Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

craft focus 17 brand spanking new brand spanking new Purr-fect cross-stitch Heritage Crafts has two new fun additions to its Simply Heritage range. The whole stitch designs are ideal for beginners or a quick fix of cat-related stitching! The Boys and The Imposter are from Peter Underhill and retail at £8.95 and £10.95 respectively, available as complete cross-stitch kits with 14-count Aida fabric. The kits contain everything you need to get started including Zweigart fabric, DMC stranded cottons sorted on to numbered cards, a needle, and clear charts and instructions. Heritage Crafts +44 (0)1889 575 328 sales@hcrafts.com hcrafts.com Perfect printing Personal Impressions, UK distributor for Gelli Arts has announced several new-launch items that are due to arrive in the UK in the next few weeks. This includes six new Gelli Arts printing kits in handy, reusable storage tubs that contain a Gelli plate, roller, new Gelli paint, texture tools, paper and or fabric and a few other goodies too. The different kit options available are Card Printing, Paper Quilt, Quilt Squares Printing, Patch Printing, Stamping & Printing and Feather Printing. For those who are not familiar with Gelli Art – it's a gel printing plate that looks and feels like gelatin, but is durable, reusable and stores at room temperature. It's easy to clean and always ready for printing. Mono-printing (essentially a printed painting) on a Gelli plate is simple, fun and innovtaive. The new kits are bound to be a hit for Christmas and anyone looking for an arty crafty gift. Gelli Arts products are distributed by Personal Impressions +44 (0)1787 375 241 pisales@personalimpressions.com personalimpressions.com The look of leather Kraft-tex is an eco-friendly leather alternative, which comes in hand-dyed, hand-finished colours that bring new texture and colour to all crafting projects. It’s supple, yet strong enough to use for projects that get tough wear. Crafters can use it to bring an exciting new texture to sewing projects, mixed media arts and bookmaking. The paper fabric looks, feels and wears like leather, but sews, cuts and washes just like fabric. New colours for this season include Marsala, Radiant Orchid, Tango Orange, Blue Iris and Greenery. The new colours will be available from the end of October, and retail at £22.99 per pack. Kraft-tex is distributed by Search Press +44 (0)1892 510 850 sales@searchpress.com searchpress.com An exclusive round-up of the newest product offerings Cool and coordinating By popular request, Impression Obsession is expanding its line of dies that coordinate with its clear stamps. Find 18 new die and stamp coordinates in addition to more than 20 new standalone dies for the autumn and winter seasons. The line includes festive ornaments, autumnal leaves and holiday treats, as well as elegant feathers. Jones Crafts +44 (0)115 978 1263 craftsales@jonesnottm.co.uk jonesnottm.co.uk