Clover News Winter 2021 A letter to our customers... As we flip the calendar pages into a new teachers during the pandemic to bring creative It goes without saying that we appreciate year with uncertain COVID-19 induced inspiration to you. I would be remiss if I did your support. The communities that you live economic conditions, we can only hope that not thank all those awesome and amazing in also need your support. So, together, let our daily routine and overall well-being will people that helped us put some incredible and us make a New Year’s pledge to help all the get back to a pre-pandemic “normal.” Here at inspiring projects on our social media sites. people we can in our communities and let us Clover, we truly hope that sewing or knitting Please take the time to visit our website or not forget to support all of our local businesses. project activities or other crafts have been a follow us on your social media platform of We can minimize the suffering if we all help place to escape from some of the everyday preference (listed below). support one another. I personally thank you uncertainties. I have been so impressed with I am so excited to introduce four new for your business, the partnerships we have all the inspiration present out there on social products from Clover. You will get to see formed over time and I wish you all a safe and media. There are so many talented sewists, these amazing new products as you flip happy new year. knitters, crafters, and makers. through our newsletter. By the time you read Clover has worked side by side with some this newsletter we will have just started to Jon Larson of the best influencers, demonstrators, and ship all four of these items. VP of Sales & Marketing

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clover-usa.com/blog @cloverneedlecraft @cloverusa facebook.com/cloverneedlecraft @cloverusa Sweet ‘n Sharp Macarons Art. No 4130 & 4131 waste and focus on having and using only what By Cheri Lenhow I need (except fabric because clearly there are When Clover asked me to review their latest no limits to ones personal fabric stash), this little product the NEW Sweet ‘n Sharp Macaron I sewing tool is a game changer. nearly squealed with delight. I loved this product Let’s get into some details. The Macaron is from first sight, not only because it screams ‘buy about one and one half inches in diameter or three me, I’m adorable!’, but for so many other reasons point eight centimeters (small enough for any as well. So before I am carried away with fashion travel kit) and comes in two colors, Raspberry over function, rest assured, this ‘macaron’ is cute or Pistachio. It features a super strong rare earth enough to display but practical enough to become magnet on one side to hold your needle while a sewing staple! you’re working, changing threads, checking your Let me quickly explain which single feature social media likes or generally just doing life. makes this such an important innovation in the The interior of the macaron is where you sharp- sewing world. It sharpens your needles. Safely en dull needles. Hold the needle firmly between and effectively. Think about that for a second. thumb and forefinger, stab it into the interior of The economic and environmental impacts alone the Macaron and push and pull in and out to should make you go out right now and purchase sharpen. Rest assured, this is a simple process and one. Reducing needle waste and minimizing the works quite well. My old needle flew through the need to travel to shops to buy more needles when fabric with renewed vigor. yours go dull, the overall ability to repair a toss- Honestly, this is a beautifully little executed able needle is mind blowing. design and a wonderfully useful product so the Maybe I’m making this into more than it really only real question here is, do you buy one of each is, but for me, as a conscious consumer, who tries color. The answer? to buy second hand, reduce the global impact of Yes, absolutely you do. More from Cheri @tinkerellen NEW & Handy Fork Pins Art. No 2401 for holding nested seams together as I sewed. By Faith Essenburg Since I like to play around with my new sew- Today I used Clover’s NEW Fork Pins for the ing tools and see what other uses I will find them first time and I’m thinking back to all the proj- handy for, I was able to use the Fork Pins to pin ects I’ve made in the past that I wish I had these pattern pieces to my fabrics to keep track of my handy little helpers for. The coat I made last quilt blocks. I can see myself reaching for these year for one, and two quilts with curves the year over straight pins for the added stability they before, these would have been so handy to have give with their fork prongs. then, but you live and learn and I am so excited Fork Pins come in a handy reusable box of to have Fork Pins in my sewing tool drawer 70 pieces, going forward. perfect I’ve been working on an X and + Scrappy for having Quilt Tutorial and thought I would give Fork ready to Pins a try with my piecing. Just like Clover pins, use on they are sharp and glide into fabric smoothly. all your The curved end is easy to grip and maneuver sewing even through several layers of fabric. projects or I found when sewing my corner fabric pieces great for together that the two pins on each fork gives tossing in more stability than just using one pin which kept your sew- my edges lined up nicely as I worked. When ing on the piecing my blocks, the Fork Pins came in handy go kit.

