Christmas & Gift 2025 highlights
The year 2025 certainly began on a high note for the UK's only festive trade show – Harrogate Christmas & Gift...
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Christmas & Gift 2025 highlights
The year 2025 certainly began on a high note for the UK's only festive trade show – Harrogate Christmas & Gift...
As the doors close on the 75th edition of Spring Fair, the UK's largest retail trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion, the...
New designs from Heritage Crafts in time for Valentine's Day. Since 1987 Heritage Crafts has worked with talented artists...
A Celebration of Crafting Excellence at Westpoint
For two decades, the Stitching 4 All & Craft4Crafters Show has been the beating heart of textile...
2025 is here! As we look ahead with hope and high expectations, we ask what will the retail landscape look like over the next 12 months? Maybe as a business you’re looking to generate new trade prospects by embracing technologies, including 3D printing and digital design tools; or maybe you’re concentrating on your eco credentials, supplying environmentally friendly options for customers? Furthermore, maybe this is the time to reinvent your store as a community space, offering workshops and tuition or simply providing a comfy corner to sit and read. Options are plentiful and I hope you find a business model to help you going forward, keep the cogs turning and the tills ringing. This issue, we have a feature dedicated to event and business professionals, all offering their advice on what will be big in the world of craft and stationery over the year ahead. Definitely a few extra tips in there!
Believe it or not, no sooner have you packed away your baubles but you’re reaching for the rose petals as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are on the horizon so do check out product pages which will provide plenty of inspo to keep your shelves full and exciting for crafters! As always, we have the lowdown on the upcoming trade shows – from Toy Fair to h+h Americas to Spring Fair. As well as that there's the latest industry news and brand spanking new – our section with the newest products on the market.
We wish you all the best for 2025!
Rachel Westall, Editor
PS. If you have any news you would like to submit to this site or Craft Focus magazine, please email editor@craftfocus.com
Rachel x
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Craft4Crafters Ltd, based in Bristol, has proudly organised premier textile and craft supply exhibitions for over 35 years. These events are carefully curated to showcase a diverse range of retailers and engaging attractions, inspiring creativity in all attendees. Andrew Thorpe, Managing Director of Craft4Crafters Ltd talks to Craft Focus about organising the oh so popular events, Stitching 4 All and Craft4Crafters.
Metallic Elephant was founded in the lovely countryside of North Essex in 2007 by Karl and Ros. Karl had a background in engineering and machine manufacture having worked at John T Marshall Ltd, a well know hot foil press maker. Ros's background was in the litho printing industry and particularly pre-press. They desired to run their own company and put their experience to good use. Here, Vincent Wilson, Business Development Director at Metallic Elephant Limited talks to Craft Focus about being the go-to company for crafter's engineering needs
