The George Weil website has had a Spring Clean to brush away the Winter cobwebs – and all without reducing the product range! The new category structure is designed to take you straight to the products you are looking for; visit PAINTS for Artists & Crafts to find watercolours, oils, acrylics, silk paints and glass paints, or […]
Category Archives: News and Celebration
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Jan
Jan
In one way or another, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on all of us. George Weil & Sons Ltd has continued operating during these difficult times, providing materials and tools for artists, students and craft enthusiasts. Stock Problems Over recent months there have been increasing problems in obtaining stock from UK based Sole […]
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Dec
Dec
The team at George Weil would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Joyful Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year. With 2021 just over a week away, we will all be reflecting on the events of 2020. None of us would have imagined the disaster of the COIVD-19 pandemic; or the […]
30
Mar
Mar
We’re thrilled to have been mentioned in an article by Rachael Dove in The Evening Standard recently. “How to dye your old clothes with Alice Temperley” shares how to bring new life to discarded garments – using Fibrecrafts Natural Dyes! Award winning British designer Alice Temperley MBE, explains how she uses Madder, Cochineal and Logwood […]
27
Nov
Nov
Candy canes look great on Christmas Trees, but how many of us remember to eat them before the decorations come down? Here’s a way to help save your teeth and save room for all the other leftover Christmas goodies. Take the idea further and make an extra long polymer clay cane and twist it into […]
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Nov
Nov
Here’s a festive project for polymer clay! Cara used the flexible plastic Sculpey Texture Makers to add the patterns to these clay Christmas decorations and then highlighted parts of the pattern with glistening Jacquard Pearl Ex powder. Materials & Tools List Polymer clay – you can use any brand and any colour… Jacquard Pearl Ex […]
03
Sep
Sep
We spend all day with each other during the week and then decide it’s a good idea to spend even more time together at the weekend! The Bowers Dynasty – Ian (our Managing Director) with his family Susan, Peter, Victoria, Katie, Sophie, Ian, William and Felix Friends, family and colleagues gathered together to enjoy the […]
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Jul
Jul
We would like to wish Susan a very Happy 70th Birthday. Susan worked for George Weil for many years as our buyer, and still “keeps her hand in” by dyeing the hand-dyed silk fibres and Wensleydale for the business. Susan is also married to our Managing Director Ian, and busy Mum to her son who […]
06
Jul
Jul
We had the great pleasure of welcoming Millie for her five days work experience last week. Millie worked closely with Allison to create content for the website, social media and this blog. Not only is she is the hand model in our post Fuse Angelina Fibres to Make a Glistening Web, she also contributed to […]
02
Jul
Jul
We’ve been celebrating two birthday’s here at George Weil today! Susan has been busy baking and made these delicious cakes for granddaughter Sophie, who had her 20th birthday at the weekend, and Sales Manager Jo who reached her big five-o last week. Our friend and colleague Jo has worked for George Weil for 20 years […]