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Tool School: Bobbin Tatting Shuttles and Accessories
By Steve Butler What is it? The allure of tatting is undeniable. To confirm that just sit down in the presence of any large group, pull out your tatting shuttle and start putting rings and picots together.
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Tool School: I Sew For Fun by Nancy Zieman
By Steve Butler What is it? What would you do if you wanted to give someone the gift that is sewing? You know, to enable an individual to achieve their creative expression through sewing, whether that be fashion, quilting, home décor or crafting.
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Tool School: Roll & Press and Pressing Tools
By Steve Butler What is it? These are pressing issues. Shakespeare might even ask, “To press or not to press, that is the question.” Well, no matter who is asking the question, the answer is the same, a resounding yes to press.
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Tool School: Standing Oval Knitting Loom
By Steve Butler What is it?– Knitting is fun, productive, cathartic, expressive and creative. But mostly it’s creative. In fact, when it comes to the selection of yarns available with all of the exciting colors, textures, and fibers that constitute them, your creative quotient is virtually unlimited.
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Tool School: Pom Pom Makers
What is it? – Think of the stereotypical ski hat and you’ll realize that it just wouldn’t be complete without a pom-pom on the pointy tip.
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Tool School: Silk Threads
By Steve Butler What is it? – China, circa 3600 BC. That’s where it all started. A young Chinese empress expressed a desire for a luxurious new fiber and silk was the result.
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Tool School: Clover Scissors
By Steve Butler What is it? – Scissors. It’s hard to imagine doing anything in sewing, knitting or crafts without them.
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Tool School: Wonder Knitter
By Steve Butler What is it? – As children, most of us can remember having an old wooden spool with four rounded metal pegs protruding from one end.
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Tool School: Knitting Notions
What is it? – When it comes to knitting and crochet it’s all about knitting needles and crochet hooks, right? Not so fast. Take a quick look in your knitting kits or visualize the process of completing any project.
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Tool School: Create-a-Pincushion
What is it? – Pincushions have been a necessity for about as long as the needle and pin have been used.