Exploring the Best Art Supplies for Crafting Enthusiasts and Painters Alike
In the vibrant world of creativity and imagination, choosing the right art supplies can make a profound difference. Whether you’re an avid crafter ...
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Wallace and Seymour Artist Acrylics
Handcrafted in Yorkshire, England, by artisans Pip Seymour and Rebecca Wallace, these acrylic paints epitomize unparalleled quality. With meticulous attention to detail, they blend high-grade pigments into a light and durable acrylic polymer, ensuring a superior finish that stands the test of time.
Infused with a genuine passion for the medium, each pigment is carefully selected, offering a spectrum of colors unavailable elsewhere. The result is a viscous paste boasting maximum pigmentation, allowing for versatile application techniques such as brushwork, palette knives, or spatulas.
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About us
Craft and Canvas is Calderdale’s leading Art, Yarn, Wool, Craft & Sewing materials supplier. We stock a good range of products from fabric to sketch pads and cover many areas of arts & crafts. A curated stock of wool and yarn in addition to the products stocked, we offer an ordering service for more specialist items.
Our staff are very creative and are on hand to advise on relevant products or trouble shoot ideas with you…….they know their stuff and are happy to help!
Our Brands
We work with many of the top brands in art, wool and haberdashery, here are some of them.
Copic, Prym, Caran D'ache, Daler Rowney, By Laxtons, Pastelmat, Jakar, Wallace Seymour, Bockingford, Gutermann, Manos Del Uruguay, Vlieseline, Baa Ram Ewe, Schoppel Woole, Stylecraft, Fabriano, Saunders Waterford, West Yorkshire Spinners and Knit Pro to mention just a few.
If you need anything you cant find on our site, drop us a line, we can often source it for you.
The Brilliance of Cadmium: Understanding Cadmium Pigments in Artist Paints
Discover why cadmium pigments remain among the most prized colours in an artist's palette. This comprehensive guide explores the history, properties, and enduring appeal of cadmium pigments in artist paints, from their introduction in the 19th century to their continued use by professional artists today. Learn about the exceptional opacity, unmatched colour intensity, and superior lightfastness that make cadmium yellows, oranges, and reds so valuable. We cover safety considerations, the difference between genuine cadmium and cadmium hue alternatives, and help you decide whether these premium pigments are worth the investment for your artistic practice. Explore Wallace Seymour's range of professional cadmium artist paints at Craft and Canvas.
Your Knitting Starter Kit: Essentials for a Beginner
Ready to start knitting? This comprehensive beginner's guide covers everything you need in your knitting starter kit. Learn about essential yarn weights including 4 ply, DK, Aran/Worsted, and chunky, and discover which needle sizes work best with each – from 2.25mm for fine 4 ply to 8mm for chunky yarns. We'll walk you through choosing your first knitting needles, understanding tension, and mastering basic techniques like casting on, knit and purl stitches, and casting off. Plus, get tips on your first beginner-friendly project, reading patterns, and avoiding common mistakes. Find all your knitting essentials including quality yarns and needles at Craft and Canvas and start your knitting journey today.