Tip! Discover the Wonders of Wonder Clips!
Pins will always be an important sewing essential… But we’re having a Wonder-ful time with Clover Wonder Clips!
These remarkable clips have taken the place of a lot of pinning. They’re great for fabrics or materials that are unpinnable – you just can’t get a pin through the stuff – or those where you don’t want to make pinholes or pins may hide. Think – plush fabrics, heavy fabrics, vinyls, leather, faux leather, fur.
They hold tight enough to keep heavy layered sections together – like keeping your handles in place while sewing those great bags – yet won’t distort finer fabrics. How about embroidery? Ever try stitching something – a t-shirt, onesie, sweatshirt – something that wanted to keep rolling into the hooped area (and sometimes does… and gets embroidered down when it’s not supposed to…)? These are great for clipping that excess fabric outside the hoop so it can’t creep onto the stitching area!
Are you a quilter? You NEED these!!! They’re SO helpful with quilt binding – look at how perfectly they keep your binding in place ready to stitch! Curved bindings? No problem!!
(Better get a 50 pack – life’s too short and quilts too big for just 10 Wonder Clips!)
The curved top lets you fit a lot of fabric into the clip, but they’re flat on one side so they’ll move easily over your sewing surface!
And – their clear, flat underside has seam allowance markings to measure your fold, keep things in line, and more!
You can’t miss them – they come in red –
or beautiful rainbow colors –
So when you clip instead of pin you can SEE the clip and you’re not going to accidentally run a pin through your machine (we know this happens… especially when you’re working with something like fur, minkee, boucle, layers of fleece – where the pins can easily hide!). You’re not going to snag your hand on a pin either (ouch!). And you can get over that fear of stepping on pins!
Keep some in your closet – they’re great for clipping skinny straps to hangers so your clothes don’t slip off! (Yes, we did make the dress – keep watching the blog for some easy projects to help you with knits and garments!)
And for those times when you’re stitching away and just can’t be bothered to step away from the machine to brush the hair out of your eyes – just Wonder Clip it and keep going!
Come on into any of our locations and try them out in person! Once you get them in your hands you won’t let go!
And don’t be fooled – we’ve heard reports of super cheap imitations online that look like they’re Wonder Clips – but on receipt turn out to be knockoffs. Close attention to detail can reveal some flaws, roughly finished edges, springs that aren’t as tight or long lasting as real Clover Wonder Clips. You invest a lot of time and love in your sewing, invest in good tools you can depend on as well! As always, we’re here to help you with all your sewing needs!