in the challenge of making and enjoying knitwear for a hot climate.Īmy studied Fine Art in Manchester before returning to her home town of Farnham, where she put her organisational skills to use as a craft event organiser and became absorbed in the indie knitting world. She is now based in Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband, two young daughters, three cats, and a garden full of zinnias. While in London she wrote her MA dissertation on knitting in 20th century women's literature and worked for a publisher, a gallery, and a knitting shop, leaving her with a random but particular set of skills that could really only lead to running a knitting magazine. Meghan is a former American transplant to London, where she lived for a decade. Meghan Fernandes (She/her) ― Co-Founder & Creative Director When she is not making things with yarn, string or fabric she can be found singing or horse riding. She also has a background in linguistics (her first academic love), and enjoys trying to draw parallels between knitting and grammar. Lydia has always had a crafty streak, dabbling in everything from woodwork to paper mâché. She recently moved again to the fine city of Norwich where she studied for an MA in Fine Art, specialising in quilting as her primary medium. Lydia was born in London, grew up in Wales, and studied in Manchester, before returning to London via Mexico. Lydia Gluck (She/her) ― Co-Founder & Creative Director ![]() Pom Pom continues to grow, and we very much value each and every one of you along with us on the journey! We are so excited about bringing you more thoughtful, beautiful, joyful, educational, and inspirational knitted (and crocheted!) goodness for a long time to come. We also take pride in every detail of our magazine, from the typefaces we use right down to the paper we’re printed on – knitters are tactile people after all! We have always been, and continue to be, printed in the United Kingdom. We are so proud and lucky to be able to say that Pom Pom Quarterly is now stocked at over 700 locally-owned yarn shops and book stores across four continents and 20 countries.Īt Pom Pom we know that knitters are creative, curious people – so we also include lots of other features we think you’ll enjoy – from cocktail recipes, to dyeing tutorials, to articles about 18th century paper cut artists! Basically anything we think will inspire you. Since our kitchen table beginnings, we’ve gone on to feature some of the most well-known and loved independent designers and yarn producers, with some of the less well-known also growing along with us. ![]() Mainly conceived as a collection of patterns complemented by thoughtful writing and useful tutorials, we also celebrate the joy of making, hopefully without taking ourselves too seriously! Pom Pom was founded in 2012 as a quarterly that presents knitting, crochet, and craft in the modern, beautiful, and meaningful way we’ve always known it should be. ![]()
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