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Art Clay Silver
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The precious metal silver clays from Art Clay Silver. These clays consists of finely ground pure silver mixed with non-toxic binders and water. When kiln, torch or stove-top fired, the binders burn away leaving pure, 99.9% silver and the resulting pieces can be hallmarked. On our website you will find a range of firing tools, pure silver jewellery findings and fireable gem stones. The Art Clay Silver 950 Clays contain 95% silver and 5% copper (as opposed to 92.5% silver and 7.5% alloy in sterling silver). They can be used to create finer jewellery than the other Art Clay Silver Clay types and produce a harder, enriched silver which can be hallmarked sterling silver. These clays need to be fired in a temperature controlled electric kiln only.
Ashford
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Ashford products are manufactured in New Zealand, with the first spinning wheels made in 1940, to an original design, for spinning knitting yarn for socks and caps for the country’s soldiers to wear. Production of the Ashford Spinning Wheels was restarted in the mid-1960’s with the growth of the small holding culture and enthusiasm for natural products in response to increasing urbanisation. Many of the early wheels are still in use today. The Ashford range of wheels allows spinners to create a wide range of yarns, from fine to bulky and across a span of novelty yarns using all types of fibre. Continue reading… The wheels are recognised as low-cost, easy, and trouble-free and able to spin all fibres in a wide range of sizes. They can spin soft twist or high twist yarns, fast or leisurely. It was only natural that weaving looms followed spinning wheels. Ashford now produces a complete range of high quality textile craft equipment. The complete range of Ashford products can be ordered from George Weil, if they do not appear on the web site contact us to discuss your order. The key to the success of the Ashford Spinning and Weaving products has been…
Caran d’Ache
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Based around graphite, which is the key ingredient of pencils and can be found in the Swiss Alps, Caran d’Ache was established in Geneva in 1915. Nine years later, in the hands of its founder, it took the nom-de-plume of a famous illustrator, Caran d’Ache. The business has grown over the years and is now best known for the coloured pencils which are available in almost every colour and every grade of finish. Caran d’Ache innovative spark is best illustrated by the water soluble pencils which they created. These allow the artist to first use drawing techniques and then develop their work into a water colour, painterly style of image. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The range of Artist materials which carry the Caran d’Ache name is considerable. The quality of each product supports the artist in delivering a fine result. Indeed many will have first met the Caran d’Ache name in childhood with a special gift of the pencils and the message to “treat them with respect and they will do well for you”. Alongside these are the fine drawing and writing instruments which show the same philosophy of excellence in material selection, the commitment to technical quality and thorough…
Daler Rowney
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The Rowney brothers first opened their business premises in 1783 and started out selling perfumes and powders. By 1837, under the founder’s son they had concentrated their activities on producing artists’ colours using their skills in selecting the best pigments and binders to the leading artists of the time. In 1963, Rowney was the first manufacturer in Europe to introduce a brand of artist quality paint using an acrylic based binder to support a high quality colour, and using the brand name Cryla. This paint range, with a high intermixability and short drying time was extremely popular. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The Daler Board Company was established in 1946 and was built around a new type of surface for oil painting that worked well with thick oil colour, and now known as “Daler Board”. This was followed by developing a range of different products such as pads which are still part of the range, canvas panels, stretched canvases, mountboards and artist’s luggage. Of particular note is the first synthetic brush which was brought to the artists material market in 1975. In 1983, at the time of Rowney’s bicentenary, the company joined the Daler Board Company to become Daler-Rowney Limited. Since…
DAS
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DAS Modelling Clay has a smooth finish and dries hard at room temperature – no need to bake!
