Craft Focus - Feb/Mar (Issue 65)

craft focus 15 brand spanking new brand spanking new Opposites attract Designed by Typica Studio, London, Magnetips are refillable fine- liner pens that have been combined with strong Neodymium magnets to create a playful and versatile pen set. Each one of the Patent-Pending refillable pens has two powerful magnets fixed in their shell, making them attract one another allowing nearly unlimited options for how the pens can be stored or presented. They’re purposefully designed to last and contain high quality, fine-line refills in a stunning palette. The 0.4 fine line is great for accurate colouring, sketching, or just writing beautiful prose. Magnetips +44 (0)7707 620750 magnetips.co Luxurious blend This sumptuous new cotton/silk blend yarn will add some luxurious natural fibre to any wardrobe. Available in 10 subtle, vintage shades, each 50g ball retails at just £2.99 making it unbelievable value for money. Two exquisite books have been developed full of innovative beautiful knits to support this yarn and these have been partnered with three gorgeous crochet leaflets. This fashionable yarn has something for every crafter and is absolutely perfect for ladies’ Spring/Summer knits. King Cole Ltd +44 (0)1756 703 670 kingcole.com Quality colouring STAEDTLER has launched a new range of art materials including sketching, drawing, colouring and painting products. The range targets adult crafters wishing to explore and expand their creative potential and hobby artists who want to invest in high-quality products at competitive prices. Attractively presented in colourful packaging with clear product information, the range comprises hard pastel sticks, charcoal sticks, watercolour crayons, acrylic paints, and brushes, all offering the standard STAEDTLER promise of dependable quality and reliability. STAEDTLER +44 (0)845 600 5930 staedtler.co.uk An exclusive round-up of the newest product offerings New mermaid collection Dive into the magical world of mermaids with the latest paper craft pad from Katy Sue Designs. Designed by Teresa Goodridge, the sweet on-trend images were designed with the craft market in mind. The pads are aimed at card makers providing the original artwork as the focal point for handmade cards and paper craft projects. They contain a mixture of card topper sizes, which have been carefully laid out to ensure there’s enough space to use die cutting products or templates to create a bespoke shape around them. Printed on 170gsm FCE paper, the pads make 80 card toppers and retail at £16.99. Katy Sue Designs +44 (0)191 427 4571 katysuedesigns.com