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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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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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Amour Steel Crochet Hooks: Crocheted Envelope with Flower
Our new Steel Crochet Hooks make it easier than ever to crochet with threads and beads. These crochet hooks are available in seven different sizes ranging from 0.60mm-1.75mm. We recently introduced this new line of crochet hooks at TNNA Winter and the CHA Mega Show and received a great response. You can crochet for a longer period of time because of the unique shape of the elastomer rubber handles. These handles are designed for comfortable stress free manipulation and reduced fatigue. Clover’s designer Fran Ortmeyer created this beautiful envelope with…
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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…
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Thursday Threads – Trick-or-Treat Bag
Every Trick-or-Treater needs a special bag to carry all the sweet treats awaiting them on Halloween. Spend an afternoon creating this quick and simple bag for your little ghouls and monsters using Clover’s Create-a-Strap, Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in and your basic sewing supplies. For this project you will need: 2- 11″x 12″ cuts of fabric for the bag 2- 11″x 12″ pieces of Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in 2- 1″ x 16″ cuts of fabric for the straps 1- Package of Clover’s 1″ Create-a-Strap Additional tools: Wonder Clips 6-in-1…
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Make It Monday – Wonder Knitter
We have a lineup of products and projects to share in July that are fun for all ages. We know by mid-summer many families are looking for a new craft to do together. We’re hoping some of these ideas will spark a new found crafting craze in your home. This week’s feature is our Wonder Knitter. It’s an inexpensive little tool that’s quick and easy to learn. It comes packaged with two interchangeable heads to vary the size of your stitch. You’ll work the knitter with yarn or fiber to…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Bead Embroidery
Tambour is the art of embroidering with a fine hook into a fine cloth stretched on a hoop. Our line of Katan Couture Bead Embroidery Tools and accessories help you create beautiful motifs using sequins and beads to embellish your designs. You thread the beads or sequins using our needle threader before you begin, and work the tool from the backside of the fabric while working the beads from the front. The results are stunning. Fran Ortmeyer introduces the tools and process in this brief video:
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Watch Us Wednesday – Beading Loom
We’re thrilled to share a bit more today about our Beading Loom. We created this introductory video to show you how to set up the loom and the types of projects you can create with it. The package contains illustrated instructions with more detail than we were able to include in our brief video. Just imagine the lovely pieces you can create with this fantastic new loom.
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Friday Finds – Kanzashi
Carol Porter created this fantastic display of the Kanzashi Flower Makers and finished flowers for her class at Portland Quilt Market. She used a cookie sheet with adhesive magnets on the back of each flower and template in her beautifully color coordinated guide to the available shapes and sizes of Kanzashi Flower Makers. The flowers shown from left to right are round petal, pointed petal, orchid petal, gathered petal, and daisy petal. The sizes from top to bottom are extra small, small, and large. It’s prettier than a sheet of…
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Watch Us Wednesday – New Single Needle Felting Tool
We had a most wonderful time at the International Quilt Market in Portland this past weekend where we introduced our new Single Needle Felting Tool. It’s lightweight and ergonomically designed to reduce hand fatigue. It has our new Speed Needle with more barbs concentrated on the needle so your projects work up faster. Here’s a video we filmed with all the details. These new tools will be available at your favorite retailers soon. If you can’t wait, you can find the tool and the speed needle refills along with all…