Hobbycraft to close nine stores
Hobbycraft confirms that, following a strategic review of the business it has announced a restructuring which will...
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Welcome to summer! This issue, we have our fabulous five-page special dedicated to summer inspired crafts. It’s enough to get you pouring yourself a Pimm’s in no time. We also delve into the animal print trend – it’s all over the high street so make sure you’re also stocking safari styles on your shelves. And let’s not forget Father’s Day, as we round up the latest crafts for the leading male figure in your life.
Moving on, it’s that time of year where stationery lovers far and wide embark into Islington’s Business Design Centre for the London Stationery Show. We hope you enjoy this event and continue to share our passion for all things stationery. Vamping up your workspace is so on
trend and we’ve rounded up so many beautiful products in our Stylish Stationery feature so do check it out on p39.
Lastly, we have plenty of company profiles, where we chat to leading retailers and wholesalers to see how they’re doing business, what’s working and what’s not. We speak to David Mather Supplies, Acorn Fabrics and Pebeo, to name a few.
We hope you enjoy the issue
Rachel Westall, Editor
PS. If you have any news you would like to submit to this site or Craft Focus magazine, please email editor@craftfocus.com
Rachel x
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DekelDyes is located in Israel and from the studio, ships worldwide. The company has been working in the textile field for more than 10 years with the supply shop being introduced in the last six years. Suzanne Tamar Dekel, owner of DekelDyes, chats to Craft Focus, about her sustainable, organic, fair trade company, dedicated to making natural textiles and dyes .
Originally located in mid Wales, T.D. Edwards and Son Ltd trading since 1981. Mike Edwards, owner of T.D.Edwards and Son LTD. talks to Craft Focus about being the go-to company for buying and repurposing unused stock. In this current climate where sustainability is on everybody's radar it is good to be playing a part in this movement and avoiding products ending up in landfill.
