A couple of months ago I photographed a newborn who was wearing this beautiful knit sack when I arrived. I sent out a little shout out to the maker to contact me, and she did. I have come across a lot of baby cocoons and sacks like these through other photographers and ETSY, but non of them compared in quality to these. I was excited to meet up with Jennifer at my office where Jenn Sullivan, owner of Waddle n Swaddle, and I got to go through her samples and just uhhh and ahhh over them. Of course, baby Waddle n Swaddle was just born so he was the perfect little model for us to try the sacks out on. These sacks are perfect gifts for new moms and we encouraged Mrs. Knapp to move forward and take the next step in selling these things to the public.
That weekend we shot some product photos and I asked Jenn a little bit about herself and how she got into knitting her sacks:
Two years ago while pregnant with her 3rd child, Jennifer Knapp, the mom behind Knapp Sacks saw some knitted cocoons online. Needing a creative outlet as well as a way to pass the time during the end of her pregnancy she decided to make one for her baby to be. When he was born and the midwives swaddled him up in it they jokingly called it a Knapp Sack and the name has stuck. So what is a Knapp Sack? A Knapp Sack is a swaddle blanket and photography prop rolled into one. Each one is knit on a round loom by Jennifer. There are 3 different kinds of Knapp Sacks, the Original, a split top and a button down. Jennifer loves quality products with duel purposes and Knapp Sacks is one of those products. One of her goals with Knapp Sacks is to be eco-conscious. She tries to use as many natural and organic materials as possible. All of the original Knapp Sacks are made of 100% organic cotton. She also uses biodegradable shipping products.
Jennifer met her husband Jeramie in college and they’ve been together since. They have 3 children together, Tyler (6), Sierra (4) and Noah (20m). Not to mention two crazy Boxer pups, Fender and Star. Jennifer is a stay at home mom to the bunch and is excited to stay busy knitting Knapp Sacks when Tyler and Sierra return to school this fall.
Knapp Sacks can be found at http://www.etsy.com/shop/tylerj1029 and on Facebook. Her first stocking will be August 1st. As a grand opening special all Knapp Sacks purchased between 8/1-8/15 will ship for free!
And for those who haven’t met him yet, here is Griffin, aka “Baby Waddle n Swaddle.”
Did I mention I have one packed in my hospital bag!
So on a random free day I took the boys out for a mini photoshoot and surprised hubby with our new canvas pieces. I opted to only go with 2 images rather than a multi image layout since baby #3 is due in just a few short weeks and I plan on doing a canvas display that includes him.