DEKA
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DEKA-Textilfarben, or more simply Deka as it is known in the English speaking world, is a German company based outside Munich. The business was founded in 1921 and since that time has produced a wide range of specialist high quality paints and dyes for use by artists and craftsmen around the world. DEKA paints and DEKA L dyes offer excellent quality by their careful choice of raw materials in the pigments and dyes which are light fast along with binders which are wash fast. The reason this level has been maintained for so long can be attributed directly to an intensive and expansive laboratory research programme which they carry out even today. As a result the products are always produced utilizing the newest standards in chemical technology to achieve quality and consistency. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] George Weil & Sons Ltd carries the largest range of Deka fabric paints, fabric dyes and marbling products in the UK and regularly supplies customers overseas by mail-order from our web site, particularly to the USA. The range held in stock includes the highly regarded silk paints recognised for their ease of application and pigment quality, the block printing inks, the Deka L range…
Derwent
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Derwent’s long established products are the colour pencil range, Artist. Originally the range covered 24 colours which expanded to 72 colours in 1939 to 120 in 1996. Holding on to tradition Derwent still produce two classic collections, the Studio and Watercolour pencils which are available in the 72 original colours. A full colour range of Pastel pencils were introduced in 1994 in 90 colours. Finally to complete the range they now manufacture ordinary soft stick pastels used for creating broad sweeps of colour. Derwent Signature is a range of lightfast pencils, available in 60 colours. A new 72 colour ranges include Derwent Coloursoft and Derwent Inktense pencils. Derwent also produces a range of graphite pencils, Graphitone and Graphitint which are water-soluble colour pigment mixed with graphite. There are also Tinted Charcoal pencils for shading as well as special-purpose items such as the Aquatone range of 24 sticks of water soluble colour. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Derwent also created a waterbrush, which holds water in the barrel of the pen, supplied to the fibre brush via a valve, giving a controlled flow of water to the brush. The Cumberland Pencil Company’s reputation for quality products was greatly enhanced when Derwent pencils…
Essdee
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George Weil supplies a range of synthetic and naturally occurring dyes as well as pigmented paints for colouring the fabrics, yarns and fibres used by textile artists and students. Each dye type may also need a mordant or assistant to improve its effectiveness in creating a wash and light fast colour. The fabric paints and printing inks use a pigment mixed in a binder which fixes to the fabric surface. The paints are available for setting with a household iron or air drying. The George Weil & Sons Ltd dyes are developed with the natural dye and acid dye range specifically for use on wool, animal fibres, nylon and silk, along with a mordant. The Fibre Reactive Dyes, along with an assistant, are used as dyes for cotton and other plant fibres as well as on silk. Natural and synthetic indigo are supplied for use with many dyeing techniques including resist and Shibori patterning. For the experienced dyer George Weil supplies illuminating and dischargeable acid dyes which are combined with a discharge paste for printing multi-coloured patterned fabrics. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] George Weil transfer fabric paints are used to create a number of copies of original work onto cotton…
Fibrecrafts
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The Fibrecrafts brand was set up in 1982 to source crafts supplies from around the world for the fabrics and decorative market. These offer a wide choice of the best materials and equipment, chosen for their quality, ability to do the job and good value. The Fibrecrafts policy sets great store on holding good stock of the ‘hard to find’ items which are essential for the successful artist and craftsman. Customers include felt makers, dyers, silk painters, jewellery makers, screen printers, weavers, knitters, modellers, paper makers, spinners – in fact, the range of craft materials are so varied that they can be applied across many other crafts. For the student the selection of Fibrecrafts Explorer Packs and starter kits (complete with instructions, materials and equipment) is often the best place to begin. In addition to the diverse range of craft materials, there is an extensive Book Shop which includes important books for beginners through to experts sourced from publishers across the world. Many of the books are only stocked by specialist suppliers, of which Fibrecrafts is a leader. The books have been selected for their informative content and inspirational ideas. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The Fibrecrafts range of products is…
Fimo
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FIMO is a plastic compound with a wide range of uses, from play material for children, jewellery from craftsmen to professional model making for architects, designers and miniaturists. After hardening in a domestic oven at temperatures of 110°C (230°F) for about 30 minutes, FIMO clay becomes solid and robust, capable of withstanding the knocks of daily life or ready for further working by drilling, sanding and filing. Working with polymer clay does not require any special tool, the first shaping and finishing after hardening is commonly done by hand. However this should not stand in the way of bringing household or workshop tools into play to enhance the shapes, details and finish. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] FIMO was first developed for a German doll maker in the late 1930s but was not found suitable for her doll factory so handed it to her daughter, Fifi. The brand was later sold to Eberhard Faber who continues to manufacture and market it under the name “FIMO”, reflecting the enthusiasm of the little girl. FIMO polymer clay is sold worldwide and comes in many different colours; there are many finishes to choose from, and even a softener which helps when working with fine…
GAV Glimakra AB
