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Garden Wall Punch Embroidery
Designed by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier Take punch embroidery to the next level with this project.
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Embroidery Stitching Tool
Sometimes there’s a need to modify your clothes, just to add some charm. Clover’s Embroidery Stitching Tool offers that charm. The tool is fun and easy to use and you can use either a template to do embroidery like Jack Dempsey Needle Art templates. I chose to free hand my design by using Clovers Chaco Liners, they mark up great on material. I took a pair of cropped jean pants and drew my design out, this is a fun and easy project that anyone can try, use any article of clothing, or maybe a…
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Watch Us Wednesdays-Yo-Yo Makers
Lions, Elephants, and Ladybugs! Watch as Nancy Zieman and guest Donna Fenske make adorable appliqué critters with our Yo-Yo Makers. Traditionally, Yo-Yos are hand sewn with a scrap piece of fabric. Nancy and Donna show you that Clover’s Yo-Yo Makers cut the time in half and you will always end up with uniformed results. Use them to embellish purses, backpacks, garments and more. Clover’s quick and easy Yo-Yo Makers come in a range of sizes and shapes, such as hearts, flowers, and butterflies! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhg0xOj25fM]
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Make It Monday – Embroidery
Summer is the perfect time to pass on our love of creating to the next generation. Embroidery a great way to introduce tweens and teens to hand stitching. They can customize their clothing and accessory designs with any image they can draw or trace. To make it even faster, you can use our Embroidery Stitching Tool. It works like a punch allowing you to draw the design as you go. The designs shown along with and a visual demonstration of the tool is available on this downloadable pdf. We have…
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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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Friday Finds – Yo-Yo Maker Inspiration
The fabric yo-yo had humble beginnings as a way to turn scrap fabric into beautiful embellishments with a bit of hand stitching. It’s been translated into so much more over the years. You’ll now see them stuffed and turned into beads in jewelry or stacked together to create trees and all sorts of critters. You’ll also see the fabrics used have expanded from cotton and calicos to include silk, wool, velvet, and chiffon. Clover has a line of reusable templates that snap together with stitching guides to make the process…
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Watch Us Wednesday- Yo-Yo Maker Inspiration
We’ve shared quite a few projects this year featuring our Quick Yo-Yo Makers available in 6 shapes and multiple sizes. This video shows you all the tips and tricks you need to be successful in creating fabulous fabric yo-yo’s to embellish all of your fashion and home decor projects. If you have a little time, pour a cup of tea or coffee and watch the whole playlist of Yo-Yo Videos for more project inspiration. Have you tried making a yo-yo yet?