Craft Focus - December 2020/January 2021 (Issue 82)

4 FOCUS ON 23 Bosal Foam and Fiber Sharron Belcher Bosal sales manager UK talks to Craft Focus about the company’s new distributor Marent Crafts, their bestselling foam interlinings and how the company has survived the ups and downs of the Covid-19 pandemic 30 Messe Frankfurt Michael Reichhold – director of Creativeworld and Paperworld explains the new measures Messe Frankfurt are taking to deliver a successful and fruitful trade show for buyers and exhibitors alike in April, 2021. 48 Knitting Fever Jeffrey J Denecke Jr, chief operating officer of Knitting Fever Inc. chats to Craft Focus about the impressive choice of brands they look after and how they have helped retailers during the Covid-19 pandemic 76 Search Press Martin de la Bedoyere, managing director and Caroline de la Bedoyere, director, discuss Search Press, the family-run company that has been paving the way in craft titles for half a century 33 BUSINESS 86 Supply chain risk Lee McDarby, managing director of Corporate Foreign Exchange and International Payments at moneycorp, discusses how to navigate supply chain risk in the retail sector 90 Hobbyist gifting Lockdown has seen the spread of mental wellbeing and self-care into the hobby world, and early indications suggest this trend has no signs of slowing 97 Tips for interviewing Having listened to many budding entrepreneurs’ business pitches on television programme Dragon’s Den, Sara Davies shares her experience on what characteristics make a good business partner and what an employer may be looking for in an employee. SHOWS 27 Shows, news & events Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in your industry 51 Creativation 39