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Immediate Media to launch new TV channel dedicated to sewing and quilting
Sewing Quarter will be the UK's first TV shopping channel dedicated to sewing and quilting. ...read more
Posted: 17 December 2016

Top Drawer Spring's six key trends are revealed
Design-led, international lifestyle event, Top Drawer, has identified six key aesthetic trends across Home, Gift, Fashion and Craft for its expertly curated spring/summer 2017 edition which will take place this January at London’s Olympia. ...read more
Posted: 12 December 2016

Scotland's Trade Fair is a sell out
Almost every stand is taken at Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring as retail business remains relatively strong in Scotland. ...read more
Posted: 5 December 2016

Creativeworld trends for 2017/18
The Creativeworld trends are highly regarded by visitors and exhibitors due to its original inventiveness. Commissioned by Messe Frankfurt, the designers of the bora.herke.palmisano style agency seek out the latest trends in interiors, fashion, architecture and art and shape them specifically to the range of products and themes showcased at Creativeworld ...read more
Posted: 30 November 2016

Your industry needs you! Get involved with National Stationery Week 2017
The organisers of National Stationery Week, the UK stationery market’s biggest consumer sales initiative, are appealing for manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of stationery products to come forward to support their industry and get involved with the event for 2017 ...read more
Posted: 29 November 2016

Helping companies with brand awareness
Pajatec is the sister company of Hantex Ltd, the UK based distributor of highly successful brands such as Art Gallery Fabrics, Cloud9 Fabrics, National Nonwovens, Vlieseline and Colette Patterns to name just a few. ...read more
Posted: 28 November 2016

Let it sew this Christmas!
National crafting fundraiser will support thousands with mental health problems. Mental health charity, Mind, is calling on everyone across the UK to get crafty this Christmas to help the charity provide vital support for the one in four people who live with a mental health problem each year. ...read more
Posted: 15 November 2016

Little Brian scoops double award
North-West based Little Brian capped an impressive six months as its new product, Paint Sticks, came away with two awards from the Practical Pre-School and Primary Teacher Update Awards. ...read more
Posted: 10 November 2016

A Christmas Fayre in partnership with Crafty Fox Market
Gather your friends and colleagues and come along for a festive drink and some inspiring shopping after work. ...read more
Posted: 9 November 2016

New trade show for British designer-maker brands to expand into the US
Co-located with LA Fashion Market, Source British offers a simplified route to market for UK brands and will takes place in LA, California 13th and 14th March 2017. ...read more
Posted: 3 November 2016

Knitters' kits fit easily through letterbox with vacuum packs
Experienced knitting supply retailer is using an ingenious packaging solution to save knitters space and time. ...read more
Posted: 2 November 2016

Get baking yourself now this season's Great British Bake Off has finished
Bake Box is a subscription box designed for blossoming bakers to build up a brilliant repertoire of new skills as well as a collection of professional baking equipment. ...read more
Posted: 1 November 2016

New jewellery and metalwork designer-maker to showcase at Shine 2016
The best emerging talent in jewellery, silver and metalwork will be in the spotlight as part of the Shine 2016 showcase at the Goldsmiths' Centre. ...read more
Posted: 1 November 2016

CHSI Stitches gears up for 2017 show
CHSI Stitches, firmly established as Europe’s leading trade show for the creative craft industry, is returning in February 2017 with a bigger show covering two halls of the NEC, Birmingham from Sunday 19th to Tuesday 21st February 2017. ...read more
Posted: 28 October 2016

Major retailers sign up to back #givingtuesday for 2016
Some of the UK’s biggest and best known retailers have signed up to support this year’s #givingtuesday – the global day of giving. ...read more
Posted: 28 October 2016

Sara Davies receives MBA at honours ceremony
Crafter's Companion founder, Sara Davies, attended her investiture at Buckingham Palace recently after being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Her Majesty’s Birthday 2016 Honours List. ...read more
Posted: 20 October 2016

Sewing & craft volunteers needed to help homeless people this Christmas
National homelessness charity Crisis is calling on keen knitters, craft enthusiasts and people with sewing and alteration skills to help boost homeless people’s self-esteem at their temporary centres this Christmas. ...read more
Posted: 20 October 2016

Entries invited for the 'Creative Impulse' Innovation Award at Creativeworld
An integral part of the leading international trade fair Creativeworld, the Creative Impulse Award is the world’s most important distinction in the hobby, handicrafts and artists’ requisites sector. ...read more
Posted: 19 October 2016

Deramores announces collaboration with Vickie Howell, knit, crochet and craft expert
Deramores has announced a new collaboration with Vickie Howell, the talented media host, author, knitting and crochet designer. ...read more
Posted: 7 October 2016

Highlights from the Scottish Hobby and Craft Trade Show
We have the lowdown from the recent Scottish Hobby and Craft Trade Show. ...read more
Posted: 7 October 2016

CHSI Stitches expands its team ahead of next year's show
ICHF Events has further strengthened its team ahead of the largest ever CHSI Stitches 2017 show. Dominic Fleming, a familiar face to many has re-joined the company after 15 years as Head of Sales & Operations. ...read more
Posted: 5 October 2016

Supporting World Mental Health Awareness Day - Monday 10th October
John Bloodworth, also known as ‘Gentleman Crafter’, is visiting all 92 historic UK counties in a motorhome, crafting with communities along the way in a bid to raise £20,000 for Mind, a UK-based registered mental health charity, and to spread creativity across the nation. ...read more
Posted: 5 October 2016

Little Brian scoops two awards
There was double joy for an exciting art and crafts brand Little Brian at a prestigious awards ceremony. ...read more
Posted: 4 October 2016

Confident market shows good orders for Scotland's Trade Fair
Scotland’s Trade Fair at the SECC in Glasgow was traditionally the last chance to place orders before the busy festive season. ...read more
Posted: 3 October 2016

Frame your memories, frame your life
Folder Frame is the latest instant display innovation and crafters are going to love it! They're inexpensive, disposable and a creative and fun way to display your photos, artwork and create memories. ...read more
Posted: 3 October 2016