A Unique Store for a lovely Country Town

Market Square Petworth W Sussex GU28 OAH 01798 34 43 34 artcraftandfabric.com

Not yet visited? Or a regular customer? We’d like to give a you a warm welcome! Art, Craft & Fabric of Petworth has been growing from strength to strength over the last five years – in fact three years ago we moved the Petworth store into larger premises.

We have stayed firm to our opening principles:

a local store - next to easy and free car parking

less than a 60 second walk to the town centre

holding a tremendous stock, including all those ‘essentials’ in Art and Craft and Fabric

with many ever-changing, beautiful and unusual items

sourced from across the UK and globally

plus - we always try to obtain your particular need,

and we’ll be ready with a smile, advice if you need it or space to browse in peace…

If you enjoy shopping amongst the diversity offered in our lovely country towns and if you’ve not yet visited,

be prepared to be surprised…

‘…a wonderful shop – amazing colours…’

‘…stunning glass bead and embroidered trims – I never realised you could buy this outside London…’

‘…and all the art products: oils, watercolours, gouache, acrylics, canvases and brushes –

so much here on the doorstep!

Exploring toddlers, contented children, teens with projects to do, students with course-work, creative mums, practical dads, mature craftspeople – whatever the skill level, interest or need, Art Craft & Fabric of Petworth holds an array of colourful, intriguing and essential products to kick-off a new craft interest or complete hand-made work.

If you prefer to spend precious time and money on your home and family rather than on petrol (ie., tax) to identical chainstores without all the items you need… if you like better the distinctive; want to see the latest decorative and useful creative ideas and also, many items you thought you couldn’t get any more and be responded to by friendly, experienced staff who will give you the time of day… no, not more expensively – low regular stock prices and fast decisions on special deals with which the centrally run chains simply cannot compete:

Come and visit or phone us for some of the latest special deals…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always enjoyed trying out new ways of creating original art. Whether you’re inclined to more ‘traditional classic’, modern, or perhaps inspired by going with the flow and want to construct a totally new image or simply embellish an artefact, Art, Craft & Fabric stocks almost the entire Winsor & Newton paint, brush and media range.

4 main ranges of painting media – including both the beautiful Artists’ Watercolours and student Cotman standard single price Water Colours, Griffin fast-drying Oils and Galleria acrylics in superb, vivid colours including gold and silver – we often supply large sizes for the very keen. Also – many Daler-Rowney and Reeves paints and products – Gouache sets, tin boxed ‘pans’, gift packs, sets of all media with canvas, brushes and booklets to get you started.

Never painted oils on canvas before? Experiment on inexpensive canvas mounted on a board, or ready to use canvas stretched over a wooden frame. For the massively expressive, we hold 155cm (62”) wide canvas (buy whatever length you like) for you to paste to a board, hang or stretch across a wall; can you see the Impressionist water lilies or grand architectural design dominating that space…?

Perfect papers support quality outcomes. Watercolour papers by the [very] large A1 sheet, through A3, A4, A5 and A6 spiral pads, to postcard size, most in 2 weights. Create an acrylic on specially developed, treated Galleria paper, and keep the paints you are using from drying out on a ‘wet palette’ with its renewable, water conserving pad. For the real McKoy, mix watercolours on a cold, white glazed china tile indented with a series of sloped wells – it slows evaporation and facilitates washes and the easy creation of a row of colour tints.

We hold at least 10 grades of sketching pencils, pastels and charcoal sticks, lino cut printing and support media: art masking

fluid, Liquin, linseed oil, gum arabic, gloss and matt varnishes and spray fixes, plus putty and plastic rubbers, sharpeners,

sponges and painting knives. You will find mannequins, easels, plastic and wooden palettes, informative guides and books to

inspire…

Let’s discuss brushes. For children to paint successfully, scrubby, hard brushes with blunt cut bristles are the item most likely to discourage them, as the paint simply won’t go where they want it. Offer a firm, synthetic bristle (like blue handled Cotman or silver Artisan) with a well-shaped head that comes to a rounded point. The bristles need to hold the paint, and bend smoothly against the paper or board. Show them how to clean the brush by dipping in water (or white spirit for some oils), and gently wipe the brush head across newspaper until it’s clean. Then, re-shape the bristles, and with a 20cm (8”) strip from the newspaper, roll the paper around the bristles and stand it handle down: as the paper dries, it shrinks, pulling the bristles back into their original shape, ready for the next masterpiece! We have single inexpensive brushes, economy sets, mid-price and very high quality mortgagable, i.e., types for every medium at every level.

