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    Friday Finds – Knitted I-Cords

    One of the simplest ways to teach knitting is to start with a knitted tube of yarn or i-cord. The i-cord was originally created by the late Elizabeth Zimmerman, knitting pioneer, who called it the idiot cord because anyone can knit one or i-cord for short. It really is quite an ingenious and very versatile piece of knitting. You’ll see i-cords used as ties and finished edges on knit garments; as belts and bag handles; with beads knit in as jewelry; and as decorative elements on home dec projects.  You can create an i-cord…

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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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    Weekend Pinspiration-National Craft Month

    A whole month dedicated to crafting is a beautiful thing.  It’s just what we need right at the end of winter in March.  We’ve joined the celebration with Fave Crafts along with quite a few other amazing companies.  Giveaways and free patterns will be shared all month long.  We’ve also added the National Craft Month Board to Pinterest to keep it all neat and organized. You can re-pin those projects you want to add to your creative list. We’d love for you to follow us on Pinterest while you’re there visiting…

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    Weekend Pinspiration

    We’ve updated our Pinterest Boards to offer you more inspiration for using your favorite Clover Tools. We shared a few of our finds featuring Pom-Pom Makers here on the blog this week, and would love to share our whole Pom-Pom Maker Inspiration Board with you today. You can see and follow all of our Pinterest boards by clicking on the link above or the cute little “P” over there on the right. If you have something you’ve shared on your blog that would fit one of our Pinterest boards, please…