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The Glimakra family of weaving looms are made in Mora, in central Sweden. The range is based around a well-engineered timber frame and the classic weaving set-up of either Counterbalance or Countermarch tie-up. The Glimakra name has a worldwide reputation for building quality weaving equipment. The floor looms are well able to take the stresses of high tension warps for rug weaving or the delicate warps of lace weaving. As a result the Glimakra floor looms supports the weaver in the journey from weaving floorings, furnishing through apparel to transparencies. The configuration can begin with a four shaft counterbalance set up and, by adding extra equipment which is readily available, be developed to a 12 shaft countermarche loom with a second warp beam and a draw-loom attachment. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Glimakra also make table looms with designs drawing on many years of experience to ensure they are well engineered, easily threaded up and with the operating parts readily to hand. Glimakra AB was formed in 1998 from two Swedish companies; Gunnar Andersson Vavskedfabrik who, from their foundation in 1926 had made weaving equipment, beginning with tar-soaked cord bound reeds for hand weaving which continue to have a high reputation,…
H Dupont
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Steam-Set Dyes are chosen by artists for the rich colours which they bring to painting on silk fabric whilst the ‘hand’ and the texture and finish of the silk remain unchanged by the colour which has been applied. The H Dupont Classique Dyes are created specifically for painting on silk and can be used with all silk painting techniques. The dyes are set into the silk fibres by heating at steam temperature after the dye is dry. In the steaming process, the dyes form a chemical bond locking the dyes to the silk fibres and become permanent. H Dupont dyes were first produced in the 1950’s and are well-known around the world. Recently the company has reorganized the range into 80 colours called H. Dupont Classique with new number codes. These dyes are concentrated and so dilutants are often added when using them. The colours are vibrant and become even more so when steamed. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Silk paintings are usually created on white silk fabric. The dyes are painted onto the stretched surface of the silk using a paintbrush. The dyes flow into the fibre and bonds with the silk material, becoming a part of the silk thread.…
Hat Shapers
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Felt Hats have traditionally been hand formed on a wooden, head sized and shaped, block. These are expensive and heavy to handle. The less professional way has been to work around household bowls or balls. Hat Shapers replace these and are extremely economical. They have been designed for animal fibre, and work wonderfully well with wool using wet manipulation, and “steam and heat” hat felting Hat Shapers are made from strong lightweight ABS plastic, the sort also used in vast quantities for forming internal automotive and caravan panels. The flat plastic sheet is first heated to 150degC, then vacuum formed over one of more than sixty moulds to give a huge range of fashionable shapes and in a variety of sizes. The resulting Hat Shapers are excellent for creating, shaping, blocking, drying and storing your felted hats. They are very strong and can endure the heat, soap and manipulation used in creating your felted hats. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] There are many different styles of felting, but there is only one way to do it! You simply use wool, water, pressure, friction and heat. And as an aside: who invented felting? There is the idea that St. Clement, the patron…
Howard Brush
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The Howard Brush Hand Cards which are offered by George Weil & Sons are designed for preparing wool fibres for spinning and felting and are made for us in York, USA by the world’s leading manufacturers. We selected the Howard Brush carders as the best available since the correct design of the card cloth is fundamental to all carding, whether by hand or on huge industrial machines. The wire must have a special foundation, as it is the backbone of the card clothing. Howard Brush have their own design of foundation. Each ply of cloth uses long staple cotton, double carded yarns, along with specially prepared warp and woollen weft threads. The cloth then is glued and given a rubber coating to protect the cloth. All of this requires a fineness of skill and technique that can only come through accumulated experience. The card wire is a hardened and highly tempered steel wire required for longevity & uniformity. It is then set in the foundation and the final card cloth checked for accuracy and consistency. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The hand cards are manufactured to the specifications developed by the Howard Brothers Company from 1866. Each hand card is made…
Jacquard
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Jacquard is the main brand name of Rupert, Gibbon & Spider, Inc. based in California, USA. The business was created by the Katz family and, like so many craft supplies businesses was first based in their garage. By the 1990’s they were manufacturing art supplies using the brand name, Jacquard Products. Red Label Silk Colour dyes were Jacquard’s first product and were designed for silk painters. Jacquard has continued to expand the product lines with ranges including Dye-Na-Flow, Lumiere and Neopaque fabric paints. Jacquard Procion MX and Jacquard Acid Dyes are popular with hand dyers, while iDye, a powder dye in a dissolvable pack, has been formulated dyeing polyester and other synthetics. Jacquard Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments are fine glistening mica powders for use in viscose mediums such as resin, lacquer, varnish and binders, and Jacquard SolarFast dyes work with sunlight to produce “cyanotype” blue print effects – but in a range of different colours!
Jakar
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Jakar International Ltd was formed in 1951 and has therefore long been established as a distributor of drawing and display supplies for artists and education. In many cases Jakar have developed and manufacture the products sold under their name. The products are particularly well regarded by schools and colleges for offering high quality and reliability all at a competitive price. George Weil & Sons Ltd sells many items from the Jakar range including palettes brushes and cutting instruments.
Javana
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The Javana product range which is sold by George Weil in the UK is made by C Kreul GmbH in Germany. Kreul was founded near Nuremburg in 1838 to manufacture artist’s oil colour paints where it remained pre-eminent for over 100 years. Since that time and increasingly over the past 20 years the business has extended their production to include many decorative products and is particularly noted for the quality of their silk paints and Gutta outliners. The products sold by George Weil are the excellent Javana Silk Paints and Javana Gutta outliners.
