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Watch Us Wednesdays – Pom Pom Demo
Clover’s Pom Pom Toss Winners This week Clover is at Create n Connect CHA Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas. Everyone here at Clover pitched in to help create some truly beautiful projects. From what we hear Pom Poms are a big hit! Already at CHA? Stop by booth #1419 and try our pom pom toss for a chance to win some Clover products! Still wondering how to use this clever Clover tool? We have a tutorial to share with you which provides step-by-step instructions for our Pom Pom Makers. Here’s…
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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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Watch Us Wednesday – Wonder Knitter Video
Today we have a video demonstration of our Wonder Knitter to share with you. The video is a few years old, but it definitely hits all the high notes of how the tool works. The main difference between the Wonder Knitter and French Knitter is that the head of the Wonder Knitter turns and the knitter is a bit larger in size, so it’s easier for those just learning to knit.
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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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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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Make It Monday – Raffia Flowers
Spring is the perfect time to decorate a straw bag with raffia flowers created with the Hana Ami Flower Loom. The loom can be used to create flowers with most any fiber for other projects. Here’s the link to complete PDF file of instructions to print or download to create your own raffia flowers. You can see all of our Make it Monday posts by clicking on the words Make it Monday below this post or by visiting our new Make it Monday Pinterest Board. Have you tried any of our…
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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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Make It Monday-Chalkboard Roll Up
Our friend Nancy Zieman created the most adorable tutorial to make a chalkboard roll up for the little people in our lives. We love how she uses Clover Wonder Clips to hold the binding in place for stitching. Here’s a link to the full tutorial. Just imagine how great this would be to take along on vacation to keep little hands busy during travel time. Thanks for sharing your creative ideas with us Nancy.