2020 was the type of year none of us were expecting, and we’re proud that we were still able to celebrate our favourite brands and people that have kept us crafty during a difficult period. A huge thank you to our readers and specially appointed judges for ensuring the Best of Craft Awards 2020 was something we could turn to in an otherwise unpredictable year. And a massive congratulations to the winners!
Reader's Choice
Most Loved Crafts TV Shopping Channel
Winner
Create and Craft
Highly Commended
Hochanda
QVC
Most Loved UK Crafts Chain Store
Winner
Hobbycraft
Highly Commended
Crafter’s Companion
The Range
Best Brand for Crafts
Winner
Crafter’s Companion
Highly Commended
Hunkydory
DMC
Best Online Store
Winner
Create and Craft
Highly Commended
Crafter’s Companion
Caterpillar Cross Stitch
Best Rated Customer Service
Winner
Create and Craft
Highly Commended
Crafter’s Companion
Chloes Creative Cards
Best Sewing Machine Brand
Winner
Brother
Highly Commended
Singer
Janome
Ultimate Craft Holiday
Winner
Stamps By Me Weekend Retreat
Highly Commended
Manor House and Ashbury Hotels
Crafty Monkies Luxury Hotel and Sewing Workshop
Most Inspiring Blog
Winner
Stamps By Chloe
Highly Commended
Sally Wilson
Sarah Payne Quilter
Stellar Products
Favourite Die-cutting Range
Winner
Crafter’s Companion
Highly Commended
Tattered Lace
Sizzix
Ultimate Gadget/Machine
Winner
Gemini Die Cutting Machine
Highly Commended
Cut ‘N’ Boss
Brother ScanNCut
Most Loved Stamping Range
Winner
Stamps by Me
Highly Commended
Hunkydory
Stamps by Chloe
Most Loved Papercraft Range
Winner
Hunkydory
Highly Commended
Paper Boutique
Crafter’s Companion
Made to Inspire
Crafting Man of the Year
Winner
Dean Wilson
Highly Commended
Phil Martin
John Lockwood
Crafting Woman of the Year
Winner
Dawn Wheeler
Highly Commended
Chloe Endean
Sally Wilson
Designer of the Year
Winner
Stephanie Weightman
Highly Commended
Toni Darroch
Chloe Endean
Best Workshop / Online Class
Winner
Stamps By Me
Highly Commended
Chloes Creative Cards
Dreamees
Independent Shops
Scotland
Winner
Bee Crafty, Elgin
Highly Commended
Fabric Focus, Edinburgh
Papeterie, Aberdeen
North of England
Winner
Chloes Creative Cards, Durham
Highly Commended
Stamps by Me, Wakefield
Inspirations, Preston
Wales
Winner
The Sewing Shop, Chepstow
Highly Commended
In House Crafts, Milford Haven
Valley Craft, Aberbargoed
Ireland
Winner
Crafter’s Basket, Cliffoney, Co Sligo
Highly Commended
Fiddlesticks, Ballymena
Killusty Crafts, Tipperary
Midlands
Winner
Amelia’s Creative Crafts, Studley
Highly Commended
Blyth Craft, Nottinghamshire
Guthrie & Ghani, Birmingham
South West of England
Winner
Cotswold Needlecrafts, Evesham
Highly Commended
Hixxysoft, Frome
Sew Craft, Swindon
South East of England
Winner
Art of Craft, Farnborough
Highly Commended
The Cheap Shop, Tiptree
Cross Threads, Whitstable
Editor's Picks
Mixed-media Must-have
Winner
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish
Highly Commended
WOW! Mixed Media Embossing Brush
Lavinia Stamps
Most Inspiring Crafty Read
Winner
Four-Step Watercolour by Marina Bakasova
Highly Commended
Contemporary Paper Marbling by Lucy McGrath
Creative Calligraphy by Mary Noble & Janet Mehigan
Best Product for Lettering & Colouring
Winner
POSCA Bullet Tip Waterbased Marker Pens
Highly Commended
edding 1340 Brush Pens
Herbin Re-Fillable Brush Pens
Most Reliable Adhesive
Winner
Hunkydory Premier Craft Glue Pen
Highly Commended
Gorilla Super Glue Brush and Nozzle
Duck Tape Ducklings Mini Tapes
Judge's Picks
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Aisha Green
As Cricut & Papercraft Marketing Manager for the Hobbycraft stores, it goes without saying that Aisha knows what makes a winning product. This isn’t just a job for her, though – she genuinely lives and breathes crafts, and knows the industry, and the products that make it tick, as well as anyone.
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Katie French
The Editorial Director of the award-winning publisher Search Press, Katie has an almost unrivalled knowledge of the craft sector with unbridled passion to boot, and we’re thrilled that she’s able to bring that to the judging panel.
CRAFT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Winner
Korbond Sewing Machine Bag
Highly Commended
Herbin Re-Fillable Brush Pens
Paper Boutique Beyond Concept Cards Vol. 1
CRAFT KIT OF THE YEAR
Winner
Mountain Adventure Cross Stitch Kit by Hawthorn Handmade
Highly Commended
Rainbow of Hope Needle Felting Kit by the Crafty Kit Company
And Finally...
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted in the Best of Craft Awards 2020.