Winners of the Craft Business Awards 2020 Announced!
By Emily Peagram 19 Feb 2020

On Monday 17th February, the Craft Business Team hosted their annual awards ceremony at CHSI Stitches. The winners of the read-voted and elite categories were officially announced on stage, where companies could collect their awards. Judges Julie Peasgood, Sarah Cressall and Debbie Bliss MBE were in attendance to announce the results, which are as follows:
Best Support & Service
WINNER Altenew
HIGHLY COMMENDED Hunkydory Crafts
HIGHLY COMMENDED West Yorkshire Spinners
Best E-tailer
WINNER Creative Craft Supplies
HIGHLY COMMENDED Sew Essential
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Wool Factory
Best Trade Website
WINNER Craft Consortium
HIGHLY COMMENDED Search Press Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED Groves
Best European Brand
WINNER STABILO
HIGHLY COMMENDED Novita
HIGHLY COMMENDED Mettler
Best American Brand
WINNER Altenew
HIGHLY COMMENDED Lion Brand Yarn
HIGHLY COMMENDED Michael Miller Fabrics
Craft Influencer of the Year
WINNER Janie Crow
HIGHLY COMMENDED Debbie Shore
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Crafty Gentleman
Best Creative Stationery Manufacturer/Supplier/Distributor
WINNER Staedtler
HIGHLY COMMENDED Pilot Pens
HIGHLY COMMENDED Pentel
Best Beading & Jewellery Manufacturer/Supplier/Distributor
WINNER Swarovski
HIGHLY COMMENDED Creative Beadcraft
HIGHLY COMMENDED Beadalon
Best Papercraft Manufacturer/Supplier/Distributor
WINNER Crafter’s Companion
HIGHLY COMMENDED Hunkydory Crafts
HIGHLY COMMENDED Altenew
Best Stitching & Haberdashery Manufacturer/Supplier/Distributor
WINNER Hawthorn Handmade
HIGHLY COMMENDED Madeira
HIGHLY COMMENDED Groves
Best Knitting Manufacturer/Supplier/Distributor
WINNER West Yorkshire Spinners
HIGHLY COMMENDED Lion Brand Yarn
HIGHLY COMMENDED Novita
Best British Brand
WINNER Liberty Fabrics
HIGHLY COMMENDED Tattered Lace
HIGHLY COMMENDED Lavinia Stamps
Best Chain Craft Shop
WINNER Hobbycraft
HIGHLY COMMENDED Crafter’s Companion
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Range
Best Social Media
WINNER The Hedgehog Hollow
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Cotton Patch
HIGHLY COMMENDED Sew Over It
Best Craft Book Publisher
WINNER Search Press
HIGHLY COMMENDED Pavilion
HIGHLY COMMENDED Quadrille
Best Sustainable Craft Company
WINNER Novita
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Crafty Kit Company
HIGHLY COMMENDED The New Craft House
Elite Industry Winners
Champion Brand
WINNER KNITPRO
HIGHLY COMMENDED Madeira
HIGHLY COMMENDED Search Press
Best Overall Product
WINNER Cool Crafting for Luna Lapin and Friends
HIGHLY COMMENDED KNITPRO
HIGHLY COMMENDED Marabu Screen Printing Kit
Best Independent Retailer
WINNER Really Maria
HIGHLY COMMENDED The Knitting Corner
HIGHLY COMMENDED Create
Best Emerging Product
WINNER Crayola Craft Chest
HIGHLY COMMENDED Colour Lab DK - West Yorkshire Spinners
HIGHLY COMMENDED STABILO Pen 68 Brush
Best Small Business
WINNER Resin8 Craft Supplies Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED Coolcrafting - Home of Luna Lapin
HIGHLY COMMENDED Sew Confident
Best Craft Book
WINNER Knitted Animal Friends by Louise Crowther
HIGHLY COMMENDED Crocheted Wreaths and Garlands by Kate Eastwood
HIGHLY COMMENDED How To Sew Little Felt Animals by Sue Quinn
Look out for the next launch of the Craft Business Awards on April 4th! https://www.craftbusiness.com/