Kromski
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Kromski are known world-wide for their spinning wheels and looms. Since 1918, three generations of wood turners have perfected the art form to provide spinners and weavers with high quality, well engineered spinning and weaving tools. Manufactured in Poland, the distinct spinning wheels and popular Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom are offered with a range of accessories including a choice of flyers, whorls, spinning stools, reeds, shuttles and much more. If the product you are looking for is not here, we are able to order any of the Kromski range in especially for you. Please call us with your enquiry or contact us by email
Louet
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Louet opened in 1974 headed by Jan Louet Feisser and Clemens Claessen. The business was then based around the revolutionary S10 Spinning Wheel which supported the rapid growth of spinning as a home based hobby. As the scope and scale of production continued to develop, they designed and produced a range of new and innovative spinning wheels. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Superior engineering and high quality workmanship have underpinned Louet’s spinning and weaving equipment for the past 30 years and remains very important to this day. The latest addition, the Victoria spinning wheel demonstrates this approach. Superior engineering has allowed Louet to design and manufacture a spinning wheel that is very functional, practically superior in its size, weight and portability and offered at an affordable price. Over the years, Louet’s team of designers have also developed a wide selection of technically superior and well-engineered looms. Their first product was the W70 Table Loom, later succeeded by the Kombo, Jane, David, as well as the Megado, and Magic Dobby looms. To support the dobby looms, Louet has developed an electronic interface which can replace the lags and pedals of the mechanical dobby loom. Louet products are known worldwide for their excellence…
Papershed
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The Papershed brand was originally developed by Kath Russon and acquired by the George Weil Group in 2004. Many of the Papershed handmade paper products are hand crafted by small rural communities and sourced from Thailand, Southern Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. Other items, such as the hand-dyed silks, are brought in as raw materials and produced in-house. The Papershed now offers the serious paper maker the professional materials for producing high quality and durable hand made paper.
Polyform Sculpey
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Polyform Products first manufactured Sculpey polymer clay in the 1970’s. The range of clays now includes Sculpey III, and oven baked clay which is a perfect medium for modelling, staying soft until baked to a matte finish, retaining the artists tooling and detailing. After conditioning, which is simply warming by hand working, Sculpey Premo is is soft enough to blend easily and firm enough to hold fine detail. It is a perfect medium for caning, mokume gane and mica shift. Sculpey Premo retains flexibility after baking ensuring the finished product remains strong and durable in use. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] A further polymer clay from Polyform is Super Sculpey which does not ‘fill in’ after tooling. This is a very special polymer clay, sought out and used by very many artists, doll makers and animation studios around the world. It has a ceramic-like feel; Super Sculpey is available in a semi-translucent beige that, once baked, captures the glow of real skin for ‘one-of-a-kind’ figure modelling and sculptures. After curing in the oven, Super Sculpey can be sanded, drilled carved and painted with water-based acrylic paints. The clays are also chosen for mould making; from these further Sculpy models can be…
Schacht
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Schacht Spindle Company, Inc. was founded in the late 1960’s responding to the growing craft movement beginning with a commission to make 200 hand spindles. The Schacht first loom was a portable tapestry loom, a version of which is still made today. Sales and the product range grew until in 1985 Schacht built a factory in Boulder. This now covers 35,000 sq foot employing 25 skilled craftsmen making them one of the world’s leading makers of hand weaving looms and spinning wheels. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The range of Schacht designed spinning wheels extend from the Ladybug through the Sidekick to the Matchless. The Ladybug is the entry-level wheel which is easy to pick up and transport. The Sidekick is Schacht’s newest spinning wheel with a unique design which folds easily for portability. The Matchless spinning wheel is the most responsive wheel available today and comes with single treadle or double treadle action along with a wide range of options and accessories. The Schacht folding looms have four or eight shafts and began with the Baby Wolf, capable of weaving 60cm fabric. It was designed and engineered with all the advantages of portability, maintaining the best jack loom features and…
Schmincke
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Schmincke have been producing fine art materials for four generations and their products include a popular range of artists mediums including those featured here.
Selectasine
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The business was founded as Selectasine Serigraphics in 1927, as one of the first silk screen printing businesses supplying products for printers in the UK. When combined, the pigments and binders create a fine choice of screen printing ink colours and effects normally only available to commercial printers. In March 2010 the Selectasine Serigraphics range of screen printing products was acquired by George Weil & Sons Ltd. These pigments and binders are widely supplied to schools, colleges, textile crafts enthusiast and by professional printers for screen printing their designs on to fabrics and paper. There is an assortment of Selectasine binders which are used in combination with the pigments to create screen printing inks which are wash and light fast on fabric once heat cured. Printed fabrics have a soft handle making the Selectasine Screen Printing system ideal for printing custom t-shirts, and fabrics for clothing and upholstery. The Selectasine Screen Printing system can also be used on paper and primed wood, board and canvas, or diluted to make a waterbased paint. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Aluminium screen printing frames and squeegees, Mesh Prep for cleaning the polyester screen mesh, Kopimask Diazo photo-emulsion and Screen-Strip Emulsion Remover add to this…
