Craft Focus - Feb/Mar (Issue 71)

4 craft focus business advice Making a fresh start 120 Re-evaluate your business with Sara Davies Speech therapy 126 David Fairhurst gives us a crash course in voice search engine optimisation focus on House of cards 32 Claire Hamer tells Andrea Ashfield what’s happening at Hunkydory Crafts Joining forces 43 Craig De Souza talks us through the latest developments at AFCI.UK Variety act 77 Mark Wilson from Creative Product Distribution looks ahead to 2019 Source material 78 Find out what Marvic Fabrics has to offer retailers Soft sell 81 Behind the scenes with US distributor Bosal Crystal clear 82 Craft Buddy’s Gary Wadhwani reveals his expansion plans A cottage industry 94 Kate Hoyle from Bothy Threads showcases the company’s latest designs A stitch in time 97 How Gina Barrett turned a passion for historic textiles into a successful business Going solo 132 Emma Struthers chats to Craft Focus about Solocrafts’ newest products Starting from scratch 117 Stephen Yeomans explains how Essdee continues to innovate Blank canvas 125 We talk to Bastian Wollmann about Zweigart’s 140-year history Under cover 138 The latest quilting trends from EQS 82 TRADE-WIRES.CO.UK Unit 3, Zone A Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1HD Tel: 01371 238 013