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

66 craft focus hot products on the horizon Eugenio Gabarró Stand 12G17 TOFT is delighted to be exhibiting two brand-new books by best-selling author Kerry Lord. Edward’s Doll Emporium is a crochet flipbook where you can mix-and- match different heads and costumes to create your favourite people in miniature. Kerry’s most recent offering, Edward’s Menagerie: Dogs is the long- awaited compilation of 50 different canine patterns to crochet. TOFT has released new dog and doll kits alongside these books in the much-loved complete kit format and will be launching a brand-new range of hat and scarf knitting kits, all fashion-led designs made with the company’s luxury British wool. JSC Gamma Trading Stand 12L11 PANNA has produced a novelty embroidery kit ‘Roses on Sheet Music’. It’s a stumpwork, and the kit includes fabric with a printed photo of the result, so as the crafter stitches each petal and bloom, they seem to bring the printed image to life. Using a variety of stranded cottons and silk ribbons produces a 3D effect that makes the result seem like an open window into another world. All materials and instructions with coloured close-up photos are included into the kit, so stitchers will be able to create the real masterpiece! Eugenio Gabarró leather products are wonderful for making fancy jewellery such as bracelets and necklaces for both men and women. The leather cord collections comprise of a variety of thicknesses, shapes, colours and finishes that make it versatile to use in arts sectors as well as for crafts projects. The only limit is your imagination. Organ Needles is introducing a new range of blister pack needles. The needles come in a tamper proof pack, description clearly shown with sizes and barcodes on a card, perfect for displays. The full range of domestic needles is covered in the new packing offering more than 60 different types of needles, standard sewing needles, twin needles, jersey sewing needles, jeans needles, metal needles, microtex needles, embroidery needles, super stretch needles and new anti glue sewing machine needles for embroidery machines. Organ Needles Stand 12A15 TOFT Stand 11A25