Illustrator Johanna Basford, STAEDTLER UK & CASS ART Join Forces
STAEDTLER UK, a leading manufacturer of high-quality stationery and art products, is...
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Illustrator Johanna Basford, STAEDTLER UK & CASS ART Join Forces
STAEDTLER UK, a leading manufacturer of high-quality stationery and art products, is...
CRAFTERS UNITE FOR SHAUN THE SHEEP’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Crafters from across the UK and around the world came together at The Mills Fabrica in King's...
Snapdragon Studio's newest exhibition
Independently run brand Snapdragon Studio will be exhibiting in Brings You Joy in Petersfield Village for the...
Hunter Luxury wins top award at UK packaging award
Full-service packaging supplier Hunter Luxury has reinforced its reputation as a luxury packaging...
This crucial time of year is huge for retail as consumers start their Christmas shopping. We’ve been dropping hints of Christmas goodies since the summer – as we know ‘Christmas in July’ is all-important in strategising your marketing, securing stock early and getting a head start on your winter sales. This issue, we have part two of our festive special – featuring traditional Santa motifs to the quirkier donkey cross stitch kits from Heritage Crafts – super fun.
Following this, we have Creativeworld’s latest trend predictions curated by Stilbüro bora.herke.palmisano. Always a fascinating read! As a stationery addict, I love making my working from home station a pleasure to be – and so we have a product feature dedicated to desktop accessories! If that’s not enough, we’ve pulled together a sparkling selection of what’s new and noteworthy across patchwork & quilting, embroidery & tapestry and artist supplies. As always, we have the latest trade fair news and industry news to keep you abreast of new developments in the retail sector.
As you know, we love hearing from you, our valued readers, so do keep in touch – you can email me at: editor@carftfocus.com
Rachel Westall, Editor
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Rachel x
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Quadrigloo is the UK's first fully square glue sticks based in London and Birmingham. The company was born in a classroom in 2019 when founder, Joyce, was in year nine after battling with the corners on a worksheet and wondering why glue sticks are round and circular when they're mainly used for paper that is straight and rectangular. Here, Joyce Kudehinbu, Founder and Director of Quadrigloo chats to Craft Focus about their innovative square shaped glue stick!
Amanda Litster, owner of Fab Dab Do talks to Craft Focus about creating more creative futures for little ones! Surrey is where Fab Dab Do was created in 2019, however the company initially started as a company in 2015 called Splatter Make based in Bromley. It transformed the much-loved T shirt painting workshops into DIY kits right from a greenhouse studio.
