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Hold It Precision Stilleto
What is it? – Check out “stiletto” in the unabridged dictionary and you start reading about stylish heels or a long narrow knife with a sharp point. Look it up in the Clover dictionary and you read about something entirely different. The Hold It Precision Stiletto is an incredibly useful sewing tool designed by Clover in conjunction with Joan Hawley. Much of what the modern sewist does requires precision cutting, sewing and pressing. Unfortunately some of these activities put our fingers in precarious proximity to either hot things or sharp…
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Tool School: Iron Finger by Press Perfect
What is it? – So much of what we do in sewing requires precision ironing. Careful pressing equals flat hems and seams. However, tiny hems, seams, points, appliqué and delicate creative shapes allow little space for stabilizing our projects while we press. The problem arises when we get that hot iron in close proximity to our cool fingers. Too close and it’s sailor talk and nobody wants that. So how do we accommodate the creative demands of our project while protecting our fingers? Simple, put Clover’s Iron Finger to work.…
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Holiday Gift Guide 2014
Holiday Gift Guide 2014 From sewing to knitting, beading and crafts Clover is sharing the ultimate gift guide that will surely make all of your crafty friends happy this holiday season. Takumi Combo Art. No 3683 Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles “Takumi Combo Set” Combine the assorted needles and cords included in this set to create 60 combinations of circular knitting needles… all the sizes you need to create a wealth of knitting masterpieces! Stored in an exclusive luxury case. SET INCLUDES: 12 tip sizes:…
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Tool School: Carefree Curves
What is it? – In a recent class we discussed how easy it is to create perfect half-square and quarter-square triangle blocks for quilts using the No Hassles Triangles Gauge. Well, that’s great and it allows us to make a seemingly endless array of quilt designs. But they’re all straight lines. What do we do if we want to make quilt blocks with curves or circles? Old school requires joining apposing curves cut from a template. That is not only labor intensive but requires a great deal of skill to…
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The Perfect Crafty Gift by Joan Hawley, Lazy Girl Designs
The Perfect Crafty Gift by guest blogger Joan Hawley, Lazy Girl Designs Gifting for someone who crafts can be a challenge. What do they already have? How do you know if it’s any good? What would they like? Will they use it? I think we can meet all of these challenges with the perfect gift – Press Perfect, in fact. My Press Perfect line of products by Clover have been out for a year now, so it’s still quite new. And what a year it’s been. I’ve been all over…
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Point 2 Point Turner by Joan Hawley
An essential tool for any sewing room has always been a basic point turner. It’s simply handy for so many tasks that it’s nice to have one for every work area. Our Point 2 Point Turner in the new Press Perfect line by Joan Hawley has features at both ends and all edges so the whole tool is loaded with functionality. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of point turners! Point 2 Point is 6 tools in one: – 2 Point Turners – 2 Curved edges to push out seams…
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Sewing Notion Essentials
Marking Station Select the right marker for the job. Air Erasable Marker: Markings disappear in 2-7 days or immediately with water. A fast way of making placement markings that will go away after construction. Select from: Art No. 5030 Extra Fine Purple Marker Art No. 5031 Thick Purple Marker Art No. 5032 Fine Purple Marker with Eraser Water Erasable Marker: Markings stay until washed out with water. Great for marking quilting lines, embroidery placement, etc. Select from: Art No. 515 Water Erasable Marker (Fine) Art No. 516 Water Erasable Marker…
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New from Clover!!!!
Clover is proud to present a new color assortment for Clover Wonder Clips. Wonder Clips Neon Green come in a 10 and 50 piece as well as a Jumbo. Assorted includes; blue, yellow, orange, pink, and purple and they come in a 10 and 50 piece pack. Wonder Clips hold heavyweight fabrics, vinyl and layers section of sewing projects. They are also easy to see and feature seam allowance marks on the base of the clip. Clover has now made it easy to clip and stow with our Wonder Clip…
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Tool School: Wonder Clips
What is it?- Wonder Clips are perhaps the most versatile and useful sewing tool ever devised. For years sewers have used binder clips, hair pins or even clothes pins for any number of sewing applications where an alternative to pins is desired. The Wonder Clip, designed and manufactured by Clover, is the first clip developed specifically for the needs of today’s sewers, quilters, crafters and beaders. The Wonder Clip is available in two sizes. The Original Wonder Clip is 3/8″ wide and 1″ long. The base is flat to allow it…
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Fall Quilt Market Classes- Sign Up Now!
Fall Quilt Market Classes – Sign Up Now! We hope to see you in Houston this October at Quilt Market, please visit us at booth #2252 to see what’s new with Clover! There are many exciting classes available to you from Clover, pre-enroll for all classes from now until October 10th. Classes fill up quickly so be sure to secure your spot now! Information on enrollment: www.quilts.com Phone: 1-512-407-9185. Email: enrollment@systemas.com Fax: 1-512-377-4001 Mail: Quilt Market, PO Box 50580, Austin, TX 78763 Sign up for our classes at Fall…