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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 5
By Jodi Boylan The final installment of Needle Felting Tools you Need to Know About is here. This also means that time to enter our giveaway is coming to a close. Read my last review about Clover’s Needle Felting Claw and Mat Cleaner.
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How to: Garter Stitch Intarsia with Clover Tools!
Garter Stitch Intarsia on Ask Me Monday Today on my weekly, Facebook Live video series, “Ask Me Monday” we delved deep into the colorwork technique of Garter Stitch Intarsia, using ever-so-handy tools by Clover. Watch the rebroadcast of the episode in which you can expect tips and tutorials on:
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About… Part 4
By Jodi Boylan Our felting reviews and giveaway continue! Next up on the review list is Clover’s Wool Roving.
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 3
By Jodi Boylan It’s time for the giveaway you were waiting for! But first let me tell you about the Needle Felting Mat! Make sure to read through to find out how you can enter to win a few prizes.
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Takumi Knitting Needles
What is it?– In its most elemental form, knitting is simply a method by which we apply various technique to yarn with knitting needles and turn it into a unique fabric that mirrors our creative intent. Using knitting needles we are able to manipulate yarn to create multiple loops in a line on the needle shaft or cord. As each of these rows progress, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the previous row, placing the new row on the gaining needle. The resulting knitted fabric consists…
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 2
By Jodi Boylan Now, it’s time for Part 2 of the Clover Needle Felting Reviews.Today, I will be reviewing the Pen Style Needle Felting Tool and the Needle Felting Heavy Weight Refill.
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Marking Pen’s Go Head-to-Head
By Afton Warrick Often when being coached on the sport of free-motion, via instructional quilting books or online videos, the key players are described vaguely as “blue marking pen” or “air erasable marker”. This left me sidelined about a strategy for forming my notions line-up. Thanks to Clover’s sponsorship, I’ve been playing a little scrimmage so that I can help you form a marking tools dream team.
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…
By Jodi Boylan Whether you’re an avid felter or just getting started in the craft, Clover needle felting tools are some that you NEED to know about.
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Stitch Away Stress: A Mindful Approach to 3 Knit & Crochet Patterns
Stitch Away Stress: A mindful approach to 3 stitch patterns. This week on Ask Me Monday, I teamed up with my friends at Clover Needlecrafts in support of the Craft Yarn Council‘s #StitchAwayStress initiative. Our focus is how by approaching a few simple stitch patterns in a more mindful way, you’ll be able to reap the benefits of the meditative state of knitting and crochet. Here are 3 exercises for mindful stitching. Materials Any yarn Clover Takumi Bamboo Needles (for #1 & #2) — Warming bamboo is good for the…
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Darning Needles
What is it?– In the history of mankind it is hard to find a tool that is more enduring, more useful than the hand sewing needle. Initially they were basic to the production of everything we made from clothing to shelter. And we still use them today. Modern needles, however, have become much more specialized, adapting shape, length, diameter and eye to meet the unique requirements specific applications. Darning needles are just one category of those specialized hand sewing needles that has been modified for specific techniques. Basically, darning needles…