by Suzann Thompson | Oct 27, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are a few more things about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival. This is the rug yarn I bought from Liesel Orend of Earth Arts. Liesel’s yarns are dyed with indigo, cedar, sage, cochenille, madder, and other natural dyestuffs. Ellen of Ellen’s Wooly...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 23, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In an earlier post on Curious and Crafty Readers (now Suzann’s regular blog–2023), I gave instructions for how to crochet a linked up trim with the Plain Pansy (pages 63-64 of Crochet Bouquet). There are over 40 Plain Pansies in the trim of this poncho,...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My family lived on Slaughter Lane, which was in the country on the southern outskirts of Austin, from 1969 through about 1975. My brothers and I enjoyed wandering in the woods behind our house and walking up the hill to visit our friend Andy, who lived on a dairy. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Corrugated Leaf in Crochet Bouquet is a variation on a leaf that was used in Irish Crochet lace. It’s a little tricky at first, so here are some diagrams to help you figure it out. Once you understand how it works, you’ll be able to crank out these...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 9, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
As a child, I thought autumn was a pleasant myth. Leaves changing color? We didn’t see so much of that in Central Texas. The trees would be green, then one night the temperatures would dip below freezing, and the next day their leaves would be brown and crinkly....
