Craft Focus - Dec/Jan (Issue 70)

102 craft focus What to stock Our pick of this season’s best craft products Corinne Lapierre New from Corinne Lapierre, this humorous penguin design is one of three mini felt craft kits launching this season. Complete with a haul of fish, the set contains everything needed to finish the project, and comes in an eye-catching box with a window that showcases the soft wool felt mix inside. It’s suitable for crafters of all abilities and has a retail price of £7.20. +44 (0)1132 460 403 corinnelapierre.com Craftfoam Ideal for making models and decorations, Craftfoam has a multitude of uses. The material is rigid, versatile and easy to cut into different shapes, and it’s great for homemade stamps. The foam comes in useful sheet sizes and a range of thicknesses and can also be used to sculpt and shape winter craft creations. A ready-to-use number and letter format is also available. +44 (0)114 249 5626 craftfoam.co.uk Heritage Crafts Perfect for driving last-minute Christmas sales, this charming cross stitch design is set to join the John Clayton Collection at Heritage Crafts. Santa’s Job Done measures 31cm x 22cm and is taken from an original watercolour by the artist. The kit features 27 count evenweave or 14 count aida, together with Zweigart fabric, DMC stranded cottons sorted onto numbered cards, a needle, clear charts and instructions. It retails at £44.95. +44 (0)1889 575 256 hcrafts.com Peak Dale Products Peak Dale Products has sourced an assortment of woollen fabric strips cut into 40mm-wide pieces. Sorted into individual colours and bagged in 500g quantities, the strips are perfect for rag rugs and rag prodding. Each pack will make a 25cm square rug depending on the tightness of the work. Colour combinations include blue and grey, brown and grey, green and grey, pink and grey, and tartan and grey. +44 (0)1298 78 447 peakdaleproducts.co.uk