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Tiny paper rosebuds, up to 6 widths of organza and satin ribbons in over 50 colours; inexpensive hand-milled silk paper (great for present wrapping too…) loads of motifs, felts, foams, coloured and printed papers. There are ‘Special Effects’ for every kind of celebration or anniversary - numbers and letters to personalise… Blank cards and envelopes – standard, long, plain, edged, with / without apertures. Guaranteed: unique, personalised outcomes...

The watercolourists amongst you probably apply your talents to pictures for later framing, but have you tried small, personal pieces to fit into blank aperture cards for that personal message? There is nothing quite the same as a card-gift, a hand-made card for a special friend or the family.

Have you seen the new toddler or nursery scissors? They don’t poke out eyes and can’t cut skin but will cut paper and card accurately. Not only are they sprung to re-open automatically, they will teach the child to hold scissors correctly whether left or right-handed. Use them from about 2 years old.

Bespoke crafting of almost anything today is possible - and how your efforts will be appreciated! Whether your delight is in card-making, scrap-booking, découpage, (we have loads of useful ‘blanks’) printing, stamping, collage using textiles, dyeing…

our lovely store has all the tools and materials that you could wish for.

A unique stock mix extends well beyond that of other more limited shops, as we have comprehensive paints, alongside textiles and fabrics to extend your work or pastime, which none of the other craft suppliers can offer.

Acrylics are amazingly versatile and give a very wide variety of stunning results: clear depth of colour, fast to dry, adaptable on many surfaces, delicately thinned for washes and fine detail, satisfyingly gloupy to layer with a brush or knife… Plenty of the newest media to mix with acrylics, from iridescent to gritty, colour glazing and painting on textiles, staining wood to bring out the grain, and not least, painting for school and student projects

We have accounts with:

Bergére King Cole Patons Sirdar Stylecraft

and Wendy, including Peter Pan, Robin and Twilleys

There is a complete wool department, with 2 ply, 3 ply, 4 ply, Double Knit, Sock, Aran, Chunky, Mega Chunky, Ultra Chunky thicknesses in Pure Wool, Wool Mixes, Acrylic / Acrylic Mixes, Nylon Mixes, Tencel, Cotton / Cotton Mixes, Mohair in stock.

A beautiful range of colours and types - single colour, blended,

flecked, auto-stripe, with 10 categories of patterns, and all the

knitting needles and accessories you might need. If we do not

have the wool you would like in stock, we are very happy to order

it, even small quantities.

To be gloriously Politically Incorrect, in case you thought we are just about cute stuff – we’ve provided black Drill for skateboard bags, nails for upholstery, hard-wall picture hooks, Velcro for horse blankets (and Sea Cadets – no - we don’t know what it was for either), webbing for chairs, polypropylene strapping for handles, leashes, tapestries of Concorde and The Silver Ghost…

Canvas for fishing bags, nylon net for keep-nets, leatherlook for vehicle seats, interior car roof fabric lining, linen thread for doing strong stuff, serious zips for tents, covers and gunslips, Tri-Point needles and rubber ‘grabbers’ to get through thick bits, waistband and collar extenders for the more robust, nice new elbows for good woollies and sporty jackets and all sorts of mending tapes, pockets and patches for clothes which develop mysterious apertures…

We sell well over 200 fabric and textile types, and can then multiply that by weights and colours - including stunning pure silk in over 35 colours, approximately 20 different Ginghams and checks, a dozen or so very wide fleece fabrics in plains and patterns, gorgeous 100% Cotton prints too numerous to describe except that over 10 metres of shelf space is devoted to them – for dress, craft and quilting nothing beats these.

