Clover Needlecraft
Offering the highest quality sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, needleart, beading and craft supplies. Company Overview Clover brings you the best in quality and value for all your craft projects. Manufacturer of premium Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, Crocheting, Needleart, Beading, and Craft Supplies.
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I *heart* Weaving Sticks!
Last year I was at TNNA (an industry trade show) where I spied Clover’s Weaving Sticks for the first time. I was mesmerized by these wooden tools that looked like my beloved bamboo knitting needles, but with a hole at the bottom and held together in sets of 2-6! I hovered around the booth for a bit, but for some reason felt shy about asking to use a pair. When I got home, however I went straight to the craft store and bought a pack. I’d been crushing on some of…
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Clover’s Weaving Sticks
Clover’s Weaving Sticks are a great way to create basically anything you want!! How do you use them? First you have to decide whether your project requires a thick or fine weave. Depending on your project will determine the size of weaving sticks you use for example; a thicker weave would be needed for a rug and a thinner weave is necessary for a bracelet. Once you decide how thick you want to weave you have to decide how wide you want your project. You are able to make your project…
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Tool School: Straight Pins
What is it? – In some of the oldest archeological digs around the world you can find ancient straight pins. They’ve been around that long and probably always will be. There are so many uses for them and in many cases there really is no substitute. We use them to hold patterns in place on our fabric, bind fabric pieces, tailor fabric to our bodies, hold seams together, anchor trims, beads or other embellishments in place and even block knitted products. Because of this wide variety of uses for straight…
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Tool School: “Takumi” Bamboo Knitting Needles
What is it? – Takumi, Stradivarius, Cartier. Their legendary quality of performance defies all attempts of description. The name alone is iconic and imbues a sense artistry. Pretenders and imitators come and go but never stay. Clover has long prided itself in the production of Takumi premium bamboo knitting needles. Production quantity has always been secondary to production quality. Only the finest raw materials have ever been used and manufacturing has always been accomplished to the absolute highest, most exacting standards. But just when you thought it couldn’t get any…
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Egg Pompom + Clover News by Vickie Howell
For years now (seriously, over a decade), I’ve used Clover brand tools more than any other for my knitting, crochet, and general notions needs. Their bamboo, Takumi needles are a staple item in my studio (I love the way wool sliding off bamboo feels), and 9 times out of 10 if I need a large-eyed yarn needle or a stitch holder, Clover’s going to be the name on the one I grab from the shelves. That said, I’m thrilled to announce that I am now their, Yarn Arts Ambassador! In…
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Tool School: “Quick” Yo-Yo Maker
What is it? – Chances are either you or someone you know has a box full of fabric yo-yo’s under the bed or in a closet. And chances are either you made them or they were given to you by your grandmother or an aunt. It’s surprising how many people tell the same story. But why do so many people make fabric yo-yo’s? The answer is actually very simple. It’s FUN! Sit down in a comfy chair, grab a handful of fabric scraps and get your creativity flowing. Colors, patterns,…
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Press Perfect and Bendy Bag Pattern Giveaway! Also Pressing Tips by Joan Hawley
Have you seen the new Bendy Bag pattern from Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs? We at Clover have been seeing it everywhere – at shows, online, in our mailbox! That’s right, we have Bendy and we’re hosting a giveaway. Read on for Joan’s pressing tips and to enter the giveaway. Bendy is a fun and funky little bag with a cool zipper that’s easy to install. Bendy is great for toting tools, cords, and lots of other stuff. Pressing Tips for Bendy Bendy is a perfect example of…
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Lone Star Table Topper with Nancy Zieman
Create a table topper for any season just use Nancy Zieman’s Trace ‘N Create Quilt Templates Lone Star Collection, get the project sheet here!
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Tool School: Kanzashi Flower Maker
What is it? – How do you make a Kanzashi flower? Place a piece of fabric in the template, fold it closed, trim around the edges, take a threaded needle through the holes in numerical order, open the template and pull the thread tight. Petal complete. Repeat four more times and your flower is done. Could not be easier and no heavy equipment required. With all of the different sizes and shapes of Kanzashi Flower Maker templates and the vast and always changing selection of fabric patterns, colors and textures…
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Seminar 1537 at Sewing & Stitchery Expo 2015
Attend Joan Hawley’s seminar “Solving Problems at the Pressing Station” and make sure to come visit us at booth # 937 & 939 this year at Sewing & Stitchery Expo 2015. We hope to see you there!