7 EDITOR’S LETTER On the cover With Zweigart’s Good Vibes colour world, we’re ringing in the summer! Beautiful aqua tones meet vibrant yellow and orange in combination with soft pink and make you long for sun, surf, beach and sea. Visit: www.zweigart.de/embroidery Let the sun shine! Summer’s here and the time is right ... for crafting in the street! Well, maybe in the garden! Everyone at Craft Focus HQ is absolutely loving the warmer weather! Our ‘Endless Summer’ feature was a no-brainer. Warm colours, sunset prints and feel-good patterns – we’re soaking it all up before July comes and with it, the sound of sleigh bells. Another trend feature you may have spotted is ‘Celestial Crafts’, for those who love stars, moons and a touch of astrology, this is for you! And, as a Sagittarius, it’s right up my street! The Business Design Centre was buzzing for the London Stationery Show and it was great to see clients, old and new, London certainly was the place to be! Supporting young crafters and budding artists, we have our Children’s Crafts feature as well as our Back to School feature to assist their studies with a stellar offering of trendy and practical stationery supplies. Our other jam-packed features include Crafts under £15 - for those giftworthy purchases, as well as haberdashery essentials in our ‘Ribbons & Buttons’ section and not forgetting all the latest industry news and trade show reports. Lastly, please shout if there’s anything you’d like to see in the magazine. We love to hear from our readers. Enjoy the warmer days ahead and keep on crafting! Louise Prance Editor Rachel DESIGN +44 (0)1376 535 616 artwork@craftfocus.com ACCOUNTS +44 (0)1376 535 616 accounts@craftfocus.com MANAGING DIRECTOR Sarah Ellis +44 (0)1376 535 602 sarah.ellis@craftfocus.com Craft Focus is solely owned, published and designed by Ellis Media and Events Ltd. Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility of the standing of advertisers nor by the editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. Craft Focus is published six times a year. ISSN 1758-0900 @craftfocus @craftfocusmag @craftfocus Craft Focus is proud to be associated with and supporters of: ADVERTISING Account Manager Tracy Voice +44 (0)1376 538 555 tracy.voice@craftfocus.com EDITORIAL Editor Rachel Westall +44 (0)1376 514 000 editor@craftfocus.com Stockwell Ceramics Silvine
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