Whew! Back from a very busy and exciting Craft, Hobby & Stitch Show at the NEC, Birmingham (commonly known as 'Stitches').  And I was only there for one day! Rachel, Pat, Clare and Marie were all constantly taking orders or talking to customers, and a record number of new accounts with retailers were opened. 

Authors Elizabeth Moad and Susan Briscoe did wonders with their workshops and demonstrations, and our own Marie Foster had a sell-out with her workshop for retailers on 'how to run a workshop'.  Everyone who heard about mycraftivity.com was extremely enthusiastic and thought it sounded like a fabulous idea.  It was great to see the D&C stand looking so good and so busy. 

The well-known craft products distributor Craftime is selling the David & Charles, North Light, Memory Makers and Krause craft books to their craft shop customers in a new venture, and it was gratifying to see their customers' positive reactions to the books. 

All in all, a very good show.  Here's a photo of Cheryl Brown (commissioning editor for craft books), Sara Domville, and D&C's Sales & Marketing Director Richard Dodman on the D&C stand.