Craft Focus - Apr/May (Issue 72)

69 TREND FILE Botanicals The latest on-trend botanicals CROSS SECTION New from Heritage Crafts, Love Your Garden and Cactus Garden will be joining the Karen Carter Collection this season. Each colourful cross stitch design contains Zweigart fabric, DMC stranded cottons sorted onto numbered cards, a needle, clear charts and instructions. The kits retail at £19.95 and £26.25 respectively. +44 (0)1889 575 256 hcrafts.com SEA BREEZE Celebrating coastal lifestyle, West Palm by Art Gallery Fabrics is infused with varying shades of coral, aquamarine and refreshing touches of lemon yellow. The collection is stocked in the UK by Hantex. +44 (0)1754 820 800 hantex.co.uk A NEW LEAF Featuring 20 prints to paint and frame, Watercolour Plant Art by Nikki Strange shows readers how to recreate leafy balms, exotic flowers and succulents. The process of studying and drawing each plant is described through clear step-by-step instructions accompanied by stunning photography and a clean, contemporary design. It retails at £15.99. +44 (0)1892 510 850 searchpress.com FIELD OF DREAMS Designed by Yao Cheng for Cloud9 Fabrics, the Field & Sky collection features organic sateen cotton with fresh, botanical patterns. It’s available by the metre from Hantex. +44 (0)1754 820 800 hantex.co.uk