Lazies, I spent the weekend in Los Angeles attending the Craft & Hobby Association trade show. I caught up with my friends at Clover and was bowled-over by these sweater purses on display in their booth. Look at these beauties! Each one is embellished with needle felted flowers. The petals are felted over wire so [...]
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Lazies, The biggest thing on my agenda for Quilt Market in Houston last week, aside from introducing Miranda, was to see the new Nouveau Smocking Technique products, samples and demonstrations from Clover Needlecraft. Four stitch designs to choose from. Nouveau Smocking Technique Products Clover is offering products to create four different smocking stitches: single cable, double cable, [...]
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Lazies, Fashion handles are an easy and sophisticated addition to a fabric purse or tote. ‘U’ shaped saddle brown ‘marble’ style handle pair (item #6335) from Clover Needlecraft. How To Choose Handles Fashion handles are one more design element for your project. From the standpoint of color, adding handles is similar to adding another fabric [...]
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