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Crocheted Skull Coasters: Go Skull & Granny this Halloween!
The most morose month of the year is almost upon us, so let us celebrate with something sinister! This week we’re using a Clover Amour Hook and chunky yarn to make crocheted skull coasters for the dastardly drinkers among us. Granny crochet stripes take a terrifying turn when colors are changed mid-round to highlight the skeleton key that is a circle of scs and a cluster of dcs. Happy haunted hooking!
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Paper Crafting with Flower Frill Templates
One of the things we get excited about at Clover is when one tool can cross over from fabric to paper. Our Flower Frill Template does just that! From “upcycling” magazines and catalogs to scrapbooking and card making, we’ve got some fun projects for you!
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Flower Frill and Beautiful Decor
By: Rebecca Greco The Flower Frill Templates are an easy way to make a fun embellishments that you can use for a ton of different projects.
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Flower Frill Templates
What is it? – Henry Beecher famously wrote, “Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.” Claude Monet felt that he owed his iconic professional career to flowers. And don’t even get started with poets. But how do we feel about flowers? They’re important to us too. We use them to say I love you, I’m sorry, good luck, congratulations or get well. And we use them not only to adorn all of the special occasions of our lives but also…
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Tool School: Flower Frill Template
What is it? – Henry Beecher famously wrote, “Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.” Claude Monet felt that he owed his iconic professional career to flowers.
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#ILoveYarnDay Scavenger Hunt & Giveaways
I Love Yarn Day is fast approaching! Learn about a scavenger hunt hosted by Craft Yarn Council. Calling all yarn lovers! We have a fun, I Love Yarn Day (ILYD) online scavenger hunt for you! Try yourhand at winning exciting yarn, magazine, book and video class prizes by answering 21 questions while you explore different yarn industry websites.
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Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge by Nancy Zieman & Clover
What is it? – Sequels. We love them. We couldn’t wait for the next Star Wars, Twilight, Bourne Identity, or Captain America movie to come out. We were captivated by the first one and couldn’t wait to see what was next. As usual Clover has what’s next in the sewing notions category. And it’s an award winner. You know the original. You loved the original. The original 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge became the “go to” tool for virtually any measuring application we needed to do, whether quilting, fashion, home…
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Amour Steel Crochet Hooks
What is it? – Lace crochet, it’s not just for doilies anymore. We all have them, doilies that grandma made. Dozens and dozens of doilies of every conceivable size, shape and color. The obvious benefits of “Textile Therapy” notwithstanding, what do you do with all of those perfect geometric progressions in thread? In the past we’d put ’em in a box and give them to our grandkids. Let them worry about it. But no more. In an era of expanding creative endeavor, lace crochet has taken on a whole…
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Jumbo Circulars and Point Protectors
What is it? – A quick trip to any purveyor of quality knitting products will provide ample evidence of the popularity of the new trend in chunky or bulky yarns. And for good reason. These luxurious, colorful and innovative yarns produce the most amazing results. Whether fashion, home decor or just clever accessories, these new yarns enable expanded avenues of creative expression. Think bulky scarves, cozy throws or fun pillows and puffs. The challenge is, which knitting needles provide the necessary characteristics to enable that creative expression? Because of…
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Beading Loom and Accessories
What is it? – Bead weaving is Monet one pixel at a time. That legendary renaissance artist blended an exquisite pallet of pigments to create breathtaking landscapes. Now modern artists can align an exquisite pallet of bead shapes, sizes, colors and textures to create the perfect jeweled accessory for any occasion or application. The potential spectrum of personal expression is truly unlimited. Genius in its simplicity, the modern bead loom makes it all possible. It is the beading equivalent of Monet’s talented brush. The function of the loom serves…