Speedball Art
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Hunt Corporation began business in 1899 making pens and they are still being produced. Following a buyout of the Speedball division in 1997 from Hunt Corporation the company, now called Speedball after its famous pens, is alive and healthy. Speedball has developed two screen printing kits, the Diazo Fabric and the Paper Screen Printing Kit which includes all the essentials needed for the photo emulsion screen printing process which is one of the most exciting screen printing techniques. The kit allows for the printing of fine line drawings, produce lettering techniques, and create photographic half-tone positives on fabric. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The Speedball screen printing inks are pre-mixed with a binder and include the four process colours, magenta, cyan, yellow and black as well as many valuable tints and shades as well as the more difficult colours to mix from these, such as shocking pink and purple. To complete the product group Speedball offer squeegees and screen hinges. The Speedball lino cut inks, blocks and safety knives are made to prepare and print clear edged images. Speedball Art Products is now much more than pens. They produce a complete line of block printing and screen printing supplies, including Speedball…
Unison Colour
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Unison Colour Soft Pastels are widely recognised as exceptional for their colour gamut, balanced tenderness and feel on the paper. The smooth texture and huge choice of consistent colours, in subtle and vibrant shades, make them a popular choice for professional and amateur artists alike. The soft pastel transfers readily onto the surface and colours can be blended effortlessly. They can also be used to their full potential with different mediums such as pencil, charcoal, watercolour and oil. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The Unison Colour business began when John Hersey decided that the manufactured pastels available on the market broke too easily and were not consistent in texture. For several years he worked on methods of production, exploring colour sequences and developing the texture of his pigment mixtures. In 1987 he decided to offer the results to fellow artists. He took the original range of colour sets made from 117 pastels, and displayed them on his kitchen dresser at an art materials show in London. To his surprise and satisfaction there was an immediate interest. Initially the pastels were all made in the rooms of his house, along with using the spare bedroom for packing and storage. Now, as a…
Venne Colcoton
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The Venne business was started in 1982 by Rene van der Venne to supply spinning and weaving supplies direct to craftsmen, along with teaching spinning and weaving, working from a barn of his farm. After several years he had developed a wholesale company based on his experience and knowledge of suppliers. In particular he expanded to meet the increasing demand for weaving, knitting and lace making yarn as many of the country’s wholesalers closed their doors. This led him to start importing yarn, particularly from Scandinavia and then to develop his own line of natural yarn, using the name Venne yarns. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Colcoton-Unikat Garn was acquired in 1997, and the commissioning and distribution of yarns became the company’s main product. The company now works with a number of spinning mills across Europe who are commissioned to spin yarn and with dye houses to dye the yarns in the Venne range of colours. The final processing of the yarns, into different pack sizes, is carried out within the company. The Venne yarns meet the needs of many hand weavers and include fine wool and cotton yarns, including a number of yarns which meet the organic, GOTS bio yarn…
Winsor & Newton
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Winsor & Newton is a UK based company that manufactures fine art products from oil paints, alkyds based paints, and water colour paints, acrylics, pastels, to artists’ brushes, canvases, papers, portfolios. Winsor & Newton oil colours include the traditional Artists’ Oil, Winton Oil for affordable quality and Griffin Fast Drying Oil Set. The Artisan range of water mixable oil paint has the look and feel of oil paint, The Winsor & Newton make paintbrushes for all media. There are hog brushes for oil and Cotman brushes for watercolour, the brushes use natural and synthetic hair designed to give the artist a wide choice and maximum control. [expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] Winsor & Newton’s Galeria Acrylic was designed for the student market, combining fine pigments with a transparent binder for strong, vibrant colours which stay true. The brand also invented, and still make, fine watercolour paints in pan form, along with the tubes. The traditional Artists’ Watercolour contains fine quality pigments, whilst the Cotman range offers quality at an affordable price. Their Designers Gouache range was a Winsor & Newton innovation in 1935 as a flat, smooth opaque colour for designers and illustrators. Bound with gum arabic for quick drying, it…
Zest-it
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Zest-it® produce products that are safer for artists and the environment. This manufacturer uses traditional techniques for making the mediums and varnish, with the best quality raw materials sourced from around the world.The Zest-it Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner is non-flammable and leaves no residue, it is a safer solvent for oil painters than White Spirit and Turpentine. The solution is used effectively for diluting oil paints to create a “wash” for under-painting, for blending oil pastels and wax based media, and for cleaning oil paint from brushes,
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DYES & Dye Assitants
