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Tool School: Wonder Fuse
What is it? Welcome to the wonderful world of Wonder Fuse. What is it? It’s appliqué. Well, more accurately, it’s how you do appliqué. Why do we want to do appliqué? Unlimited creative potential. We can take any fabric, plain or with design, and cut it in any shape to represent pieces of any scene intended by the artist and then attach them all together permanently to embellish our finished project.
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Wonder Fuse
What is it? – Welcome to the wonderful world of Wonder Fuse. What is it? It’s appliqué. Well, more accurately, it’s how you do appliqué. Why do we want to do appliqué? Unlimited creative potential. We can take any fabric, plain or with design, and cut it in any shape to represent pieces of any scene intended by the artist and then attach them all together permanently to embellish our finished project. What genres does it apply to? All of them. This art form is used extensively in quilting,…
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Why You Should Join the Craft Yarn Council’s Certified Instructors Program
Love to teach others? Have strong basic knit or crochet skills? The kids are going back to school, so why don’t you? Join the thousands of knitters and crocheters who’ve already gained the knowledge and confidence to teach others through the Craft Yarn Council’s Certified Instructor’s Program.
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Tool School: Rosette Maker and Parts Set
By Steve Butler What is it? Kudos! Well done! Grand Prize! First place! Honorable mention! Special achievement! Student of the month! Employee of the year!
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Rosette Makers
What is it? – Kudos! Well done! Grand Prize! First place! Honorable mention! Special achievement! Student of the month! Employee of the year! It’s all recognition, plain and simple, and we all like it. When we do something exceptional, remarkable or noteworthy, a little personal recognition makes it all the more rewarding. And tangible evidence of that achievement makes it even more memorable and special. The question is, how can we make “one of” type awards for any number of occasions. The short list of those occasions includes, fairs, festivals,…
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Tool School: Hair Pin Lace Tool
By Steve Butler What is it? If you’re looking for something old that is really new again in the world of crochet then hairpin lace is just the ticket.
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Rosette Maker Inspiration
New to the Clover line is…the Rosette Maker!
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Hair Pin Lace Tool
What is it? – If you’re looking for something old that is really new again in the world of crochet then hairpin lace is just the ticket. Historically called “fork work” or more recently “hairpin crochet”, this is one of those truly unique art forms that comes and goes as each new generation of artists discover it… again. Each of these new generations, however, contribute new and more creative technique. Though credit for the creation of this technique is generally ascribed to Katherine of Aragon it was certainly…
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Tunisian Crochet Lace Summer Scarf Tutorial
This week on my regular series, Ask Me Monday I shared the new Clover Takumi Interchangeable Tunisian Hook Set, PLUS showed how to work the Tunisian Crochet Lace Stitch and Purl Bind-off used to make this, easy-breezy Summer scarf.
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Lace Scarf with Tunisian Crochet Hooks
Now that you know all about our new Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks, here is a project for you.