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

Fabulous fabrics Quality fabrics to keep customers coming back for more GROVES Introducing the new Tilda Woodland collection from Groves. The collection is available to pre- order from the 1st December and includes the addition of a selection of beautiful Chambray fabrics to the permanent Basic collection that’s available all year round. Groves has UK exclusivity with Tilda, so do make sure to check out all of the stunning designs on the website. +44 (0)1844 258 100 www.grovesltd.co.uk ZWEIGART Zweigart® provides a broad range of great quality needlework fabrics which are colour-fast, easy-care and absolutely precise in weaving. All needlework fabrics are made in Germany and help to bring creative embroidery ideas to life. Zweigart is known for diverse innovation in fabrics for crafts and needlework. Many beautiful colours and prints in Aida, evenweave and linen fabrics can be found in this collection – the new color world ‘Mystic Galaxy’. In the accompanying embroidery idea booklet, you can be inspired by the infinite space of the galaxy. Sparkling stars, mysterious planets or even your personal zodiac sign can be beautifully implemented on these high-quality fabrics. info@zweigart.de www.zweigart.de MICHAEL’S BRIDAL FABRICS There seems to be a growing awareness and interest in fabrics that are categorised as being eco-friendly. These can be created in many different ways. Currently Michael’s Bridal Fabrics has fabrics like laces and Italian embroideries plus various plain fabrics that are made partly or fully from recycled yarns. These include tulle, Mikado, satin and crepes. There are other French lace qualities that use organic cotton and viscose where the trees used to make the viscose are replaced with new trees. There are also a lot of naturel fabrics (in naturel ivory colour) which are made from oranges, banana, corn, aloe vera, rose petal and even milk! Customers like the very soft feel that most of these types of yarns seem to create and the company expects to see a substantial increase in the number of eco-friendly products that will appear on the market over the next two to three years. The price gap between recycled and non-recycled seems to be getting smaller, and think that within five years a significant proportion of the new qualities we introduce will have environmentally friendly aspects to their production. Pictured is PH5004, the Honeycomb Weave fabric, made 100 per cent from oranges. +44 (0)1322 380480 www.michaelsbridalfabrics.co.uk 56