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We’re bringing another, brand new supplier to your screens this Wednesday, 26th September! Let us introduce to you Colourist… Colourist Heat Transfer Paints are a unique range of heat transfer paints. They are applied to ordinary paper and printed onto a wide range of items using an iron or a heat press. There are 35 colours in the range including all the primary colours plus different reds, blues and browns and some really brilliant colours such as Hot Pink. The paints were originally developed for professional fabric designers but have become increasingly popular with crafters who are discovering the versatility of the paints. Unlike ordinary fabric paints, Colourist paints do not sit on the surface of the printed item, they are absorbed into it giving a professional, colourfast finish. The printing process is easy and quick and once printed the items are ready to use and washable! How great is that! On the first Hochanda shows you can look forward to demonstrations gi...

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 bringing more and more brand new suppliers to your screens each week! We really love to get to know the people behind the brands and we'd love for you to get to know them too!  This week, we welcome Pat and Mark from Totally Patched to Hochanda. An inspirational, family run business that aims to educate crafters from their premises based in Shropshire. We caught up with them to get a real insight in to their day-to-day lives, check it out and don't forget to tune in this Friday to see their very first shows!  Q. Introduce yourself. A. Hi we are Mark and Pat Palmer the owners of Totally Patched Q. Tell us how Totally Patched came about; was it something that you had always wanted to do? A.  Totally Patched started out life quite a long time ago with a friend Diane, time has passed and situations changed Diane moved away and I (Pat) started building Totally Patched from a small hobby type business into a large web based, retail shop an...

Flamingoes are so 'IN' right now, so why not jazz up your favourite living space with this easy, home decor step-by-step from the lovely Katie Skilton!  Hello.. I would like to share quick tutorial with you using the  Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Funky Flamingo . This is such a fun die and one which can really set your creativity loose.  These dies will be on a show coming to you very soon so keep a look out! With such a fun die it means that you can really add colour and texture to your projects and it works really well. Here is a quick tutorial on how I created this piece of home decor. Materials: Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 3PK - Funky Flamingo Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 7PK - Hello Doily Embroidery Hoop Fabric Cardstock Pink Pom Pom Twine Resin Flower Sequins Method: Step 1 Place the fabric into the embroidery hoop and pull tight.  Trim around to remove all the excess fabric from the back. Step...

Powertex® was launched in Belgium in September 2001 and is now used by crafters, hobbyists and artists across the globe! The medium is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, highly versatile, a water-based hardener that is compatible with a multitude of all absorbent and natural materials including paper, textile, leather, cardboard, fibreglass, wood, sand etc. Powertex® will transform textiles into masterpieces! It really is a remarkable adhesive. You can easily create artwork, statues, paintings and even jewellery! Treated fabric can be draped, folded and manipulated into many different ways, creating wonderful masterpieces – perfect for crafters dabbling in mixed media. Be inspired and check out our Powertex ®  Pinterest Board You can also add colour to your Powertex® with the use of colour pigments. Statues and other various designs can also be painted with oil paint or a varnish mixed with powdered colour pigments. Powertex® is a liquid medium tha...

If you're going to a craft class of just ned to store your cutting equipment, this pretty case can be custom made to any size you like, and add a few extra pockets if you need to! Use a 1/4" seam allowance. Materials Needed (Based on a cutting mat measuring 17" x 11"): 2 pieces of fabric measuring 19" x 14" 2 pieces of fusible fleece measuring 19" x 14" 2 pieces of lining fabric measuring 19" x 14" For the pocket, 2 pieces of fabric, one plain and one patterned, measuring 22" x 6"  2 lengths of 1" wide webbing, each measuring 16" Erasable ink pen Magnetic clasp 1. Fuse the fleece to the outer fabric pieces. Measure 5" along the sides and top from each top corner, and cut at an angle. Repeat with the lining pieces. 2. Fold the lining pieces in half to crease the centre line. Measure and mark 1.5" from the top. Cut two 2" squares of lining fabric from the left over corners...

This delightful rabbit in her pretty pink pinny is showing how much she loves you! She has long bendy ears and her arms and legs are jointed with buttons. She stands 28" tall. use a 1/4" seam allowance. Materials needed: Download the pattern  this link 50cm x 114cm plain fabric 50cm x 114cm patterned fabric 2m of 1/2" wide ribbon Black embroidery thread 2 small black buttons for the eyes 4 x 2cm buttons for the joints 2 buttons to decorate the heart A long needle and strong thread 20cm of 0.5cm wide elastic 250g of toy filler 2 chenille sticks Erasable ink pen Blusher 1. Download the pattern here . Cut out the ear pieces and place the chenille sticks to the centre of the wrong side of the patterned fabric. Zig zag stitch in place. 2. Sew the plain ear fabric to the patterned, right sides together, leaving the bottom open. Turn the right way out and press, then edge stitch around the ear. 3. Sew...