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Watch Us Wednesday- Takumi Across the Globe
Takumi, a word that means skilled craftsmanship, is a perfect word to describe our high quality knitting needles and the process that goes into making them. Find out what knitters across the world have to say about Clover’s Takumi Bamboo knitting needles. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EebAenzL0LQ&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL5132C032F79ABB84] For more knitting inspiration, visit our Pinterest Knit and Purl Board and tell us why you choose Takumi.
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Bamboo Week
Everything is Bamboo this week at Clover. This strong and hardy fiber is used to create Clover’s Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles. Clover uses a careful and detailed process to deliver exceptional Bamboo products. Find out more about what makes Clover’s knitting needles stand out from the rest in the links below. New to knitting? Our friends at the Knitting Channel will show you the way. Join Jill Moray as she provides step by step instructions for her revolutionary knitting technique known as the Knitting Pretty Method. Complete all your knitting…
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Make it Monday-E-Tablet & Paper Tablet Keepers
It’s that time again back to school season is right around the corner. There is still plenty of time to get your very own Nancy Zieman’s E-tablet & Paper Tablet Keeper Templates. Stand out from the rest by personalizing anything from E-tablets to Paper Tablet Keepers. Click the links below for great ideas. Clover’s E-Tablet Keeper Pinterest Board E-Tablet Tutorial with Nancy Zieman
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Make It Monday- Pom Pom Makers
Seeing as how Fall is right around the corner, today we thought we’d share with you some “spooky” inspiration. Click here for our Kids Crafts Halloween Series instructions to make Friendly Ghosts, Spooky Spiders, and some Pumpkin Decor with Clover’s Pom Pom Makers. Our Pom Pom Makers come in an assortment of sizes from X-Small to X-Large and let’s not forget the adorable heart shaped ones as well. Finished sizes range from 3/4″-4 1/2″. Change up the look of your finished Pom Pom by mixing fibers, using ribbon, or…
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Friday Finds – Handheld Stick Weaving
We’re thrilled to add Weaving Sticks to our line of craft tools just in time to for a bit of summer crafting fun. The Weaving Sticks are available to two sizes, fine and thick, for all your weaving needs. We created a new Handheld Stick Weaving Board on Pinterest this week to stash all the wonderful woven projects and inspiration we find to share with you. It’s a new board with room to grow. We’d love to add your creations, so please share links when you start weaving. In fact…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Tunisian Crochet
Have you ever wanted to crochet in the round? The Double Ended Tunisian Crochet Hook is the perfect tool for the job. You work with two skeins of yarn, either in different colors or the same color, depending on the design of your piece. This technique creates a woven finish that maintains its shape with limited stretch. Watch the video below for simple step-by-step instructions to get you started on this fun way to crochet. If you’d like to try this technique, Clover makes Double Ended Tunisian Crochet Hooks in…
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Watch Us Wednesday- Fabric Flower Blog Tour
Amy Barickman wrote a fantastic how to book for all your fashion and decorating needs called Fabric Flowers. She’s right in the midst of a blog tour giving away her book and packages of Clover tools daily that you can use to create your own fabric flowers. Here’s a taste of her beautiful flowers: Stop by Amy’s blog for all the details on how to win and the stops on the Fabric Flowers Blog Tour. Don’t forget there’s still time to enter to win a set of the new Jumbo…
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Weekend Pinspiration
We’ve updated our Pinterest Boards to offer you more inspiration for using your favorite Clover Tools. We shared a few of our finds featuring Pom-Pom Makers here on the blog this week, and would love to share our whole Pom-Pom Maker Inspiration Board with you today. You can see and follow all of our Pinterest boards by clicking on the link above or the cute little “P” over there on the right. If you have something you’ve shared on your blog that would fit one of our Pinterest boards, please…
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Friday Finds-Pom Poms
Pom Poms are everywhere we look lately. We shared a few pom pom finds two weeks ago in our heart round up. The pom pom garland above was created by our friends at Love of Knitting for their booth at The National NeedleArts Trade Show show last week. Here’s a few more fun pom pom project links we found to share with you: Chiffon Pom Pom Necklace by Jenny Bevlin Yarn Flowers by Country Living Pom Pom Gift Wrap by For Chic Sake Wooly Sheep by Anacapa Knits Pom Pom…
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Watch Us Wednesday- Pom Pom Maker
Pom Poms are hot this winter. They’re being used on everything from blankets and hats to garlands, flower arrangements, and gift wrap. As we gather our favorite pom pom finds to share with you on Friday Finds, here’s a quick video showing how easy it is to use Clover Pom-Pom Makers. Have you handcrafted pom-poms for a project lately? We’d love to hear about it.