28 Award-winning craft show comes to Farnborough For the first time, the award-winning Creative Craft Show will be arriving at Farnborough International from 2nd-4th September, bringing exciting workshops, impressive features and fascinating demonstrations from industry leaders plus over 100 expert exhibitors ready to assist and advise visitors. An ultimate weekend for hobbyists and crafters, the Creative Craft Show will welcome in the autumn season with cosy displays and festive features from local artists and organisations with the theme of harvest. Visitors to the Creative Craft Show can pick up sewing tips and advice from a former contestant of BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee. Mark Francis, from the 2020 series, will be on hand at each day of the show to share his stitching, sewing and fashion design skills with crafters in Farnborough. Mark can be seen regularly on Sewing Street TV demonstrating his own patterns and those of many other brands too. He also gives talks throughout the country, teaching workshops and bringing excellent content with the brands Juki, Vlieseline and Native Lighting. A special feature at the new show in Farnborough is a capsule exhibition of Woman’s Weekly vintage sewing patterns and fabrics beautifully recreated by a team of dressmakers and an archivist, telling a story of fashion styles and trends over the decades. From macramé, silk painting and lace making to quilting and needle felting, visitors can get involved with demonstrations and bookable in advance workshops offering the chance to try something completely different or extend their skills with specialist crafters. With more than 100 exhibitors, the show is the place to be for all very latest supplies, ideas, and innovations in the craft and hobby world. Visit: www.creativecraftshow.co.uk for more details and all the latest information. Conscious crafting at Sitiches 2023 Conscious Crafting is the theme for CHSI Stitches 2023, when the event takes place 19th-20th February at the NEC, Birmingham. The event brings together the creative craft industry for two days of education, networking, procurement and business opportunities. The Craft Report is an integral part of the show, providing industry with a trends update and in recent years a more focused special report into the year’s theme. Next year’s report aims to explore the ‘Conscious Crafter’ a multi-faceted audience and highlight opportunities for the trade to better engage with them, as well as providing valued updates on key trend data such as spending, hierarchy of crafts and audience growth and profile. The Conscious Crafting theme will explore four key factors that crafters take into consideration and the extent to which this affects all elements of their decision making. Wellbeing/Health Consciousness: using the restorative power of craft to consciously improve wellbeing. Environmental/Ethical Consciousness: ensuring that their personal sustainability values are translated into their crafting life. Value Consciousness: explore what buying better means when it comes to craft supplies, and the factors that encourage consumers to invest in brands and products. Social Consciousness: the extent to which sharing the craft experience, at any stage of the process or journey, is a key consideration for crafters. Attendees can expect the biggest line-up of craft products on the market from leading suppliers, renowned retail experts will be sharing essential insights in the keynote speaker theatre and a range of demonstrations will be available to showcase the latest innovation. For more information visit www.chsi.co.uk
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