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Embroidery Stitching Tool
Watch Video Here! Visit Our Website Here! Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore the Embroidery Stitching Tool. The Embroidery Stitching Tool makes it easy to create beautiful punch-needle style embroidery using a variety of threads and yarns. Clover’s Embroidery Stitching Tool has a unique holder design that features a translucent needle insertion area with 5 needle length position markings. These settings allow the embroiderer to easily gauge the needle depth for creating perfectly uniform stitches. It also has an alignment fin that…
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“Quick” Yo-Yo Makers
“Quick” Yo-Yo Maker with Instructor Steve Butler Class 162 View at our website What is it? Fabric yo-yo’s. What’s not to like? They’re fun, fast and a definite avenue for creative expression. What can you make with these little fabric gems? Who cares? For some it’s nothing more than a therapeutic journey to some level of nirvana. But if you’re actually into making something with them, those little creative fabric medallions are perfect for all kinds of home décor applications like doilies, quilts, bead spreads, pillows, placemats or fashion accessories like dresses, vests, headbands…
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Fabric Folding Pen
Fabric Folding Pen with Instructor Steve Butler Class 161 View at our website What is it? We get it, no one likes to take the time to press fabric pieces when putting together that new creative inspiration. The sewing machine is ready, that fabulous fabric is ready, the complimenting thread is ready and, most importantly, we’re ready. Taking the time to press those preparatory seams just feels anticlimactic somehow. The truth is though, those initial ironing steps are a significant factor in determining whether our finished project is something that is polished and…
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Extra Credit: Hot Hemmer Square & Hot Ruler Large
Hot Hemmer Square & Hot Ruler Large By Shannon and Jason Well… Clover has done it again. Just when we were looking for a product, here they are with exactly what we need. They have expanded their line of pressing tools to include the Hot Ruler Large and Hot Hemmer Square. If you are a garment sewist, the larger ruler is something you are already familiar with, and it is this product we were JUST looking for to use in our own garment making as well as to adapt for quilting.…
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Mini Iron II: “The Adapter Set”
Mini Iron II: The Adapter Set with Instructor Steve Butler Class 152 View at our website What is it? First of all, why do we call it a “mini iron”? Because of its diminutive size? Yeah, pretty much. But that name is a true misnomer. Even though labeled as “mini”, the small size really packs a punch and makes it one of the most useful notions in any sewing or crafting studio. It’s simple, our pressing stations need to keep pace with the almost explosive growth of sewing and craft techniques and applications we see today. Let’s…
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Hand-Embroidered Quilt Label
By Eloise Wagers It is important to make a personalized quilt label to document the maker and the story of the quilt. Hand embroidery is the most durable way to make a quilt label last for future generations to know the quilts’ story…a gift for a birth announcement, graduation, wedding, anniversary, etc.
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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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Friday Finds – Easter Baskets
Easter morning is right around the corner. and we found a few last minute basket fillers to share with you. Take a look around your crafty stash for the supplies you need to make a special surprise to tuck in with the chocolate bunnies. Pom-Pom Hair Ties from Maggie Pom-Pom Hair Clips from Alison Pom-Pom Chicks from Fiona French Knitter Jewelry from Terry The basket itself can be custom made using our Basket Frames as shown the photo up above. If you’re out of time to create a new project for…