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Flower Pen- Flower Loom Tutorial
Hello everyone! My name is Joey Barnett. My love for crafting started when I was in college as a form to relax. I started with scrapbooking, then a couple of years ago I started making more things like decorating cups, shirts, pens etc. I love being creative and making things that can be given to people. If I can mix crafts and stationery, I am all for it! These flower pens are the perfect way to spice up any average pen. They are a great project for kids, and even…
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Summer Welcome Pillow Crochet Pattern
Hello crochet friends! Rachel Alford from Cozy Nooks Designs here. I am a crochet & knit designer, blogger, YouTuber and Crochet Instructor. Today I am going to share with you a new tapestry crochet pattern – the Summer Welcome Pillow! You may recognize this design because I made a similar Fall Winter Welcome Pillow, Valentine’s St Patrick’s Welcome Pillow, and Spring Easter Welcome Pillow which you can check out HERE and HERE and HERE. If you want to make sure you don’t miss out on future free patterns, make sure you…
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Summer Solstice Popsicle – Crocheting Pattern
Hi everyone! I’m Julia from Little World of Whimsy, and I’m here to share a cute popsicle pattern just in time for the beginning of summer! This adorable popsicle is the perfect way to welcome summer! This incredible no-sew pattern looks more complicated than it is to make — if you can make a ball, you can make this pattern! You can customize this popsicle to all your favorite colors for summer! You can get the inexpensive, beautifully formatted, printable PDF on Etsy here. Materials Clover Amour Crochet Hook D (3.25 mm) …
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Faux Leather Wallet -Sewing Pattern
As Father’s Day rolls around the corner, I thought it would be nice to create something lightweight and functional for all the Dad’s out there. This month, I will be sharing how to create an easy faux leather business wallet that can you can gift or used for yourself. With the increase in small business owners and networking, this is one wallet you don’t want to be without! Here’s what you’ll need to get started: Clover Patchwork Scissors Art No.493 Clover Rotary Cutter Art No. 7500 Clover Air Erasable Marker…
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DIY Woven Friendship Bracelet for National Best Friend’s Day
Happy National Best Friend’s Day! Elizabeth here, and I am the DIY and Craft blogger behind Country Peony. Friendship bracelets are making a large comeback in the form of trendy colors and woven designs. So, in honor of National Best Friend’s Day, which is today, I thought it would be so fun to create a woven friendship bracelet using Clover’s wonderful Bracelet Maker. Whenever I use Clover’s Bracelet Maker, it brings me right back to my childhood when I would spend hours creating friendship bracelets. With this tool, you can create…
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Fabric Tube Maker Placement- Sewing Hack
Let me just start by saying that this was the most fun project I have worked on in a long time! I made four just for fun! The Fabric Tube Maker is a brand new tool from Clover that helps you make a rope of fabric using batting and 2.5 inch strips of fabric. I made scrappy placemats and plan to do a little basket for scraps next. The Fabric Tube Maker comes with four parts and has detailed instructions with step by step pictures and measurements to help get…
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Bumble Bee Coaster- Crochet Tutorial
Hi everyone, I’m Amber and I’m the designer for Divine Debris and one of my favorite projects to make are coasters – in fact I’ve made quite a few fun ones for Clover already that you might like. And today I’m bringing you a very summer inspired cutie – the Bumble Bee Coaster. One of the things I love the most about tapestry crochet and color work in general is the images you can make. This entire coaster is in single crochet but look at what a few little color…
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Extra Credit: Amour Crochet Hooks
Amour Crochet Hooks By Shannon and Jason View at our website From the first crochet patterns we published to our three latest crochet books Crochet Geometry, Designer Crochet, and Complete Crochet Course, Clover Amour Crochet Hooks have been in our hands all the way. Whether working on personal projects, teaching classes, or creating the pieces for our books, we couldn’t do what we do without these hooks. Especially when Shannon started developing hand and wrist pain from all metal crochet hooks, the ergonomic soft grips made it easier to use…
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Capiz Shell Decoration – Crochet Pattern
Hello! It’s Jennifer Ryan, the designer and blogger behind Celtic Knot Crochet. I am excited to be sharing another crochet project here on the Clover blog! This quick and easy project uses a small amount of yarn and some interesting craft supplies to make a unique and beachy decoration you can give as a gift or hang in your home this summer! Capiz shells are used to make a variety of seaside décor – they make a soothing sound when in a windchime and have a beautiful soft glow when…
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Stitch Guide
Stitch Guide with Instructor Steve Butler Class 156 View at our website What is it? Ever watch an accomplished sewer lay down a line of stitches? It’s always perfectly straight or curved as desired. It looks easy, right? Well, easy until you drop the presser foot and the stitching begins. Then the skills of said sewist become glaringly evident. There’s nothing automatic about perfect straight or curved seams. It takes years of honing those skills to be proficient. And absent those skill enhanced perfect seams our sewn projects will constantly remind us, “It could have been better.” And…