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More from Faith @faithessenburg Stitch Dome: Applique with Ease! I decided to try the Stitch Dome on three small projects I struggle By Dori Troutman with when using the smallest embroidery hoop. I’m so happy to share my experience of the NEW Stitch Dome. This Blind stitch appliqué, blanket stitch appliqué, and small embroidery might be one of those products that you don’t really think you will need projects are things that I often do and I find them very frustrating to do because we all have little embroidery hoops that do the same thing, in an embroidery hoop. I loved the ease with which I could do these right? Wrong! This great little product fills a need that you didn’t even using the Stitch Dome. It held the base fabric very snug and I didn’t know you had. have to worry about it slipping out of a hoop. Because of that I was able The thing I love the best about the Stitch Dome is how easy it is to to focus completely on the tiny fabric that I wanted to appliqué or on the handle. Because it is a small dome shape your fingers automatically very small embroidery stitches. tuck under the edge and into the back scoop part of the dome, creating I’m excited about the Stitch Dome and I can’t wait to try it on many a very natural and comfortable hold. Your fabric is held snuggly in other projects. I think you will love it and there is no question that you place by an elastic band that is easy to stretch over the dome. You never need to add this to your hand sewing supply kit! have to worry about slippage. To me this is a really big thing when I am working with small projects. More from Dori @redfeedsack Art. No 8830 Warm Up America! 30th Anniversary Warm Up America! (WUA!) was founded in 1991 popular makers in the yarn community by a woman named Evie Rosen. Evie owned a yarn and will be a fun and engaging way to shop in Wisconsin and enjoyed making blankets for help us reach our fundraising goal. the homeless in her community. After finding that she Our Warm Up America! volunteers couldn’t fulfill the need fast enough, she came up with have also set a goal to donate 199,130 sections in 2021 an idea. Evie’s vision was to provide an innovative in celebration of our 30th anniversary. If you look at way for yarn enthusiasts to donate 7” by 9” sections, the goal more closely, you will see both ‘1991,’ the which others joined together to make finished blan- year Warm Up America! was founded, and ‘30,’ as a kets. homage to 30 years of providing warmth to those in This seed of an idea has blossomed over the years need! into a national program that has provided comfort and There are many other ways to support WUA! in warmth to thousands of people in need during their 2021 besides donating money: most difficult of times. Today, knitters and crocheters • Purchase WUA! special edition 30th anniversa- all over the country donate not only 7” by 9” sections, ry merchandise but also hats, scarves, blankets, baby clothing and • Donate knit or crochet 7” by 9” sections to help more to help provide warmth to those in need. us reach 199,130 sections donated in 2021 This year is WUA!’s 30th anniversary and to • Share our 30th anniversary fundraiser on social celebrate, we will soon be launching a fundraising media campaign to raise money for our organization. We will • Create your own Facebook fundraiser for encourage makers and WUA! volunteers to donate $30 WUA! or more to help us reach our donation goal of $90,000. • Donate items in your local community in honor Every volunteer who donates $30 or more will of WUA! receive an exclusive 30th anniversary pattern bundle • Secure matching donations for WUA! through that will include 49 new knit and 49 new crochet 7” your workplace by 9” section patterns. We chose 49 patterns for both We are so excited to launch this campaign and can’t knit and crochet because it takes 49 sections to create wait to celebrate our 30th anniversary with all of our one adult blanket. The patterns have been designed by wonderful volunteers! For more about Warm Up America! warmupamerica.org

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