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SASHICO NEEDLES & THIMBLE
Sashico Needles and Thimbles Sashico Needles Sashico Needles (Long Type) Adjustable Thimble Ring with Plate Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore Sashico Needles and Thimbles. Sashico is a Japanese textile art form that features long running stitches formed with a heavy thread, traditionally stitched in white on indigo dyed fabric. Clover offers two different packages of Sashico needles. One package consists of 8 needles in 4 sizes of regular length needles, and the second set features 3 needles in…
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*No-Sew* Easter Bunny Crochet Pattern!
Happy Easter everyone! It’s Amy from @curiouspapaya and it’s hard to believe that this is my third Easter pattern for Clover (check out my free Easter Eggs pattern and Bunny Basket pattern)! What a fun journey it’s been creating together! It was only a matter of time for an amigurumi Easter bunny. If you’ve ever made a pattern of mine before, you might be familiar with how I always try to embed new techniques (with lots of familiar ones, of course). That’s how this “no-sew” bunny came to be. The…
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*I See The Light* Tangled-Inspired Earrings!
*All at once, everything looks different, now that I see youuuu!* Tangled is one of the movies you can watch over and over and over, my youngest child loves it! I know in this movie, Rapunzel sees “the stars” in the sky that she recognizes from when she is a baby, but these earrings are also perfect as “flowers” for the springtime! The season of spring is a remarkable representation of a new beginning, nature’s source of rebirth, and new growth! Let springtime energy uplift you, nourish your body, heart, and soul,…
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Needle Felting Tools
Needle Felting Tools Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore Needle Felting Tools. Needle felting is a textile art that is uses special barbed needles that can embed fiber or yarns into fabric or entangle loose fibers to create shapes. Clover makes needle felting fun and easy by offering a variety of custom designed tools, including Needle felting tools, Needle Felting Mats, Natural Wool Roving, and a Claw and Mat Cleaner tool. Clover has two different…
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Hot Cocoa Ornament *sewing tutorial*
Hi everybody! I am extremely excited for the weather to start getting colder, because that means it’s the perfect hot cocoa weather. I love hot cocoa so I am excited to share a really fun and easy Hot Cocoa Ornament with you today! This project is a free pattern by Elea Lutz, who is a fabric designer and amazingly creative friend. This is such a great beginner friendly project and most of the supplies are things you would have on hand! We are going to use Elea’s pattern but I’ll…
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Embroidery Stitching Tool
Watch Video Here! Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore the Embroidery Stitching Tool. The Embroidery Stitching Tool makes it easy to create beautiful punch-needle style embroidery using a variety of threads and yarns. Clover’s Embroidery Stitching Tool has a unique holder design that features a translucent needle insertion area with 5 needle length position markings. These settings allow the embroiderer to easily gauge the needle depth for creating perfectly uniform stitches. It also has an alignment fin that…
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The Tobacco Root Beanie (new knitting pattern for fall!)
Hey knitters, Mark here from @bearsdenessentials with a pattern inspired by my love of the outdoors and the beauty of our small corner of heaven here in Montana! I just love the simplicity of clothing where “less is more” when it comes to design. My wife and I live in the Ruby Valley where the Tobacco Root Mountains border us to the north. It’s such a beautiful but rugged terrain of rocks sprouting over 10,000 feet. I’m excited to let you know that this is the first in the line…
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Fabric Tube Maker
Watch Video Here! Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore the Fabric Tube Maker. The Fabric Tube Maker makes it easy to create tubes for Jelly Roll® projects and other fun fabric crafts. The Fabric Tube Maker is made from 4 different parts that combine to create two interlocking sets. Parts A and B interlock to form one set, and parts C and D interlock to form the second set. Each interlocking set works together to efficiently fold…
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Slash Cutter
Watch Video Here! Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore the Slash Cutter (Art. No. 499). The Slash Cutter is specially designed to be used for creating faux chenille. Faux chenille is a textured textile art technique that uses multiple layers of fabric stitched together in parallel rows. All of the layers except the bottom one are then carefully cut between the rows of stitching. The stitched project is then brushed or washed to make the raw…
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DIY Needle Holder Books <3 (sewing tutorial)
Happy September my sewing friends! Do any of you remember back in 2011 when fabric designer Amy Sinibaldi showed the sewing world her most precious little needle books that she made??? I clearly remember being completely enchanted with how darling they were. I’ve literally made SO many since then. They’re quick, easy, fun, and make the PERFECT gift. Today, I’m going to take you through the process as we whip one up. There are all kinds of needle book patterns and tutorials out there now, but I always come back…
