Craft Focus - Aug/Sep (Issue 68)

76 craft focus SHRINK TO FIT New Artist Series shrink film from Grafix features 12 pre-printed designs by popular artists Gina Kim, Julie Fan-Fei Balzer and Marlene Meijer-van Niekerk. The product is available in 8.5in x 11in packs, each containing two pre-printed sheets of the same style and two clear sheets for tracing. This allows crafters to come up with their own inventive designs, and the shrink film can be used in jewellery-making, papercraft, home décor or school projects. Simply colour, cut out and bake. Creations will shrink to 20 per cent of their original size and become nine times thicker. +1 216 581 9050 grafixarts.com OFF THE CUFF Search Press is the UK and European distributor for US imprint, Annie’s Publishing. It has a wide range of titles available, including Fiddle Mats, Muffs and Cuffs , which includes eight projects that serve as a therapeutic activity for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Each design is made using different textures and types of yarn. It’s priced at £7.99. +44 (0)1982 510 850 searchpress.com WILD THING Tandy Leather’s frontier bison sides are full of rugged character. Bison leather is known for its softness, strength and durability, and it offers a fine choice for making chaps, work aprons, jackets, moccasins and western-style décor items. The product is available in two colours, raisin and brown, and measures between 16 and 18 square feet. Tandy also distributes bison kits, which come with pre-cut and pre-punched leather, as well as needles, thread and full instructions. +44 (0)800 085 6765 tandyleather.com born in the USA CHECK IT OUT Checker Distributors supplies independent retailers across the UK with a choice of more than 140,000 products including quilting and sewing supplies. The company’s website has tools to check stock availability and previous invoices, as well as order status and top selling items. Products available include well-known brands and fabrics frommore than 1,200 vendors including OmniGrid, Olfa and Clover notions, Hobbs and Bosal batting, Aurifil and Mettler thread, Benartex, Free Spirit, Michael Miller fabrics, C&T Publishing, Atkinson and Martingale patterns and books. EU customers can also take advantage of consolidated shipment via FedEx, with no weight requirements. Customers will not be charged VAT and products arrive within three days. +1 (419) 893 3636 checkerdist.com