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Friday Finds – Wonder Clips
Did you know we recently introduced Purple Jumbo Wonder Clips? They’re packaged in a 12 pack for fiber enthusiasts. For knitting, crocheting, and weaving you don’t need a huge amount of wonder clips, but a few are so helpful in working with fiber. Did we mention they’re purple? These will be perfect for basket weaving, with our new weaving sticks, and for knit and crochet projects. We’re giving away a few packages of them this week. Here’s the link along with a bit of wonder clip inspiration: Jumbo Wonder Clips…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Woven Baskets
You can weave custom baskets with our Basket Frames, available in 3 sizes of these shapes; round, oval, and square. The baskets can be created with any fiber that is flexible enough to weave including yarn, raffia, ribbon, fabric strips, and twine. Imagine being able to create the exact color match to your home decorating projects or for your next party or gift giving needs. It’s a quick weaving project to create a custom look.
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Make It Monday – Basket Weaving
Have you ever thought about creating custom baskets to match your home decor? We have Basket Frames that make it a very simple process to weave custom basket designs. Each package comes with two frames, so you can make one to keep and one to give away. The frames are available in three shapes; oval, round, and square. Each shape is available in three sizes. You can create the baskets with just about any fiber you can imagine. Here’s a link to an instruction sheet we created demonstrating how to…
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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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Make it Monday on a Wednesday – Weaving Stick Inspiration
We hope you enjoyed seeing the video introduction to our newest product, Weaving Sticks. Today we have instructions for multiple projects you can create using this handheld method of weaving including a friendship bracelet, leather belt, bag, and scarf. Click here to download the Weaving Sticks Inspiration Sheet.
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Watch Us Wednesday on a Monday – Weaving Sticks
We’re so excited about this new product that we had to shake things up a bit and share our new video on a Monday. This past weekend, we introduced Weaving Sticks at The National Needle Arts Trade Show in Ohio. Stick weaving is an inexpensive and traditional way to weave. The sticks are simply held in one hand while you weave the fibers around the sticks with your other hand. You can weave a wide variety of fibers using from 2-6 sticks creating various widths of woven design. Let us…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Hana Ami Flower Loom
We put together a playlist of YouTube videos featuring tutorials for the Hana Ami Flower Loom. This loom can be used to create flowers with a variety of fibers including yarn, raffia, and ribbon depending on the look and application of the flower. The loom is packaged with the inserts you need to create different sizes and shapes of flowers. It’s an easy and fun process to make the flowers, as you can see in the videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3wuXbDFXuE&feature=share&list=PL5CtqoNhlTkFaCl1wQi2HoqTdvxrqX1Ar
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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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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.