Craft Focus - Apr/May (Issue 66)

craft focus 15 brand spanking new brand spanking new It’s a wrap ExaClair, UK supplier of Clairefontaine, has added two new lines to its popular Kraft range. The Icons collection features high quality paper and gift bags in quirky designs, with adhesive labels and matt ribbons completing the set. Also available is the Neon range, which includes four funky geometric prints on brightly coloured paper. Products are made from natural and resistant materials. The company also supplies Exacompta, Rhodia and Iderama products to the UK marketplace. ExaClair +44 (0)1553 696 600 exaclairlimited.com Feathered friends Heritage Crafts has a selection of new products available this spring, including this whimsical tottering tower of owls. Birds of a Feather is designed by Karen Carter and measures 12.5cm x 26.5cm. Each kit retails at £29.95 and contains Zweigart fabric, DMC stranded cottons sorted onto number cards, a needle, clear charts and full instructions. Heritage Crafts +44 (0)1889 575 256 hcrafts.com Shrink to fit Grafix has announced a new addition to its expanding range of shrink film. The latest collection features 12 pre-printed products designed by Gina Kim, Julie Fan-Fei Balzer and Marlene Meijer-van Niekerk. Each artist has created four black-and-white patterns printed directly onto white shrink film. Crafters can use permanent markers or inks to add their own ideas before cutting out and shrinking as required. It can be used in jewellery making, papercrafting and home décor projects, and will be available in a choice of 15 new package options. Grafix +1 (216) 581 9050 grafixarts.com An exclusive round-up of the newest product offerings Basket of fun New from Solocrafts, this adorable Riolis counted cross stitch kit depicts a basket of kittens asleep on a pile of knitting. It comes with 14 count Zweigart Aida fabric, Safil wool and acrylic threads, which give a deeper colour and soft finish, as well as a sewing needle, chart and instructions. The finished size is 30cm x 24cm and it retails at £23.99. Solocrafts +44 (0)161 464 7313 solocrafts.com