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A vast resource for dyers, this section contains textile dyes, mordants and chemicals for all fibres and dyeing techniques, including Batik, Natural Dyeing and Discharge Dyeing. The dye you order should be determined by the fibre content of the material you wish to dye plus the technique you will be using. You will find here fibre reactive Procion MX dyes for cellulose fibres such as cotton, viscose and linen, as well as the protein silk. These dyes are used in cold water and especially useful for Batik and other resist techniques. The Acid Dyes which work best on protein fibres such as silk and wool, and some synthetics such as nylon, also include the liquid H Dupont Classique Steam Fix dyes which are used by silk painters and batik artists. There are also the Acid Discharge dyes, which can be removed from fabric with discharge paste, and the Acid Illuminating dyes which can be combined with the discharge paste to replace the colour removed. Acid dyes require a hot water dye bath, as do the general purpose Deka L direct dyes. Polyester is very difficult to dye given that the dye vat needs extremely high temperatures to create strong colours. Disperse…
FABRICS & Felt
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Order silk fabrics for silk painting, printing, and Shibori, finely woven cotton for screen printing or Batik, or polyester for disperse dyeing and heat transfer prints from this selection of materials. These undyed fabrics are priced per metre length and when more than one metre is ordered the fabric will be delivered in one continuous length. The width of the fabrics vary from 90cm to 150cm depending on the fabric. There is also a choice of fabrics on the roll to cater for classes and workshops. The silk fabrics include the smooth, finely woven Pongee and Habotai which are ideal for silk painting and Shibori, the Gauze Chiffon which can be used when felting wool to make Nuno felted fabric, the Crepe de Chine which is woven from high twist silk yarns to create a flexible fabric with a soft drape, and the tactile Noil Poplin and Noil Gauze fabrics woven from the remaining fibres from silk cocoon carding. In addition to the fabrics are a selection of silk scarves in different sizes and ready to be dyed or painted with silk paints or silk dyes. Silk can be dyed using most dyes, including Natural Dyes, Indigo and Procion MX.…
FELT MAKING Tools
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Felt can be created with the minimum of tools using the wet felting method. The tools in this section have been selected to help the felt maker speed up the process and to explore the different felt making techniques. A felting needle is very sharp, with tiny notches cut near the tip of the shaft. They are cut at an upward angle, so that fibres catch in the notches, and carry into the mass. When the needle is retracted, the fibres stay in place. With each stab of the needle, the fibres become more and more entangled and compressed. A felting needle can be used to sculpt 3 dimensional shapes such as animals and flowers, and to add detail to faces. These felting needles are available in packs of 10. The 25 gauge is for general felting and shaping for British wools and the 38 gauge is for finer fibre and detailed shaping. Continue reading… Hollow forms can be created using a former or resist between layers of fibre. A simple bag shape or slipper can be made using a plastic bag or bubble wrap and larger items can be created using a plastic bowl or a stone. The Hat…
FIBRES & Carders & Combs
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Choose from this extensive selection of quality fibres for hand spinning, felt making or paper making; offered alongside the tools for preparing your fibre – hand carders, drum carders and combs. Continue reading… Here is the place to buy silk and wool fibres for creating your own hand spun yarns, colourful felted items, and fused silk paper. The white and cream fibres can be dyed to any colour using Acid Dyes for protein fibres such as wool, silk or mohair, or Procion MX fibre reactive dyes for cellulose plant fibres such as cotton, flax and bamboo. The natural wool fibres include roving from sheep breeds such as Herdwick, Wensleydale, Cheviot and Jacob and many of these are offered in more than one natural colour, such as the Bluefaced Leicester which you can buy in dark grey, oatmeal or white, and the Shetland wool top which is available in four colour choices. Each of these valuable wool fibres has different properties – the Shetland is a fine wool with a medium staple and will spin to a soft open woollen yarn, while Devon Longwool top is a strong fibre, has good lustre and a long staple for spinning a rug yarn.…
SPINNING Wheels & Tools
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Spinning wheels, hand spindles, hand carders, drum carders, bobbins, Lazy Kates and all the other tools needed for creating unique hand spun yarns. Our range of fibres include British Wools, Merino wool, cotton, flax and other delicious fibres including alpaca, silk and cashmere. We can supply any spinning products from Louet, Schacht, Kromski or Ashford, and any of those not listed can be ordered in especially for you. Special order spinning and weaving items not included on this website take between 4-6 weeks and we will require a 10% deposit for these non-stock items. Please telephone: 01483 565800 for further information. Continue reading… Transforming a fibre into a yarn is just the first step in producing your own knitted or woven garments and furnishings. Beginners may prefer to invest in a hand spindle although some will decide to learn the process using a spinning wheel – the techniques can be learnt from a book, snippets from the internet, or through a guild such as The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers. The sheer choice of superb fibres will tempt the hand spinner to produce metres and metres of hand spun yarns for their projects. In addition to the…
PRINT MAKING Supplies
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A choice of tools and materials for a number of printing methods including screen printing, block printing, heat transfer printing, botanical printing and marbling. Our blogs contains a number of posts to help get you started with these printing techniques for fabrics and paper. The range of Selectasine Pigments and Binders provide the screen printing artist with endless options. The eco pigments can be combine with any of the binders to create standard screen printing inks, pearlescent effect inks, puff screen inks and much more. You will also find a selection of materials under Dyes & Dye Assistants for creating beautiful Cyanotype Blueprints and colourful sun prints from Jacquard Solar Fast dyes.
