Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

20 cra ftfocus brand spanking new Wonderful textile art for your wall Step up your interior and up-cycle your fabrics with Dannells’ newest addition to the Needcraft range – the Textile Wall Art kit. If you've the perfect piece of fabric just begging to be shown off look no further. This kit contains everything you need to make a one-of-a- kind wall art. These simple to use kits are available in three shapes – circle, square and rectangle – and in an assortment of various sizes, and used with your favourite fabric designs. Using the quality components within the kit, you simply attach the self-adhesive panel to your fabric of choice keeping it stretched to prevent any sagging, and follow the step-by-step instructions. The cleverly built-in eyelets makes it easy to hang on the wall. As well as trade retail packs for cost-effective stocking, and manufacturer packs for those wishing to make professionally for sale, the Needcraft Textile Wall Art kit is also available in workshop packs for schools and private classes. A perfect product to get your students involved in arts and crafts while learning new skills along the way! Dannells/NeedCraft +44 (0)1992 700 311 info@dannells.com dannells.com Midnight magic Midnight Fairies is the latest addition to Hunkydory Crafts Mirri Magic range. It's printed onto the market-leading Mirri cardstock, giving a shimmering finish. The topper selection includes a magical and enchanting variety of fairy artwork amidst pretty nature scenes and includes a huge 27 Sheets (nine topper designs, one of each with two coordinating cardstock), with a vast array of colour ways, topper shapes, heartfelt sentiments, and pretty borders, ensuring each and every card you make with the kit will be different. The imagery is beautifully textured and patterned in an array of different styles, with a great variety of colour ways ensuring this kit has incredible versatility. The kit includes an enchanting variety of fairy artwork amidst pretty nature scenes and has beautifully textured and patterned in an array of styles, with a great variety of colour ways ensuring this kit has great versatility. Hunkydory Crafts +44 (0)1772 556 301 trade@hunkydorycrafts.co.uk trade.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk Light up your sewing! OttLite has produced a new multi-purpose LED lamp and magnifer, designed for use with sewing machines but versatile enough for lots of other occasions when you might need additional clear light or magnification. It runs on batteries or a USB power cord, and the unit comes with a stick-on adaptor that allows it to be fixed (but easily removed) to the side of a sewing machine. The lamp has an LED lamp, which can be swapped with an illuminated x3 magnifier that also has five times spot magnifier built-in. It’s ideal when you need to look closely at your work in progress on the machine. Once unclipped, the same lamp or magnifer can be used for many other tasks including simply clipping to a book as a reading light. The lamp will appeal to hobbyists or just those looking for a flexible illuminated magnifier bringing a wider audience for your sales area. The super bright OttLite LEDs are rated to last up to 40,000 hours which equates to 4½ years of continuous sewing! OttLite is now distributed by Wholebeads +44 (0)1425 837 244 sales@wholesale-beads.eu wholesale-beads.eu Ready for winter Craft Consortium has released its brand-new Winter Woodland collection. This collection is the third instalment in its licensed partnership with award winning Hackney & Co. and brings together an eclectic mix of Christmas, autumnal hand drawn elements and signature characters. The collection will encompass coordinating embellishments, including the premium 12 x 12 paper pad, stamps set and vintage acorn metal charms. Craft Consortium +44 (0)1332 799 379 sales@craftconsortium.co.uk craftconsortium.co.uk