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Tool School: Pattern Chart Market Set
By Steve Butler What is it? Every now and then there is a tool that is so useful, so essential that we wonder how we ever got along without it. But let’s consider, what is the real value of a tool?
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How to Throw a Pom Pom Party for Kids with Clover!
By Tamara Kelly | Moogly Blog It’s Pom Pom Party Time! On Moogly, I always turn to Clover Pom Pom Makers when I need a special touch for one of my projects – they are just so festive and fun, they deserve a party. So today I’m working with Clover USA to share some fantastic ideas to help you throw your own Pom Pom Party – perfect for a kid’s birthday or other special events! Did you know that the Craft Yarn Council has declared a worldwide Pom Pom Party?!…
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Pattern Chart Marker Set
What is it? – Every now and then there is a tool that is so useful, so essential that we wonder how we ever got along without it. But let’s consider, what is the real value of a tool? The value in any tool is in what it accomplishes for us. And in the case or our discussion today, that value is considerable. It’s a challenge that we all face when working from detailed or complicated lines of instruction on charts. Charts are graphic representations of knitting, embroidery or…
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Tool School: Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks
The Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks are available in a set to accommodate any project you may have in mind and they are also available in open stock, allowing you to buy only the hook and cord length you need.
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Halloween Pom Pom Wreath
Halloween Pom Pom Wreath Pom poms are having a moment right now — from traditionally topping hats, to playfully covering pillows — and I frankly, am wallowing in it. Or, for the purposes of this post, “Hallowing” in it!
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Takumi Tunisian Interchangeable Crochet Hooks
What is it? – Tunisian crochet is a very cool niche of crochet. Actually you could also look at it as a very cool niche of knitting. That’s because Tunisian Crochet takes its DNA from both disciplines. Little bit from crochet, little bit from knitting. And what’s the result? A unique type of crochet that holds all of the loops on our crochet hook in a manner consistent with knitting but done on a special crochet hook. This combination of crochet and knitting results in a crocheted fabric with…
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Join Craft Yarn Council for the Pom Pom Party
Did you know that pom poms and tassels are the next big thing? From the runway to the department store, pompoms and tassels are making a splash as one of the hottest trends of the year.
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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.