WEAVING Looms & Tools
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Looms and tools for every type of handweaving including braid and band weaving, tapestry, rigid heddle, plain and complex weaving, as well as computer aided weaving. The simplest weaving looms include tablet weaving cards and the lucet, progressing to the more substantial inkle looms and rigid heddle looms. The larger and more complicated looms incorporate mechanisms which lift and separate the warp threads to provide an easier route for the weft loaded shuttle, and offer the weaver options for intricate weaving patterns. If you are beginning weaving, it can be difficult to decide what type of loom to start with (see our Blog Post on Choosing a Weaving Loom. We recommend finding a weaving course which will introduce you to the basics and give you the opportunity to use a loom before you invest in one. The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (www.wsd.org.uk) is a good place to begin searching for an appropriate course, and many experienced weavers offer weaving workshops from their studios. Continue reading… There are a large choice of weaving tools in this section designed not just for the weaving process but also to assist in the warping up of a loom. A Heddle…
YARNS & Skeining & Winding
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Carefully selected yarns for weaving, knitting and crochet. We have included close-up images and colour charts to help you order the correct yarn for your project and we recommend buying a yarn sample card where colour matching and yarn weight is essential. The Yarn Management tools include umbrella swifts, ball winders and a choice of other useful winding and skeining tools. Continue reading… The Venne weaving yarns offered on this website are available in a large choice of repeatable colours and in different sized cones. They include GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) Cotton yarns. This means that the production of the yarn, from growing the fibres through to the processes used to spin and dye it, including labelling and distribution, have been carried out to a specific environmental and social standard. In addition, there is Cottolin (a 60% cotton and 40% linen blend), a fine wool yarn, and a metallic polyester yarn for highlights and experimentation. The Venne Colcolastic offers a yarn for creating collapse weaves. Colcolastic is a fine cotton weaving yarn twisted with an even finer thread of Lycra. The yarn weaves as a regular cotton and creates a stretchable, collapse weave when woven and then washed. The…
PAPER MAKING Equipment
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Cotton linters and pulp sheets for hand paper making. The fibres include cotton, lokta (daphne), and flax and each fibre will bring a different property to your paper as will any chemical or assistants added during the papermaking process. The selection of plant fibres offer further materials for the hand papermaker and need to be boiled in a solution of water and Soda Ash.
GILDING & Gold Leaf
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Gilding is the application of metal leaf, particularly pure gold, or metallic powders to the surface of an object to give the appearance of solid gold. As pure gold does not react to oxygen it will not tarnish or rust. The application of gold leaf has been used for centuries to embellish decorative objects such as picture frames, furniture and mirrors as well as architectural features such as decorative plaster on ceilings. It is also used on the reverse of glass (Verre Églomisé), in calligraphy illumination, on signage, and in fine art. Continue reading… The two main methods of gilding include Water Gilding and Oil Gilding. Water Gilding requires careful preparation and a series of procedures before applying the gold leaf. The gold leaf is then burnished to produce a brilliant finish. This method of gilding is suitable for interior application only. Oil Gilding, which is also known as Mordant Gilding, requires the surface to be sealed with gesso or primer before coating it with an oil or acrylic based size. The gold leaf is applied when the size has dried enough to become tacky. As the leaf cannot be burnished it does not produce the same high shine as…
PAINTS for Artists & Crafts
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A large choice of paints for artists and crafters. There are acrylic and oil paints for artists and model makers, watercolours, fabric and silk paints, glass paints and alcohol inks. Order today for fast delivery See also Artist & Calligraphy Inks
BRUSHES & Applicators
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A huge selection of natural and synthetic hair and bristle brushes for artwork, palette knives for oils and acrylics and foam brushes for large area application of dyes and paints. This selection of painting tools provide the artist with a large choice of applicators for a variety of techniques including painting with acrylics, oils, watercolours, silk paints and dyes. There are squeezy pipette bottles which can be used with a fine nib for applying thick paints, gutta outliners and glues and spray applicators for inks, dyes and paints. We also include here a choice of palettes and mixing dishes. The waterfed brushes have a hollow handle which contains water to feed the bristles to keep them wet. The brushes can be used to paint water over watercolours to help blend colours or to dissolve water soluble media such as the watercolour pencils and crayons from Derwent and Caran d’Ache. The brushes are also a useful tool for modellers, especially when using silver clay and air-dry clays. The wet brush can be used to keep the clay moist and to help smooth surfaces.