Add to these about 30 colours in Satin, Polycotton, Lining, Crushed Velvet, Organza, Lycra, Sequins and Nets – every costume textile you could wish for, (we often dress Knights, Romans, Tudors and Victorians, and importantly - Shrek, Princesses, fierce bears, Mary, Joseph, lots of Angels, Kings, Red Indians, Cowboys, Pirates…) and not forgetting Cow, Dalmation, Sheep, Bunny, Zebra, Lion, Cheetah, Ladybird and all their friends…

We have lovely furnishing and upholstery fabrics: heavy Linens, pure, thick Cottons, Silks, hard-wearing mixes in plains, checks, stripes and florals, in printed and woven Jacquards and Brocades, in every style from Jacobean, through Regency, Classic, Art Deco, Fifties, Modern and so on – in loads of colours and designs – all at sensible prices, mostly in the ranges £9.99 / £11.99 / £13.99 or less. There is faux-fur in costume colours and designer home styles. Then there’s the utility fabrics: Table Protect (rubber bonded to wadding), real Deck Chair Canvas, Baize for card tables, antique bottoms (oops) and box linings, Moleskin, PVC table covering, Muslins for floaty stuff and jam… Then there’s still more - all the support fabrics: interlinings, curtain lining, Bump, Lawn, Poplin, Calico, Hessian, 6 types of Wadding, Foam…

One of our other unique aspects is that we will happily sell small quantities at sensible prices –

and you don’t have to spend upwards of £50 (via mail-order) to avoid an extortionate £4 or £5 for P+P. Frankly we’d rather you spent the money in the shop than on useless and unrecoverable costs.

Also, the benefits of being able to see and feel the products, not to mention an enjoyable browse around the store…

Too far away to visit, disabled or would just prefer items posted – we can easily arrange this at normal postage cost – we do not add a handling charge: just ring us on 01798 34 43 34

This is not an exhaustive list, but offers an indication of the range of our products – please call on 01798 34 43 34

Awl	Fastening Tapes	Publications – How to series
Bias Binding / Bias Tape Maker	Feathers	Pyjama Cords
Beeswax	Felt – by Metre / Squares	Quilting Accessories
Belts – Sewing Machine	French Knitting	Rainhats
Bobbins	Frogs	Ribbons – Satin / Organza
Blanket Binding	Garters	Ribbons – Grosgrain / Seasonal
Bodkins	Gauge – Sewing / Knitting	Safety Pins –Gold / Nappy / Kilt
Bondaweb	Gloves	Scissors
Boning	Glue Gun	Seam Ripper
Boxes	Glue Sticks	Sewing Kits
Bra Items / Extenders / Enhancers	Hams - Pressing	Sewing Baskets & Boxes
Bridal – Trims / Floral / MoB	Hat Pins	Sewing Machines
Buckles & Clips	Hem Web / Wonderweb	Shoulder Pads
Bulbs – Sewing Machine / Daylight	Hooks & Eyes/Bars	Shoulder Strap Retainer
Buttons Cardigan	Interfacing	Snap Fasteners / Press Studs
Buttons Decorative / Antique	Iron Cleaners	Soluweb
Chalk – Tailors’ / Pencils	Knitting Pins / Needles	Suspender
Clothes Brushes – Lint Pick-up	Lace Bobbins	Sweater Comb / Anti-Pil Comb
Coat Chains	Latch Hooks	Tape Measures
Combs – for Fascinators / Tiaras	Laundry Pens / Markers	Tapes – Seam / Paris / Kick
Cords – Decorative / Piping	Leather Punch	Tassels
Craft Knives	Magnifiers	Tatting Shuttles / Thread
Crochet Hooks	Magnetic clasps	Templates
Curtain Accessories	Mending Tapes	Thimbles
Curtain Decorative	Name Tapes – Embrdrd / Write-On	Tracing Wheels
Curtain Tapes	Needle Grabbers / Threaders	Threads – Embroidery
Cushion Pads – Feather / Polyester	Needles – Hand / Machine	Threads – Crochet
Cutting Mats	Oil Sewing Machine	Threads – Gutermann / Coats
Darning Thread / Wool	Paper – Squared / Carbon	Tiebacks – Cord / Fabric Forms
Dishcloth / Handicraft Cotton	Patches – Iron-On / Sew-On	Tools
Dress Shields	Pencils - Transfer	Toy Filling
Dressing Gown Cords	Petersham – Straight / Stretch	Upholstery Access.
Dyes	Pin Cushions / Holders	Velcro
Elastic – Essentials /Decorative	Pins – Dressmaker / Upholstery	Webbing
Embroidery Accessories	Pockets	Wool
Erasers – Fabric / Craft	Polystyrene Balls	Zips
Eyelets	Pressing Cloths	Zip feet

A Unique Store for a lovely Country Town

Market Square Petworth W Sussex GU28 OAH 01798 34 43 3434 artcraftandfabric.com