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Quilling, the coiling and shaping of thin strips of paper strips to create a swirly design, has been around for years! Have you got in to paper quilling? We'd love to see your makes! We've been on the hunt around Instagram to find you some of the most inspirational accounts there are... Here's what we found; 1.  lavanyaanaidoo  2.  justinekurandesigns  3.  senaruna 4.  apaperlife 5.  mari_supole 6.  youareyouco 7.  miyyahatkertas  You can watch Hochanda live  online , Sky channel 663, Freeview 39 (6am - 9pm) or Freesat 817.

My name is Lotte Littau and I am the co-founder and co-owner of Creativ Company.  In my daily work I am responsible for creativity and welfare in our company.  A colleague of mine and I started Creativ Company in the summer 2000 – but before that I worked in the craft industry for 8 years. Back in 2000 Peter and I were the only two employed in Creativ Company – but very soon we had to hire more people and today we are around 180 employees all around Europe.  Knitting, crocheting, embroidery and sewing has always been a part of my life – in fact I was only 5 years old when I learned crocheting, and only a few years later I knitted my first jumper. I am very fortunate and happy that I have been able to work with creative products in my professional life as well in my private life.   I am also very happy that I have the possibility to be surrounded by creative people and creative products during my workday. Our passion for creativity makes it natural...

We are super excited to announce that we will be the host of an incredible WORLD LAUNCH from Imagination Crafts this weekend on Saturday, 10th and Sunday 11th September!  Are you an avid papercrafter looking for your next challenge? Perhaps you love to work with fabrics but you’re looking for the next big, exciting thing? You NEED to watch the Imagination Crafts shows this weekend! “Imagination Crafts are very excited to bring you a new concept and a new way to craft by fusing together your love of fabrics and papercrafting.” – Sue Baker We welcome Kim Christopher, a new crafty guest to the Hochanda family as she demonstrates throughout the shows all of the creative techniques showing everyone how to achieve Uncle Owlbert, by the end of the day! “Sue Baker, Kim Christopher and Lisa Baker have worked together to present to you Creative Textiles that use fabric, templates, papercrafting techniques, stencils, stamps, Starlight Textile Paints and all the other be...

We’re super excited that Andy Skinner the master of all things mixed media is joining us here at Hochanda! Make sure you catch Andy’s shows this Tuesday night at 8pm and again on Wednesday at 9am, 12pm, 4pm & 7pm - these shows are ones not to be missed! Andy Skinner is an established mixed media artist and tutor who teaches regular workshops all over the world and now he’s coming to Hochanda to teach YOU in the comfort of your own home! Andy is an accomplished painter and ceramicist but is best known for his ‘industrial gothic’ altered art and assemblage pieces. His unique style is edgy, dark, and enigmatic, pushing the boundaries of the medium with new and innovative techniques. Born and raised in Oxford, England, Andy was interested in art from a young age and the influence of his parents is obvious in his artistic style. His mother, a watercolour artist, encouraged Andy’s love of paints, while his father, an engineer with a knack for constructing amazing toys and...

Back in May we gave you a sneak peek to an exciting new supplier that will be joining us, so before their first shows we thought we'd get together with the very talented Tracey Evans, the Powertex Guest so you can all get to know her just a little bit better!  Introduce yourself. I’m Tracey Evans. I’m a wife, mother, arts and crafts enthusiast, and Creative Director of Powertex UK. Tell us how you got into Powertex, was it something that you had always wanted to do? Arts and crafts have been a passion of mine for a long time. I love to create and experiment with a variety of methods and mediums…but when I discovered Powertex, everything else got left on the shelf. I couldn’t believe that this amazing product wasn’t more widely available. After that, events just seemed to unfold and before I knew it my husband Garry and I were journeying to Belgium to pitch our business proposal to the owner of Powertex International! When you are not creating, what else d...

We're so excited to introduce to you another brand new supplier, Scrabble ®  Art bought to Hochanda by the lovely Linda. Before her shows we had a little catch up with her so you could get to know her a little bit more...  Tell us how you got into Scrabble Art, was it something that you had always wanted to do? I got into Scrabble Art completely by accident.  My husband made one of our family names for a present.  Friends and family saw this and commented how lovely it was and how they would like one.  So I set about sourcing some Scrabble tiles and frames that would suit.  The word spread and then I found that I was making more and more and getting paid for it.  Paul was on Twitter and tweeted Stephen Fry and started having a conversation about the art and he was saying how wonderful it was.  Mattel picked up on this conversation and telephoned me to say that they loved what I had created and ask me if I would like to go to their hea...

Add more creativity to your life with sewing and embroidery! Whether you're a sewer, or interested in exploring embroidery, the Husqvarna DESIGNER JADE 35 machine enables you to express your creativity, simply and easily! If you're thinking about buying the machine, or have already purchased one, watch the videos below for more information about the machine's capabilities. We absolutely love it!  You can see the machine in action live on Hochanda too! Simply tune in to Debbie Shore's 'Embroidery with Husqvarna', on Monday 30th May at 10am, 1pm and 5pm. If you can't wait until then you can purchase this wonderful machine from the Hochanda website .  We've also found a great series from Husqvarna over on YouTube ; "Do you need to brush up on your basic machine embroidery knowledge? Then follow along with our Machine Embroidery for beginners video series, which will cover all the info you need to get started." Catch the series righ...

Melissa of Simply Vintage Designs is back with the perfect step-by-step to create a vintage china cake stand with one of her craft kits, which can be bought from the Hochanda website here ! Try it out and let us know how you get on! Pack Includes: - Cake Stand Handle - Washers - Standard Drill Bit Equipment Needed: - Electric Hand Drill - Small Jug of Water - Masking, Washi or Sticky tape - Ruler or Tape Measure - Pencil - Old Tea Towel or Cloth Step 1: Choose some beautiful plates from which to create your cake stand. Make sure they are clean and without hairline cracks or chips. Add a small strip of tape to the top and bottom of each plate, approximately in the centre.  On the plate’s top side, measure the precise centre by taking a ruler and placing it across the plate’s diameter and making a small dot with a pencil onto the masking tape.  Step 2: Have a small vessel of water close by, a protective surface to w...