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Make It Monday – Needle Felted Cuff
We hope you’re out enjoying the company of family and friends on this Memorial Day. Here’s a little crafting inspiration for the quiet moments in your day. We put together a pdf file with all the information you need to create a colorful needle felted cuff similar to the one in the video we shared with you last week. Click on the link to the printable directions for all the information you need to create your own cuff.
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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…
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Friday Finds – Needle Felting
As the weather heats up and it gets too warm to work on big wool projects, needle felting is a great substitute. We found a few small projects to share today that we hope inspire you the way they did us. Felted Dotty Necklace (shown) from Lindsay Obermeyer Needle Felted Garland from Lauren and Limn and Lovely Felted Buttons from JoJo’s Crafty Love Needle Felted Acorns from Torie Jayne Our line of needle felting tools make felting safer and easier for you. When working on small projects, the Needle Felting Claw…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Needle Felting on Silk Scarf
Did you know you can needle felt wool roving into a silk scarf? It works because they’re both natural fibers and is such a fun way to needle felt. It changes the hand of the silk and gives it a very interesting texture. You can create any design you can imagine from abstract to imagery. Here’s a very quick trade show demonstration video showing the process. http://youtu.be/ZWmfo8NyUD0 You can find our complete line of needle felting products on this link.
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Make It Monday – Whimsical Felted Flowers
Needle felting is a fun way to embellish fashion and home decorating projects. The beautiful flower on the left was created by the very talented Beckie Hansen. She shared her process with us, so we could share it with you. You can download the printable directions on this link. Clover has a whole line of tools to make needle felting safer, faster, and easier for you. We’d love to hear about your needle felting adventures.
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Earth Day Finds
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is the perfect way to honor the planet, and minimize our footprint. For those of us who craft and create, it’s a way of life. We’re always setting aside little found treasures to add into our next projects. You know you’re a true crafter when family and friends also squirrel away little treasures they think you might be able to use in your creations. Earth Day is a great time to share our thrifty ways. We’d love to hear about your found treasures and how you…
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Make It Monday-Embellished Blanket
It’s that time of year when everyone is looking for a warm blanket. Create a custom look with a ready made blanket, coordinating yarn, and Clover Hana-Ami Flower Loom by following the instructions on this link. Imagine the variety of blankets you can create for gifts or to cozy up by the fireplace this winter.
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Watch Us Wednesday-Needle Felting Techniques
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=-mz_5ODSgGc We’ve been playing with needle felting at the Clover office this week and found this video by Amy Barickman of Indygo Junction showing three simple tips to incorporate wool yarn, fiber, and fabric in your project using Clover Needle Felting Tools. Thanks for the inspiration, Amy.
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Make It Monday-Valentine’s Day Cards
It’s not too early to start thinking Valentine’s Day. We have a wonderful set of instructions available for three different card designs by Fran Ortmeyer. If you have Clover needle felting tools or quick yo-yo makers, this project sheet will give you all the inspiration you need to create a custom card for that special someone If you don’t have the supplies listed, check your stash for inspiration. You might use a bit of red embroidery floss to stitch a heart design or a kanzashi flower…