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March is National Craft Month
We’re kicking off National Craft Month by showcasing many of the crafting tools Clover has to offer. Follow us all month long as we demonstrate and inspire with all things crafty. We want to see what crafty things you will be working on this month. All week long we’ll be discussing the Needle Felting Tools Clover offers. Be sure to share your felting projects using Clover tools. Needle Felting Tools Needle Felting Tool: Our Needle Felting Tool 5 barbed needles. Protective cover with locking ability.The tool has a spring type…
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Embroidery Essentials Giveaway
Embroidery is a relaxing and fairly easy and inexpensive craft to do. You use needle and thread to add decorative stitches to your fabric or textile of choice. We love the fun and creative patterns from our friends at Sublime Stitching. Not only are these unique patterns available for purchase but you will also find detailed hand embroidery tutorials from Jenny Hart. The Sublime Stitching team offers many great resources such as tricks, techniques, and great tutorials. The “Under the Sea” pattern is on it’s way to being a completed work of wall…
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Fuse ‘n Gather a Ruffled Apron
Valentine’s day is just a day away but there’s still time to make a one of a kind gift for that special someone in your life. Create this easy and fun to make ruffled apron using Clover’s Fuse ‘n Gather “Fusible Gathering Tape“. Once you have the fabric of your choice, use the Fuse ‘n Gather to press, pull, and stitch to create your ruffles. For instructions on making a ruffled apron click here –> CT0098_rev inside Watch as Fran demonstrates each step for this product.
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Wrap ‘n Fuse Round Up
Wrap ‘n Fuse Round Up – Add a sparkle of color to your home with fun projects using our Wrap ‘n Fuse Piping! Wrap ‘n Fuse piping allows you to create piping in minutes. Simply wrap the piping with fabric, press to fuse, and your piping is complete. You’re definitely not limited with choices when it comes to Wrap ‘n Fuse piping, any fabric of your choice will work. Piping is used for a variety of reasons and it’s always fun to come up with a new project or new way to…
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Trace ‘n Create a Lone Star Table Topper
Lone Star Table Topper The Trace ‘n Create Quilt Templates: Lone Star collection creates four different sizes 12″, 24″, 32″, and a super sized 36″ block. The greatest feature about creating a lone star quilt with these templates is that all seams are straight stitched. No pivoting is required. Watch as Nancy Zieman walks you through each step on creating a lone star quilt block. Instructions for creating a table topper with the Lone Star Collection templates can be found HERE For more quilting inspiration check out our Pinterest page…
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Let’s Make An E-Tablet & Paper Tablet Keeper
If you received a tablet during the holidays try adding a personalized touch by creating your own unique holder for it with Clover’s Trace n Create templates by Nancy Zieman. Now’s the perfect time to get a new project started, the Trace ‘n Create templates allow you to make this project in no time. You’ll be able to make personalized tablet keepers for a variety of models and styles. Nancy notes, “Now you can write, read, or email in style!” Get more inspiration on our Pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/cloverusa/e-tablet-keeper-designs/ Be sure to…
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Bead Loom- Features, Kits, and more!
We’re making our way to the Tucson, AZ To Bead True Blue bead show which runs February 2 -10. There are so many great features to Clover’s Bead Loom and thought now would be the perfect time to share with you what the Bead Loom has to offer. We created a brief introductory video on the bead loom which discusses set up options, package contents and more. Our Educational Director, Carol Porter, states that “The engineering that went into this loom tool has all the desires and features that Bead…
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On the Road…..To Bead True Blue
The Clover crew is headed to Tucszon, AZ next week for the To Bead True Blue bead show. If you plan on attending the show please visit us at booth #231-232. Clover’s Bead Loom, French Knitter, & Tatting Shuttles are just a few of our products we’ll be demonstrating at the show. Workshops for these products will be held on Feb. 5, 6, & 8th. Bead Weaving on a Loom Skill Level: All Date/Time: February 5 from 10am – 1pm Fees: $80 Class Instructor: Carol Porter This is a great class that introduces…
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Dresden Christmas Tree Skirt
Good morning everyone, another wintery California day over here at Clover. I know from the last post we discussed the Dresden plate design, and how I said I was going to make a tree skirt yesterday, well unfortunately I caught a cold (sadness) and have quarantined myself to my desk so that my colleagues don’t join my cold party. I will create this project you see above, following these instructions from one of our free project sheets titled: Dresden Christmas Tree Skirt, which you can download and try yourself. I actually…
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Friday Finds on Flower Frill Home Decor
Happy Friday everyone! Here in California we are freezing at 54 degrees fahrenheit ( We can’t complain). Here at Clover we are enthused about decorating for the winter holidays. All the silvers, golds, ruby colors, blues and so much more. Get some inspiration this season with flower frills. We also offer a project sheet on creating a Flower Frill Holiday Center Piece Also we found this cute flower-frill-christmas-wreath-decoration by Christmas Day TV. We hope you have fun this weekend with flower frills. Send us your project photos on our Facebook page or Instagram at…