by Suzann Thompson | Jan 2, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s a great day when you finish all the motifs for your Crochet Charm Lace project! To me, that’s when the real fun begins: arranging the motifs on the template. The last of my motifs were blocked on Monday, so that night, while the Texas Longhorns were...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 31, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ask any good craftsperson about finishing, and you will hear the same thing: finishing takes longer than you think it should, but finishing must be done, and must be done well. It doesn’t matter whether you’re sewing a dress, crocheting a sweater, or...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 16, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Hello to Jan G. and her Knitting xxxx group! Jan asked for a tutorial about the Paired Leaflet Frond, which is part of the “Trillium and Fronds” pattern (pp. 126-127) in Crochet Garden. Thank you for asking! The Paired Leaflet Frond’s delicate...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 11, 2013 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
Slabs are tricky. Because you don’t have the usual points of reference, it’s difficult to tell how big (or small) the rooms are. But by the time the daffodils peeked out of the ground at the end of January 2013, our builder Callon provided those points of...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 10, 2013 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
I love this picture of the library arch, shot from high up on a scaffold in January 2013. The frame for the bond beam was still in place over the arch, but our builder had already closed in the gable and part of the north and south walls. We were still working on the...
