Props
So you know I’ve been feeling the slipper love lately. They really are fun to knit (and wear…and don’t try and convince me you don’t need a slipper wardrobe because I just won’t believe you). But taking pictures of them has always been a little tricky. I used a pair of shoe stretchers, but they didn’t quite have the volume I wanted (and they were a little smaller than my feet, so I sometimes had to pad out the toe a little to make them really show off the slippers. But no more.
I went on etsy and found two pairs of vintage lasts. Folks who make shoes use them to make shoes of various sizes and styles. I got ones that are close to the size of my feet, and I can already tell they’ll be a breeze to take slipper photos on.
You can find them on ebay or etsy if you want some of your own (search for lasts or shoe lasts). They’ll be joining the shelf of weird props (we need to do an office tour sometime…I’ve got kind of a lot of funny things in here). And I think they’re a perfectly good excuse to get some more slippers on the needles, don’t you? I mean I want to put them to work…
Top picture is Quiescent, bottom one is Burgeoning if you’re feeling the urge, and I’ve got a handful of other slippers too if you’re looking for something to keep you cozy!
So how do you keep from slipping on the floors in your knitted slippers? I think I’d fall and break something ( though my feet would look great for the paramedics). Do you have a fully carpeted house?
I mean…it’s not really any different than walking around in socks. And I don’t really have any trouble with that, so I guess it’s not something I ever thought of. And no, we don’t have any carpet (rugs…a shocking number of rugs, but no carpet).
Have you ever worn the photographed pairs? They are not recently released patterns but still look in excellent condition.
Someday you’ll have to do a slipper book because I want all of these in hard copy 💗