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Bark Fiber Cloth - New!

Probably not the Bark Cloth you may be thinking of - this one is made from pieces of actual bark from the African fig tree. It's soaked and beaten to a thin(ish) sheet. It's a renewable product!
Bark Fiber Cloth
It may have small holes, or even patches sewn over larger holes, it all adds to the character of the cloth. It can be used by textile and mixed media artists in many ways. We're offering it in sheets of A4 size and small sampler packs.

New: Textile Translations, Exploring Colour & Embellish and Stitch!

Just in: Three new books from the UK!
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Textile Translations: Mixed Media by Maggie Grey. Maggie brings textiles and mixed media together in typical wonderful fashion. Her explanations are easy to follow and give lots of room for your own creativity to blossom.
**Bonus** Free online classes are available to owners of this book. They cover a variety of mixed media topics and projects, along with a discussion forum. Details can be found in the book.

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Exploring Colour by Julia Caprara. The vibrant color in this book will wow you! It’s definitely not for neural lovers, it’s bright and happy and inspiring, especially after a long cold winter.

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Embellish and Stitch by Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey. Not just for Embellisher Stitchers only! Pretty much everything in this book is meant for hand felters only (I was most pleasantly surprised at thatHappy, in typical fashion by two of the top fiber arts authors.