kraft-tex Basics Bolt, Natural

About C&T Publishing

C&T Publishing is a craft book publisher encompassing a range of subjects, including quilting, sewing, embroidery, cozy mysteries, Cosplay, and more. Made for makers by makers, our product development team works together to create practical and dynamic products that stir creativity and promote self-expression. Visit their website: ctpub.com

Workshop on the Web

Kraft-Tex is a new paper from C&T Publishing that has the appearance of thick card with qualities of leather and fabric in that it is robust, can be stitched and cut and has a soft feel to it. It looks a bit like Grungepaper but without the rough, recycled and compressed feel to it.

It can be used like card for mixed-media work but because it can be stitched into, this

opens up more possibilities for making bags or quilts, or using for applique and cutwork.

It comes in five colours White, Black, Stone, Natural and Chocolate. I used the Chocolate and Stone to make a book cover. I used the Scan'n'Cut machine to cut out the shapes of a simplified outline of an ammonite from both pieces of Kraft-Tex (below left). Then I inserted the Chocolate pieces into the Stone outline (below middle) before backing the sheet onto a piece of Decovil to give it stability. Finally, I stitched the large ammonite pieces into place.