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Crochet Charm Lace Along: Choosing Motifs

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 8, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

For Crochet Charm Lace, you need crochet motifs, like flowers and leaves. Naturally, I’d love for you to use patterns from my books. There are lots of other motifs to choose from, from birds and butterflies to sea creatures. With all that choice, what do you do?...

Crochet Charm Lace Along—Choosing Yarn

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 6, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

You’ve seen the pink Flower Cloth Scarf in Crochet Garden. You’ve seen the Roses Poncho. “I want to do that, but I’m not sure how to get started!” you may be saying. Anyway, I hope you’re saying that, because I have been wanting to...

Halloween Success

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 3, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

My friend Marie, who is an excellent quilter and hostess, had the perfect pumpkin button to finish off my Candy Cornflower. Most impressive was the fact that she knew exactly where it was. Thank you, Marie! I pinned the Candy Cornflower to my shirt and wore it all...

Candy Cornflower Crochet Along with Improvements

by Suzann Thompson | Oct 30, 2013 | Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

It’s almost Halloween, and we still have a couple of days to crochet some Candy Cornflowers! The idea for these flowers came straight from my childhood, when candy corn was practically a food group at Halloween. It’s called corn, so it must be...

Third Time is the Charm OR Fallen Arches

by Suzann Thompson | Oct 24, 2013 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post

After Charles and the kids built the arched window for our well-house, they pulled the wooden arch form out of the opening. We had ourselves a window! Here they are, posing in a totally (or should I say “toats?”) teenager fashion for the photo. So with...
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Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, has a charming and interesting variety of textiles in the way-back room. That’s where I saw this lavender pillowcase, appliquéd with the crocheted letters H E R, and trimmed with crochet. It sent me on a deep dive to learn more about His & Hers pillowcases.

I’ve been trying for a long time to get back to blogging. Hand-embellished pillowcases were a reasonably quick and fun subject to write about.

I hope you will read about them here:
https://textilefusion.com/blog  or
https://textilefusion.com/his-hers-pillowcases-with-crochet/
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#HisAndHers #Pillowcase #Crochet #Embellishment #ComancheMercantile
Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dre Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dress? 

I never did, but that doesn’t stop me from admiring the skill and workmanship that goes into making one. 

The purple dress is from Annie’s Calendar Bed Doll Society, May 1993. Over the years, Annie Potter came up with dozens of amazing bed doll patterns, each as fabulous as the next. Miss Annie sells her crochet patterns at https://annie-potter-presents.storenvy.com/ 

These were for sale at the Benbrook Antique Mall in Benbrook, TX. It’s definitely worth stopping by there. Make sure you have ample time, because it’s a big place.
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#CrochetBedDoll #BedDoll #AnniePotter #BenbrookAntiqueMall
“…where collections, big and small, famous and per “…where collections, big and small, famous and personal, finally have a home.”

This means you can upload pictures and descriptions of your own knitted and crocheted works, and knitted and crocheted things you have collected or inherited, for all to study and enjoy, while you keep your k/c treasures at home.❤️

Read about it at
https://pieceworkmagazine.com/discover-a-digital-home-for-knitting-and-crochet-history/
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#CenterForKnitAndCrochet #DigitalMuseum #CrochetMuseum #KnittingMuseum
Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has cro Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has crocheted a whole Killarney Bedspread! The frame of the bedspread square alone has taken me days to crochet. Luckily, my goal was to make only one square, to experience how it was accomplished.
The pattern is from Irish Crochet Designs and Projects, edited by Mary Carolyn Waldrep, Dover Publications Needlework Series.
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#KillarneyBedspread #IrishCrochet #DoverPublications #CrochetBedspreads #VintageCrochetPattern
In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from La In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from Lark Books emailed me last fall and asked if I would be interested in designing some crocheted flower bookmarks. Why yes, I would!
The deadline was short for a spring publication date, so I got busy.
The finished product was a kit with five colors of yarn, a crochet hook, a yarn needle and a book with written instructions for eleven flowers and fun finials and many step-by-step photos. 
Crochet Botanical Bookmarks the kit is available for purchase online and probably some craft stores.

#CrochetBotanicalBookmarks #CrochetFlowers #CrochetBookmarks🧶
Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen so many flowers on each plant. Swipe to see the white Bluebells. 💜💜🤍💚
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