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“Takumi” The Best of Bamboo
Takumi is the masterpiece of craftsmanship that is the product of carefully selected materials along with Clover’s high quality manufacturing technology.
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Nancy Zieman’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
I’ve cut it twice and it’s still too short. Been there? Ever heard the old saying, “Measure it twice and cut it once”? Quaint. How about just measure it once and cut it once? Measuring is vitally important to everything we do in sewing. Quilting, fashion, home decor, heirloom, it really doesn’t matter what. Being able to precisely measure and place our hems, seems, pin tucks, button holes, appliqué, circles or whatever else fits into your creative fancy can make all the difference between making something you’re proud of or…
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Intro
We want to welcome you to Clover Tool School. Our teachers have been working all summer to prepare an interesting and productive year for you. We’ve selected our top sewing, knitting and crafts tools and prepared individual classes just for you. Each class will describe one quality Clover manufactured tool, tell you what it does and give you some ideas of how to present it to your friends. Classes will convene every two weeks for a review of something different. Our curriculum will center around major categories of sewing/quilting, knitting/needle…
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Easter Felted Pincushion
Designed by Jennifer Greenwald Easter is a few days away and we, at Clover, used our felting tools and Create-a-Pincushion to make an Easter themed pincushion. Learn about our tools and how this project came about.
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Sweet Succulent Stitches
I may be crafty, but the only thing in the garden I can craft is the certain demise of any foliage that meets my black-thumbed grasp. And yet, I can’t help feel smitten by the promise of Spring and all of its floral glory!
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Create-a-Pincushion
What is it? – Pincushions have been a necessity for about as long as the needle and pin have been used. Picture someone sewing by candlelight in the Middle Ages. She puts her needle down to adjust the fabric or throw another log on the fire and when she reaches for it again . . . well, it’s nowhere to be found. Necessity truly is the mother of invention. The pincushion was developed initially out of a need to organize and store pins and needles and then developed into so…
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Felting
What is it? – Needle felting is an age old art form that has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity and is being enthusiastically embraced by an increasingly wide spectrum of creative expression. Art, jewelry, fashion embellishment, home decor, toys . . . it does them all. Needle felting techniques are applied globally but are adapted locally in the expression of unique traditions, cultures or other expressive preferences. In its most basic form the process of felting employs a felting needle to interlock carded wool or synthetic fibers into a more…
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Hot Ruler
What is it? – What do you do when you have a hit? That’s a no brainer. You make the sequel. And if you make the sequel well you will have another hit. And that’s exactly what Clover has done. The success of the Hot Hemmer was and is unprecedented. There is nothing like it and everybody wants one. For the first time a precision ironing tool is available that enables us to measure and set angles and press all at the same time. And it is all done with…
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Compact Sewing Kit
What is it? – Think how often you need just the basics for a quick repair and you don’t want to, or can’t, sit down at your sewing cabinet to do it. Maybe you don’t have time to go through the drawers and look for the tools you need. Maybe you’re on vacation and the family is ready to head to the theme park but you need to put a button on someone’s shirt and the hotel doesn’t provide mending kits. Or worse, maybe you’re in your car on the…
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Tool School: Create-a-Pincushion
What is it? – Pincushions have been a necessity for about as long as the needle and pin have been used.
