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Curve Ruler with Mini Ruler
Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, ?We will explore the Curve Ruler with Mini Ruler. This package of rulers features two different rulers made expressly for marking curves plus a handy ½ inch wide mini ruler. The Curve Ruler with Mini Ruler set features clear rulers with clearly marked ¼” guidelines that are easy to read. The larger curved rulers also include a dotted 5/8” line especially for marking traditional seam allowances. The transparent nature of the Curve…
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Universal Knitting Counter
Universal Knitting Counter Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, ?We will explore the Universal Knitting Counter. Every experienced knitter is familiar with the need for a knitting counter for keeping track of their pattern. The Universal Knitting Counter is a new improvement to a traditional knitting counter design. The traditional knitting counter design features a barrel shaped counter that is slid onto the end of the knitting needle. This design works well but is intended for use with small…
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Bamboo Knitting Repair Hooks
Bamboo Knitting Repair Hooks Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, ?We will explore the Bamboo Knitting Repair Hooks. Mistakes happen. Sometimes a knit stitch is dropped, or an incorrect stitch is made. Luckily for knitters, Clover has created the Bamboo Knitting Repair Hooks! The Bamboo Knitting Repair Hooks feature a handy sharply pointed end that works great for helping to pick apart sticky yarns when frogging or even when working out those knotty stitches! The crochet style hook…
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Pattern Chart Marker Set
Pattern Chart Marker Set Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, ?We will explore the Pattern Chart Marker Set. The Pattern Chart Marker Set features two different sizes of magnetized chart markers. The larger marker is sized to fit landscape-oriented letter size paper or large books. The smaller marker works perfectly for portrait-oriented pages. Each marker features two sets of thin magnetic strips. To use the Pattern Chart Markers, simply open them and slide them onto the page you wish to…
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Pro Takumi Knitting Needles
Pro Takumi Circular Knitting Needles Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will be exploring Pro Takumi Circular Knitting Needles. Pro Takumi circular knitting needles are beautifully crafted from only the finest quality bamboo harvested from the premium portion of the stem, never the nodes. This attention to quality ensures perfectly smooth, straight, accurate needles. Pro Takumi circular knitting needles have the soft, warm hand feel that knitters love about bamboo needles. They feel wonderful to work with…
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Extra Credit: Embroidery Stitching Tool
Embroidery Stitching Tool: The Swag Tag! By Shannon and Jason We give you, the Swag Tag! NOTIONS AND TOOLS Clover Embroidery Hoop – Item #8812 Scissors – Bordeaux 130 – Item #4940 Embroidery Stitching Tool – Item #8800 3 ply Needle – Item #8803 MATERIALS Fabric Top – Plain cotton fabric or muslin, enough to fully cover the embroidery hoop. Backing fabric – recommend using felt or a paper textile like Kraft-tex. 6 ply Embroidery Floss 3-5 colors of floss (we used Aurifil Cotton Floss 18yd/spool). Colorful is the word…
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Extra Credit: Sweet `n Sharp Macaron
Macaron By Shannon and Jason So, you’ve been bitten by the creativity bug and decided that hand sewing is going to be your next foray into the maker world… WELCOME! There are so many styles to choose from… embroidery, sashiko, needlepoint, crewel, kogin-zashi, or cross stitch. Whether sewing is your primary form of creative expression, or you saw that one project which inspired you to pick up needle and thread, you’re going to love the versatility and vast range of projects that hand sewing encompasses. One thing that is going…
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Extra Credit: Marking Tools
Pins By Shannon and Jason A quick glance at Clover’s website will show a plethora of items made just for marking fabric and projects…literally dozens. GAH! Where to start? We understand how confusing it can be. We keep a healthy variety of these marking tools at our cutting table, sewing machines, and workspace… just in case… which means we have a lot of marking tools. So, with all the options available to us, which tools do we reach for first when we are working in our studio? Glad you asked!…
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The Ultimate Quilt `n Stitch Presser Foot
The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot with Instructor Steve Butler Class 164 Visit Our Website Here! What is it? The ultimate goal of any sewing tool or notion is to arm the creator of a project with the ability to achieve his or her creative intent. No limitations, no holds barred. If you can see it in your mind you should be able to put thread to fabric and reproduce that vision. But some self-limiting notions, or the complete lack thereof, often produce more myopic versions of that creative vision. Without specific notion…
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Straight Pins
Straight Pins with Instructor Steve Butler Class 163 Visit Our Website Here! What is it? Let’s assume you’ve just found that perfect sewing project. Fashion, fashion accessories, heirloom, quilts, home décor, crafts, whatever. Fabric and pattern are identified and are on hand ready to go to work. What else do we need? Tools! We’ve got to measure, mark and cut our fabric to very precise standards. All set now, time to sew, right? But wait, how do we hold all of those perfectly shaped gems of fabric in perfect position? ‘Cause we know if the alignment and…