Craft Focus - Dec 2017/Jan 2018 (Issue 64)

112 craft focus baby, it’s cold outside Winter glow Create and design your own beautiful lanterns, which can be used safely around the house. The lantern making kits are ideal for using with your favourite textiles to create beautiful interior decorations, or even get the children involved to make personalised or themed lanterns. Use special photos, wallpaper, fabric to create personalised lanterns. They use battery operated tea lights so there’s no risk to leaving your designs glowing throughout the evening. The kits are also available in workshop packs for schools and private classes, and is the perfect way to get students involved in a bit of craft while learning new skills! Dannells’ NeedCraft +44 (0)1992 700 311 info@dannells.com dannells.com Cosy toes Opal is an even mixture of fine wool from Germany and South America both are merino and the more expensive and yet better Polyamide 6.6 that renders it highly wear and tear resistant. The 4-ply sock yarn is part of a range of Schafpate, which is brought to you as a joint Opal and Viridian venture. The wool is supplied from about 30,000 sheep from the nature reserve BiosphareAlb in South Germany where traditional practices of sheep rearing is still worked by the migrant shepherds and supporting an environmental and animal friendly way of life. Viridian has sponsored eight rare breed German sheep – Schafpate – which translated means Sheep Godfather. The sheep have been named Hannah, Kim, Thelma, Sunny, Claire, Kate, Charlie and George, which are names from the Viridian owner’s family. The yarns are washed after printing, which means that there are no chemical or colourant leftovers. The yarn is steamed twice, which gives the yarn a fantastic volume and grip, and your knitted garments remains soft to touch. You can wash Opal wool in the washing machine at 40° without fear of it shrinking or colours bleeding. Opal contains no residues whatsoever that could damage your skin or that of your children or grandchildren. Opal is also saliva and sweat resistant. Viridian +44 (0)117 300 5244 viridianltd@gmail.com viridianyarn.com More choices for shrink art Grafix Shrink Film allows you to design, cut out and bake your own creations, and is now available in Metallic Gold and Silver, which is perfect for seasonal metal-like embellishments. The product now comes in eight additional styles including Clear, Matte, White, Black, Sanded, Inkjet Clear, Inkjet White and Assorted Colours. Crafter’s design will shrink to half their original size and become nine times thicker. Use with permanent markers, paint pens or stamps to decorate, and even draw with coloured pencils on the pre-sanded film. Print photos, clip art and text on Inkjet Shrink film and make jewellery, embellishments, paper crafts, magnets, key chains, tag art and children will love it too. Grafix Shrink Film is offered in 8.5in x 11in sheets in packs of six and 50 complete with ease to follow instructions. Grafix +1 216 581 9050 info@grafixarts.com grafixarts.com