Passionate about providing creative people with the very best products and ideas

Our Brands

Market-leading craft websites, magazines, books and products.

CraftWorld
CRAFTWORLD

Offering a fabulous range of beautiful craft products, magazines and books, downloadable projects and patterns, and informative how-to guides.

Crochet Society
CROCHET SOCIETY

A luxury monthly box full of exclusive crochet goodies curated by Sarah-Jayne of Bella Coco Crochet..

MOREMAGS

MoreMags is the online store from which you can buy the latest issues, back issues and subscriptions for all of Practical Publishing’s magazines.

SIMPLY CARDS & PAPERCRAFT

The UK’s best-selling papercraft magazine, Simply Cards & Papercraft shows you how to create stylish and beautiful cards for every occasion.

CREATIVE STAMPING

Creative Stamping magazine is packed with inspiring ideas and step-by-step technique guides. Each issue comes with a fabulous exclusive A4 sheet of themed stamps.

DIE-CUTTING ESSENTIALS

Die-cutting Essentials magazine is full of creative ways to use your papercraft dies and embossing folders. Each issue comes with an exclusive papercraft cutting die.

KNIT NOW

Knit Now magazine is all about quick, simple, stylish designs that knitters love to make. Each issue is packed full of fresh ideas and inspiration, with over 20 fabulous patterns to knit.

CROCHET NOW

Crochet Now is the fastest-growing UK crochet magazine. 
Winner of Specialist Interest Title of the Year 2018 in the prestigious ACE Newspaper & Magazine Awards.

LOVE SEWING

Love Sewing magazine is packed with projects, ideas and inspiration to get you making, mending and creating beautiful things for your home, your family, friends and for yourself — from simple home décor projects to dressmaking and quilting makes.

Your Crochet & Knitting
YOUR CROCHET & KNITTING

Your Crochet & Knitting magazine is packed full of yarn inspiration. Every issue comes with yarn in six gorgeous co-ordinating colours, plus a crochet hook and pair of knitting needles. 

CRAFTSTASH

CraftStash is the leading UK online papercraft store. It sells all the latest releases, from all your favourite brands, at guaranteed low prices — all backed by award-winning customer service.

Simple Sew
SIMPLE SEW

Simple Sew designs and manufactures stylish, contemporary sewing patterns.


ABOUT US

The UK’s fastest growing craft company

Practical Publishing International is a privately owned international media group specialising in magazines and websites for consumers passionate about their hobbies.

Founded in 2001, the company has evolved from publishing one craft magazine with a handful of staff, to producing a range of craft websites, magazines and products with a team of around 70 people.

Practical holds market-leading positions within several craft sectors internationally. It has comprehensive global distribution of its key brands and distributes over 3 million magazines and books a year.

The company is acknowledged for its innovative promotions and has direct manufacturing relationships with factories producing craft products in Asia, ensuring a continuous supply of market-leading added value gifts for its readers.

250,000
Crafters reached worldwide per month

14
Leading craft brands

£12M
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TESTIMONIALS

How working with Practical Publishing could benefit your business

We have been proud to work in partnership with Practical Publishing International and are delighted with their innovative approach and use of technology to meet their ever-growing portfolio. The relationship continues to grow, develop and blossom and we look forward to working closely with them for the foreseeable future.

Janet Thompson

Abstrakt

Practical Publishing International are good communicators, outlining their expectations of us as a supplier clearly, allowing us to budget cost and supply efficiently. This, coupled with an exemplary payment record, has made Practical a highly respected customer, with a real emphasis on building close supplier/client relationships.

Darren Wheeler

Gould Publishing Papers

Practical Publishing International is a team of highly talented publishing professionals who deliver the highest quality content to their specialist publications. Denmaur Independent Papers Ltd is very pleased to be associated with this market-leading company.

Jean Stanley

Denmaur

MEET THE TEAM

Danny has been Managing Director of Practical Publishing since 2008 and is responsible for driving its growth and development.

DANNY BOWLER

Managing Director

DAVE CUSICK

Strategy & Insights Director

CHRIS DUNBAR

Finance Director

LUCY PEDDER

Group Buying and Licensing Controller

DAN TUTTON

Group Marketing Manager

CHRIS COOKE

Group Business Development Manager