If you are having trouble viewing this email please click here
Craft Focus magazine
Craft Focus on Facebook CraftFocus Craft Focus on Twitter @CraftFocus Craft Focus on Instagram @CraftFocusMag
 
View the latest issue of Craft Focus for FREE!
 

View the latest issue of Craft Focus for FREE!

 
Just a reminder that you can view the latest issue of your favourite craft trade magazine for FREE.

Simply Follow this link

You can also read any of our previous issues by following this link

Craft Focus is the UK's leading trade title aimed at craft bricks & mortar and online retailers.

When making enquiries to our advertisers, do please mention us. Don't forget to visit our social media channels to spread the word and interact with others.

Enjoy, keep safe and well and please accept our sincere best wishes from everyone here at Craft Focus!
 
August/September 2021
 
This issue we have plenty of inspiration for knitting & crochet, card making, stamping & embossing and – is that the sound of sleigh bells ringing – part one of our Christmas special!

Many of our readers visited Autumn Fair earlier this month, we hope you enjoyed your experience and it was worth the wait. The London Stationery Show is nearly upon us and I can’t wait to see many of you there!

Enjoy the issue!

Rachel x
 
Sara Davies launches new Craft with Sara workshops
 
Sara Davies launches new Craft with Sara workshops
 
Sara Davies MBE, founder and creative director of Crafter's Companion, is launching a limited series of virtual craft-along workshops. The Craft with Sara workshops offer attendees the opportunity to try a new creative experience. Each person who signs up to a workshop will receive all the supplies and materials they need to take part, including a Zoom link to join a class with Sara Davies, who will guide the audience through creating the project. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask Sara for advice and tips during the live and interactive session. The schedule of workshops features a range of classes to suit all abilities, including no-sew bag making, card making, mindful colouring, crochet, macrame, pom-pom making and more.

Read more......
 
 
 
Eco-friendly embroidery
 
Eco-friendly embroidery
 
With sustainability and social responsibility at the core of her modern embroidery business, Sammy Bishop, Owner & Founder of Paraffle, is proudly flying the flag for Scotland! The company is based in a studio in Edinburgh – it's a building run by an arts charity, full of artists, small businesses and charities – a fantastic environment to be located in. The company started in 2017, as a small Etsy shop, before expanding. Sammy tells us more...

Read more......
 
 
FAS
 
Introducing 'Trace'
 
Introducing 'Trace'
 
Search Press is excited to introduce film and TV costume designer, Michele Carragher's first book, Trace, which will be available later this month. Michele works as a Costume Embroiderer in the film and TV industry, and has been a part of many award-winning productions such as Game of Thrones, HBO's Elizabeth I and The Crown. She has also worked on Nicole Kidman's outfits for Queen of the Desert. Many of the costumes that Michele has embroidered have been exhibited in various museums around the world

Read more......
 
Launch of the Great British Craft Fair announced
 
Launch of the Great British Craft Fair announced
 
The owner of British Craft Trade Fair, Kerrison Exhibitions, is delighted to announce the launch of the Great British Craft Fair, a new series of b2c events that will open their doors for the first time ahead of Christmas 2021.The Great British Craft Fair will showcase the very best of traditional and contemporary British crafts, designed to entice shoppers on the hunt for authentic handmade gifts and homeware that are guaranteed to be 100 per cent made in Britain. The first three events are scheduled as follows: EventCity, Manchester, 20th-21st November; Wetherby Racecourse, Yorkshire, 27th-28th November; and East of England Arena, Peterborough, 4th-5th December.

Read more......
 
Manuscript Pen Company announces attendance at the London Stationery Show
 
Manuscript Pen Company announces attendance at the London Stationery Show
 
Midlands' stationery brand, Manuscript Pen Company has confirmed it will be exhibiting at the 2021 London Stationery Show.Taking place at the Business Design Centre on the 5th – 6th October, the London Stationery Show is the UK's only trade event dedicated to stationery and showcases the biggest selection of writing and pen products from around the world.Now in its fifth generation, Manuscript is a family company which distributes its own brand calligraphy products across the world, as well as operating as a UK distributor for a number of well-known businesses in the luxury pen, gift and stationery industry including Koh-I-Noor Art Products, Karin Markers, Pininfarina and Visconti.

Read more......
 
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...

5-6 Oct 2021 - London Stationery Show
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, The Angel, London, N1 0QH
www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk

16-19 Jan 2022 - Harrogate Christmas & Gift
Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Rd, Harrogate
www.harrogatefair.com/contact_us.asp
 
You have been sent this email because you have been previously identified as someone with relevant interest in our products and/or services and had the continuous option to unsubscribe at any time. You may review our GDPR privacy policy here. Your privacy is important to us. If you no longer wish to receive information from us, please click here to unsubscribe this email address from these communications.
Craft Focus magazine - KD Events and Publishing Limited, Registered in England & Wales No 12111708