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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…
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Unwind for Stress Awareness
Did you know that knitting and crochet are great stress relievers?
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Tool School: Air Erasable and White Marking Pen
By Steve Butler What is it?– “The devil is in the detail”. It’s a common enough phrase. Perhaps some of us has even used it. But what does it really mean, “the devil in the detail”?
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Bi-Color Brioche Pillow: Say Bye, Bye, Bi to being intimidated by the stitch!
A couple of weeks ago on Ask Me Monday, we went over the basics of knitting brioche stitch using two colors.
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10 Sewing Notion Essentials Recap and Giveaway!
By Afton Warrick Over the past several months, I’ve been sharing some of the latest and great notions. In case you missed any of the fun, I’m going to give you a super-speedy run-down. What’s more, Clover is sponsoring a chance for you to win a gigantic bundle of many of the notions featured!
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Tool School: Tracing Paper “Chacopy”
By Steve Butler What is it?– Fashion, fashion accessories, heirloom sewing, quilting and home decor. All of these projects are often one time or another blank canvases that are truly enhanced with the addition of the appropriate decorative pattern.
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Air Erasable & White Marking Pen
What is it?– “The devil is in the detail”. It’s a common enough phrase. Perhaps some of us has even used it. But what does it really mean, “the devil in the detail”? How often do we start a project that looks like it’s going to be a snap, only to get bogged down in all of the details. You know, all the little things that consume so much time, make us a little crazy and eventually affect the quality of our finished project or maybe even determine if it gets…