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April/May 2023
 

This issue we report back from CHSI Stitches, with an insight into Linda Jones’s Craft Report; as well as our London Stationery Show preview – we're counting down the days!

As always, we have many up-and-coming products dotted throughout to make your store offering tip top for the months ahead; whether you’re stocking up for Father’s Day, have a new baby in the family to knit for or just want some new needlework kits to keep customer’s coming back for more.

Happy reading and see you at LSS!

Rachel x

 
Clairefontaine introduces Pollen Correspondence Boxes
 
Clairefontaine introduces Pollen Correspondence Boxes
 
Clairefontaine has introduced a series of correspondence boxes to its extensive and colourful range of Pollen envelopes, cards and papers. Available in a choice of two delicate colours – green and pink, these new correspondence boxes contain 20 printed C6 size (11.4mm x 16.2mm) envelopes, which feature a fresh and attractive floral motif that depict the calming colours of eucalyptus foliage. The softness of these tones is combined with a watercolour effect for an elegant and refined feel to this luxury stationery.

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Crafters Companion Limited
 
Hahnemühle UK Ltd
 
Bumper 20th anniversary celebration for The Festival of Quilts
 
Bumper 20th anniversary celebration for The Festival of Quilts
 
The Festival of Quilts, Europe's leading patchwork and quilting event, will celebrate its 20th Anniversary this year with a bumper line-up of features that include special guest appearances, exciting new competition categories, celebration galleries and exhibitions, the Festival's biggest-ever workshop and talks programme, and a party! Flying in from the USA to mark this very special occasion will be modern machine quilter and YouTube star, Angela Walters, from The Midnight Quilt Show. Angela will be sharing her longarm quilting skills in a series of workshops and talks.

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Sheena Douglass returns to Crafter's Companion
 
Sheena Douglass returns to Crafter's Companion
 
The Queen of messy crafting, Sheena Douglass, is returning to Crafter's Companion. Having studied art in the UK and in California, Sheena has decades of experience in the art and crafts industry and began experimenting with different mediums from a very young age. Best known as an artist, designer and educator, Sheena has spent years drawing and creating realistic stamps, dies, stencils and embossing folders, while sharing her knowledge with crafters across the world. The renowned crafter has recently been presenting, creating new stamping products and creating content for her engaged online craft community across her social media platforms.

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Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year
 
Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year
 
Devon based David & Charles bring home industry award again for 2023. David & Charles, the independent publishing house, started in Newton Abbot in 1960 now based in Exeter, have returned once more with 'Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year'. The Independent Publishers Guild awards were held on March 22nd at London's OXO Tower and brings publishers from across the country together to celebrate their success throughout the industry.

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Quirky textiles from Poppy Treffry
 
Quirky textiles from Poppy Treffry
 
The company was first started in 2004 in a tiny attic space in Newlyn, Cornwall. Initially it was just Poppy and one very old Singer sewing machine which she used to develop a technique called Freehand Machine Embroidery. Her first collection featured tea cosies, cushions and textile pots drawn in stitch with imagery taken direct from her sketches of fishing boats, cottages and flowers.

Poppy Treffry, Company Director and Tamsin Hosken, Wholesale Manager talk to Craft Focus about their fabulous range of giftware and sewing projects...

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National Stationery Week back with a bang
 
National Stationery Week back with a bang
 
The National Stationery Week team are bursting at their pencil case seams with this year's all-star line-up. Maped Helix, Pentel, Snopake, Edding, Zebra and Staedtler are headlining the seven days of stationery and will be filling the week with exciting initiatives for both independent stationery retailers and stationery lovers alike. National Stationery Week is certainly back with a bang for 2023!

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Forthcoming Events
 
Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements. To view more events, please visit the events page on our website...

16-17 May 2023 - The London Stationery Show
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH
www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk

21-23 Jun 2023 - h+h americas
Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Rosemont
www.hh-americas.com

16-19 Jul 2023 - Home & Gift Buyers Festival
King's Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LA
homeandgift.co.uk

3-6 Sep 2023 - Autumn Fair 2023
NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK
www.autumnfair.com

4-5 Sep 2023 - The London Textile Fair
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH
www.thelondontextilefair.co.uk

14-16 Jan 2024 - Giving & Living
Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
givingliving.co.uk

25-26 Feb 2024 - Craft, Hobby & Stitch International Trade Show
NEC
www.chsi.co.uk
 
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