38 Be inspired by Oakwood Stuart Bestwick, Managing Director of Oakwood Archer Ltd chats to Craft Focus about their exclusive ranges and new website launch Tell us a little bit about the company. Where are you based? When did the company start? Established in 2014 and located on the outskirts of Nottingham; we’re a small, family run business. Who founded the company and why? Myself and my daughter Toni Le Gallez started the company. We’d both worked in the industry before and enjoyed being in a creative and rewarding environment. Owning our own business meant we could use our creative and business skills to bring new and innovative products to market for UK consumers How has the company evolved? We started buying and selling other business’s old stock until we had some capital to start creating our own brands and distributing for other brands. Talk us through your exclusive ranges! We’re exclusive UK distributors for: Papercraft: Spellbinders, Pentart, Dawn Bibby Creations as well as our own Oakwood brand. Needlecraft: Abris Art, Permin of Copenhagen, Jobelan Fabric, Decoline Tablecloth Kits, Bohin and our own Archer brand of haberdashery. Is there a new product you’re particularly excited about. Working exclusively with Dawn Bibby for Dawn Bibby Creations range means we can bring a new collection to customers every month that’s inspiring and crested by Dawn. Dawn has over 25 year’s experience in the papercraft industry and is one of the most recognisable figures in the world of TV crafting. We launch our new range every month on Create and
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