by Suzann Thompson | Oct 10, 2006 | Art Quilt, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My computer was ready to pick up on Friday, a day later than promised. “It took a lot longer to download the updates than I thought,” said the computer repair guy. If he needed a day longer to get it back up to speed, it would have taken me a week longer,...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
What an exhausting week! But it’s that good kind of exhausting, where I’ve done exactly what I love to do all day long. Tuesday, we did the “Freeform Knit/Crochet an Underwater Scene” class. Stephanie combined elements from several pictures for...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 28, 2006 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
People have done TextileFusion for a long time! Here’s a fabulous tablecloth that combines an Irish Crochet trim and eyelet embroidery. I don’t know its history, except that it is the last piece I bought before we moved away from Sheffield, England. It is...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 25, 2006 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This little collar is a great example of crocheting over a core thread or padding, which was a common technique in Irish Crochet. What you do, is wind thread around your finger or something similar. Then you make as many single-crochets as possible over the resulting...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 24, 2006 | Pillar Project, Retro Blog Post, Workshops
The Taos Wool Festival is almost upon us! I’ve been packing for days. When I drive to teach instead of fly, I can think of lots more stuff to bring. Some might say I bring way, way too much. Hope there’s room in the van for clothes! Last week we had a...
