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July is Anti-Boredom Month
Some of you may not know it, but July is Anti-Boredom Month!
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Jumbo Amour Review & Giveaway
By Stacey Williams As you all may have noticed, I am no stranger to Clover hooks. I have been using Clover Soft Touch Hooks for the past couple of years.
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Clover Professional Series: Selling on Purpose
By Steve Butler Most of us are familiar with Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. You remember at one point she comes to a crossroads with two paths, each stretching out in opposite directions.
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Weaving Sticks Place Mat
I’ve got picnics on the brain which means both portable projects (you didn’t think that I’d have an outing without crafting involved, right?), and pleasing place settings. This week’s project plays into both of my whims: a denim-look place mat made using Clover Weaving Sticks. Enjoy! –Vickie
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Tool School: “Hana-Ami” Flower Loom
By Steve Butler What is it? – Have you ever had the desire to go head-to-head with Mother Nature in a flower making contest? Okay, maybe not. Perhaps you’re just in a creative mood and looking for some floral inspiration.
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How to Cut Fabric Strips
Do you have extra fabric laying around and need to find something to do with it? You can easily cut fabric into strips and use it for a crochet or weaving project.
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A Night at the Opera: Tassel Makers and Handy Thread Twister
Designed by Alicia Carr
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Pom-Pom Makers
What is it? – Think of the stereotypical ski hat and you’ll realize that it just wouldn’t be complete without a pom-pom on the pointy tip. Actually I think it’s a requirement. But pom-poms are much more than funny hats emblazoned with snowflakes and deer heads. Pom-poms are everywhere we look. Home decor, jewelry, fashion accessories, bags or blankets are all pom-pom destinations. Very popular today but oh so hard to make and even more difficult to make two or more that are identical. Producing pom-poms that are durable and…
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Silk Threads
What is it? – China, circa 3600 BC. That’s where it all started. A young Chinese empress expressed a desire for a luxurious new fiber and silk was the result. Threads of different types had been around for many years but this was different. In fact, silk was very different. It had a texture and luster that set it way apart from anything else. It rapidly became the luxury fiber distributed only among the powerful and wealthy. But the appeal was too great to keep under wraps and its use…
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Scissors
What is it? – Scissors. It’s hard to imagine doing anything in sewing, knitting or crafts without them. They are, in fact, one of the most common tools used universally by us humans. They were even carried by Apollo 12 astronauts on the surface of the moon. The earliest known scissors appeared in Mesopotamia 3,000 to 4,000 years ago and were a “spring style” scissor similar to the nippers we use today. The more familiar style scissors where the blades are pivoted at a point between the tips and handles…