Anthea Turner is Officially the Face of Create and Craft Woolfest Gets Bigger and Better British Library Creative Bonanza Talent Galore at the Quilt Fair It’s Showtime Trend Watch 2012 Cool Tools Last-minute high street boom? Fashionable Theme for Stationery Show 2012 Cbeebies Mister Maker Set for Hobbycraft Appearances Knitters Create Giant Woolly Christmas Tree New show for Dawn Bibby Crafts Council Celebrates 40 Years Investing in a Positive Future for Creative Industries Sknitch at The Clothes Show Live Proves a Hit Charity Shop With a Touch of Craft The Knitting and Stitching Show Proves a Success New Look for Creative Crafts Show Appeal Saves Knitting Club Craft Club Needs You Kirstie Allsopp Teams Up with B&Q Royal Beading 63% of Shoppers Plan to Spend More This Christmas Grannies For Hire! Britney Spears is Sewing’s Latest Fan 43% of Women are Getting Crafty this Christmas Knitting Sees a Surge of Male Customers ITV’s Daybreak Launches Art Stars Competition Prison Embroidery: On TV Tonight Hobbycraft Launches Kids’ Parties Seven New Hobbycraft Stores to Open Lace, Knitwear and Crochet Lead the Pack at London Fashion Week Top Five Home Décor Trends John Lewis Launches £23million Marketing Push Sweat Shop Sewing Cafe hits Selfridges Lily Allen Turns Homemaker What does Westfield mean for Indies? Craft Club Calls for Volunteers Retailers Take Craft to the Southbank! John Lewis Celebrates Wool Week QVC: Britain Gets Even More Crafty Another Opening in Sewing Cafe Boom Kanban Saved from Administration Hobbycraft 4th New-Look Store Opens Hobbycraft’s Doors Smashed by Rioters London Riots: Retailers React New Exhibition Celebrates Modern Wool Knitting Just Keeps Getting Cooler Hobbycraft Announces 18% Rise in Earnings BBC’s The Office Actress Launches Wheelchair-friendly Crafting Centre Knitting Project Prepares for Queens Diamond Jubilee The Internet is Helping the High Street Art & Craft Books saw the Biggest Growth in 2010 Julia Roberts - Knitting’s Latest Die-Hard Fan Key Home Decor Trends Identified Knitting Takes One Million Hits a Month Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Back and Better than Ever! Pottery Factory is Saved to Preserve Craft Skills Dressmaker Urges Younger Generation to Get Involved Shoppers Still After a Bargain Cross-Stitch Officially Cool STAEDTLER Launches Competition Worldwide Knit in Public Day: Stitch London Plans Crawl The Quilters’ Guild Needs your Votes Sizzix’s Top Five Trend Predictions Dawn Bibby Defects to Create & Craft TV Sewing Cafe Craze Continues HobbyCraft’s 52nd Store Opens Today Hooray for Craft Retailers as the Price of Cotton decreases Pupils Get in the Spirit for Easter Craft Ribbons Create a Stir Crafting launches into mainstream music festivals UK Stationary Showcase Proves a Success The Festival of Quilts Returns for Eighth Year in 2011 Craft Council Aim for 600 New Craft Clubs by 2012 The Changing Face of eBay The Knitting Craze Continues Create & Craft TV’s Empire Rapidly Expanding Aardvark Yarn Hits UK Market BBC Focus on craft industry cotton prices Knitters Raise Almost 5,000 pounds for Red Nose Day Retailers Win 1,000 pounds at Craft, Hobby + Stitch Search Press Scoop the Top Gong at IPA Awards Autumn Fair to include new Hobby & Craft sector Patch Fabrics Moves onto the High Street Mystery Knitter identity revealed Invest in Video Content For Your Website Woolies Joins Forces with Stephanie Weightman and Launches into Arts & Crafts Workshops PR Exercises, not Money-Making Ventures Valley of the Dolls Going Solo Lessons to be Learnt Popular Trade Show Expands into Crafts Oscar Winning Actress Endorses Sewing Crafts Beautiful and Let’s Make Cards! 2010 Awards: The Results Are In! Knitting Sales Soar! Special Report: Creativeworld 2011 Knitting Sales Grow Thanks to Hollywood Star The Year of the Hat Master the Net
Date: Thursday 09 February 2012

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