CANVASES & Canvas Fabric
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A varied selection of artist canvases, canvas art boards, canvas fabric, primers & gesso. The Stretched Canvases are primed and ready for painting with oils, acrylics or alkyd and are available in both cotton and linen with the additional option of a deep edge. We include here a large choice of canvas sizes to order through the website and you can buy larger sized canvases from our showroom near Guildford, please call in advance if you are looking for a specific size. Continue reading… Canvas fabrics include ready primed cotton canvas in a choice of weights and grains, unprimed cotton duck canvas, and primed or unprimed linen canvas fabric. To make your own rectangular or square shaped stretched canvases, we also include stretcher bar pairs in a choice of lengths. Canvas Board is made up of primed canvas stretched and glued onto a high quality board. They offer an economical alternative to stretched canvases. Choosing a Canvas Fabric The choice of material depends both on the fibre it is made from, cotton or linen, the weight of the yarn used and on how finely the fabric is woven. Although cotton fibre is not as strong as linen fibre, it…
PAPER & Board
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Every type of artist and craft paper and board can be ordered from this section. The huge choice of fine art papers include papers for watercolours, acrylics, oils, pencil, pastels, charcoal and ink, and many of these are available in single sheets, pads, or blocks to use at the easel. Here you can buy popular papers such as Fabriano Artistico, Langton Prestige, Arches Aquarelle, Saunders Waterford, and Bockingford, as well as more specialised papers like the semi-translucent Pergamenata for calligraphy. Paper for pastels and charcoal include Canson Mi-Teintes and Ingres. The art board sheets have been primed and prepared for use with a variety of mediums and this great value canvas board provides an alternative to more expensive stretched canvases. Continue reading… For crafts, such as card making and scrapbooking, there are unique handmade papers to add texture and colour and a choice of coloured paper or card in sheets of A4 and A1. The range of supplementary papers include glassine for separating artwork to prevent it from smudging, cellophane and tracing paper in a choice of colours, blotting paper, acid-free tissue paper, foam board, and items for making stencils such as Oiled Manilla paper, Polydraw Draftfilm and acetate…
PASTELS & Pencils & Pens & Ink
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Drawing and sketching tools and materials for the artist and student including graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels, coloured pencils, drawing pens, sketch pads and paper, erasers, sharpeners and pencil cases! Here you can buy the full range of drawing media. You will find drawing materials from the top brands including Derwent, Caran d’Ache, Unison Colour Soft Pastels, Cretacolor, Conte Carre, Jakar, Steadtler, Winsor & Newton, Daler Rowney and many more. If you are just starting out, you may wish to order from our selection of mixed colour starter sets. All you need to create the simplest drawing is a graphite pencil and a sheet of paper. Graphite pencils come is a number of different grades. The hardest leads are graded as 9H and the softest leads 9B, the softer the lead the blacker the mark. These pencil marks can be removed with an eraser. Continue reading… Different types of sketching and drawing pencil also include those with a charcoal core, and carbon pencils which include a blend of clay for smoother application. Coloured pencils contain pigment mixed with a binder and watercolour pencils have coloured or graphite leads which are soluble in water. Charcoal is made by heating wood in the…
DRAFTING & Cutting & Sticking
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Useful items for planning your designs including templates and technical tools, a range of cutting tools which include crafts knives, cutting mats and mount cutters, plus a choice of glues and tapes.
EASELS & Stretcher Frames
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A selection of the best artist easels for the studio plus portable, fold-up easels for out and about. There are a range of different sized drawing boards, and stretcher frames for making your own canvases as well as adjustable frames for silk painting and batik work. Continue reading… Stretching Water Colour Paper When you use a lot of water in your watercolour painting and colour washes the paper will warp and wrinkle as it absorbs the excess moisture. It is therefore good practice to stretch the paper before you start work. There are a number of techniques for stretching your watercolour paper and a huge amount of information can be found on the internet. You will find useful tools and accessories on this website to assist you. The Derwent Drawing Board is made from waterproof acrylic and can take paper up to A3 in size and there is the Gumstrip which is an acid-free gummed paper tape.
PORTFOLIOS & Art Bags
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Portfolios and art folders – the best luggage for storing, protecting and carrying work in progress and finished paintings, sketches and artwork.
CLAYS & Modelling
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A selection of polymer and air-dry clays and the magical Art Clay Silver clay. Create stunning one of a kind items of jewellery, charming miniatures for your doll’s house or create sculptures for the home or garden. The tool section includes a firing kiln for your Art Clay Silver pieces, which are also easily fired on a gas hob or with a blowtorch, while the texture sheets provide beautiful patterning on the surface. Other sections of the website provide the model maker and jewellery maker with alternative materials including the wool fibres which can be felted or shaped with a felting needle, paper pulp which can be used for paper casting, and a selection of foamboard and craft card. The Drafting, Cutting & Sticking section includes craft knives, scissors, cutting mats and adhesives. While the Artist & Craft Paints & Inks section includes an extensive choice of paints including Acrylics, Oils, Alcohol Inks and Glass paints.
BOOKS & Magazines
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A selection of craft books focusing on textile traditions; weaving, spinning and dyeing, plus titles about felt making, jewellery making and model making with clays, plus an array of knitting and crochet books. Never miss an issue of your favourite craft magazine again! When you order your magazine subscription we will start it with the most recent issue and send subsequent issues as they become due. There are a choice of craft magazines from the US, UK and Sweden. Continue reading… For hand weavers there are the popular weaving magazines VAV Magasinet, Handwoven magazine, and Easy Weaving with Little Looms. Knitters, crocheters and hand spinners will enjoy a choice of magazines including Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet and Spin Off while the fascinating Piecework magazine includes articles and projects which celebrate the history and diversity of needlework and textile crafts. You can also order a subscription for The Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. This informative British magazine contains articles by and for textile enthusiasts. It reviews and reports on the work of leading crafts people and exhibitions and includes news from the WSD Guilds. Quilting Arts magazine explores techniques for making one of a kind art quilts.
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