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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 5
By Jodi Boylan The final installment of Needle Felting Tools you Need to Know About is here. This also means that time to enter our giveaway is coming to a close. Read my last review about Clover’s Needle Felting Claw and Mat Cleaner.
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About… Part 4
By Jodi Boylan Our felting reviews and giveaway continue! Next up on the review list is Clover’s Wool Roving.
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 3
By Jodi Boylan It’s time for the giveaway you were waiting for! But first let me tell you about the Needle Felting Mat! Make sure to read through to find out how you can enter to win a few prizes.
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Takumi Knitting Needles
What is it?– In its most elemental form, knitting is simply a method by which we apply various technique to yarn with knitting needles and turn it into a unique fabric that mirrors our creative intent. Using knitting needles we are able to manipulate yarn to create multiple loops in a line on the needle shaft or cord. As each of these rows progress, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the previous row, placing the new row on the gaining needle. The resulting knitted fabric consists…
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…Part 2
By Jodi Boylan Now, it’s time for Part 2 of the Clover Needle Felting Reviews.Today, I will be reviewing the Pen Style Needle Felting Tool and the Needle Felting Heavy Weight Refill.
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Needle Felting Tools You Need to Know About…
By Jodi Boylan Whether you’re an avid felter or just getting started in the craft, Clover needle felting tools are some that you NEED to know about.
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Darning Needles
What is it?– In the history of mankind it is hard to find a tool that is more enduring, more useful than the hand sewing needle. Initially they were basic to the production of everything we made from clothing to shelter. And we still use them today. Modern needles, however, have become much more specialized, adapting shape, length, diameter and eye to meet the unique requirements specific applications. Darning needles are just one category of those specialized hand sewing needles that has been modified for specific techniques. Basically, darning needles…
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Air Erasable & White Marking Pen
What is it?– “The devil is in the detail”. It’s a common enough phrase. Perhaps some of us has even used it. But what does it really mean, “the devil in the detail”? How often do we start a project that looks like it’s going to be a snap, only to get bogged down in all of the details. You know, all the little things that consume so much time, make us a little crazy and eventually affect the quality of our finished project or maybe even determine if it gets…
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Magnet Pin Caddy and Dome Threaded Needle Case
What is it?– “I’m on pins and needles.” We’ve all heard the phrase and we know what it means. A sense of anxiety or suspense. But how could that possibly apply to sewing? Pins and needles of course. We all use them but they’re all armed with wickedly sharp little points. Hence the anxiety or suspense. We’ve all been stuck more than once while we’ve had to sort through a pile of pins or needles looking for the one we need. But it’s a hodge-podge of shafts and points all aimed…
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Best Premium Assortments
What is it?– We’ve all been to our favorite purveyor of all things sewing and been amazed by the extraordinary selection of sewing machine needle styles. Lots of names like universal, denim, stretch, jersey, etc. It all sounds impressive but is it necessary? Can we do it all with just a universal sewing machine needle? Yep, we can. Do we want to? Nope. Why? Picture this. You’ve engaged a world class gourmet chef to prepare dinner for a very special family gathering. You’ve purchased all of the ingredients she specified and…