• Knitting/Crochet,  Session 10

    New for Winter 2017

    What is it?-Clover is introducing some exciting new knitting and crochet notions this winter and, as Yogi Bear once said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”  Well kind of.  The products are new, but the realization that your friends at Clover have once again brought to market some great new tools that will support you in your creative aspirations is not new.  It has become expected.  And we hate to disappoint you.  We’re happy to comply.  That’s because at Clover there is always something cooking in the kitchen.  For those…

  • Knitting/Crochet,  Session 9

    Tatting Shuttles & Picot Gauge Set

    What does it do? – Tatting is a needle art that requires only a shuttle, some thread and a creative vision.  Add a handy set of picot gauges and you have all the tools necessary to achieve that vision. Clover Tatting Shuttle – Clover tatting shuttles are considered “post shuttles” because the tatting thread is wound around a post that holds the top and the bottom of the shuttle together. The shuttle works as a thread-holder and functions much as a weaving shuttle when manipulating threads between the threads held…

  • Crafts,  Session 9

    Tassel Makers & Handy Thread Twister

    What does it do? – Using Clover tassel makers allows us to select from a variety of yarns, threads, cords or other fiber type materials to make the perfect size, shape and color tassel to compliment every project. The Clover Tassel Maker is available in two sizes. Additionally, Clover’s Handy Thread Twister allows us make the perfect cord for every tassel or decorative cording requirement. Tassel Maker – The Tassel Maker is available in two sizes, large and small.  The large tassel maker has preset finished tassel sizes of 2…

  • Session 7,  Sewing/Quilting

    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…