Craft Focus - February/March 2022 (Issue 89)

16 THE CRAFTY KIT COMPANY This beautiful Poppies in a Hoop Needle Felting Kit is the latest addition to The Crafty Kit Company’s 2D needle felting collection, and contains everything needed to complete a 2D felted picture − just like ‘painting with wool’! Clear photographic instructions guide crafters through every step of the project, allowing them to create their own stunning scene of bright summer poppies in a cornfield. The RRP is £18.95. +44 (0)1620 860 907 trade@craftykitcompany.co.uk trade.craftykitcompany.co.uk ARTCUTS Be a busy bee and create this delightful wooden Beehive Bunting for your home! Capturing the essence of spring, the craft kit includes a beehive, bees and sunflowers made from Artcuts’ signature birch wood. Designed for all levels of makers, this kit focusses on simple crafting techniques from stamping to inking and creating effective honeycomb patterns in a rich sunflower yellow. With great gifting appeal, this kit is neatly packaged and includes all the crafting components as well as a guided video tutorial. It’s made from sustainable FSC certified Scandinavian birch wood, which is smoothly sanded for quality results. Each one of Artcuts’ craft kits is designed and manufactured from the company’s studio and workshops in the Surrey Hills. The RRP is £19.95. +44 (0)1342 843 843 www.artcutstrade.com SOLOCRAFTS SoloCrafts is delighted to announce its new partnership with Miadolla, who produce stunning doll and toy making kits for every ability. The brand is well known in toy making circles and since 2014 has stood for quality and great design across its range, SoloCrafts now has the pleasure of distributing its products here in the UK enabling easy access to this brand domestically. Miadolla’s range includes simple felt toys for beginners, cute and cuddly soft toys and detailed doll figures with outfits and accessories all included. One of our favourites is Shaun the Elephant, all materials are included to make the figure and his clothes. The kit also includes weighted filling to ensure the doll can stand alone once completed. Miadolla’s packaging is attractive and clearly lists the contents in English among other languages, and uses a simple one to three hearts as a difficulty scale. Retail prices range from £6.99 to £41.99, with an option for every budget. +44 (0)161 464 7313 sales@solocrafts.com www.solocrafts.com EUGENIO GABARRÓ, S.L. Nanbag is a new project for Eugenio Gabarró that specialises in leather accessories. With more than 50 years of experience in artisanal leather work, Eugenio Gabarró presents a new brand the company says will shake up the leather goods sector. Nanbag is the new brand of leather handles that opens up an infinite range of possibilities in the creation of DIY bags. Nanbag leather handles have been specially designed to create fabric bags through the ancient technique of Furoshiki. As Product Manager, Toni Gabarró, explains, “With the combination of fabrics and leather, we wanted to join two materials that represent two traditions and two cultures, creating one-of-a-kind pieces that combine elegance, sophistication and glamour.” +34 938 033 852 www.eugeniogabarro.com

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