TextileFusion
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • WORKS
  • TALKS
  • EXHIBITS
  • MARKET
  • BLOG
Select Page

Mumsy Heads

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 26, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Mumsy Heads At the end of April 2007, I turned in the last of the flowers and projects for Crochet Bouquet, and I was one happy gal! Linda Kopp, my editor and Stacey Budge, the art director at Lark Books spread out all the flowers and leaves, and believe me, there...

Crochet Homecoming

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 17, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

It was a riot of green and gold last Friday night at Dublin’s homecoming football game. Girls and boys of all ages wore gorgeous mums. One girl had a crocheted mum. Yes, it was Eva! I suggested a homecoming corsage with a crocheted mum as one of the projects in...

Homecoming Mumsy How To

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 16, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Many thanks to my cousin Phyllis for showing me how to make a homecoming mum. She was appalled at how much homecoming mums cost, so she and her daughters and their dates would get together before the homecoming football game and make their own. Their black and gold...

Austin Trip

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 14, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

The Austin Knitter’s and Crocheter’s Guild started in 1983, with a few people meeting at local libraries. I was one of them! Those knitters and crocheters are still meeting after all these years on the first Saturday of every month, 2:00-4:00 p.m., at the...

Mumsy Crochet Along

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Please join our September Crochet Bouquet Along! This month’s flower is the Mumsy, on pages 58-60 of Crochet Bouquet. It’s shown here with a Corrugated Leaf. Make whichever size you like or whichever size you have the patience for. In the Japanese flower...

Book Signings in Austin, September 6 and 7

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 4, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Come and visit with me in Austin, Texas, this weekend! I’ll be signing copies of Crochet Bouquet at: The Knitter’s and Crocheter’s Guild of Austin Saturday, September 6, 2008, 2-4 p.m. Howson Branch Library 2500 Exposition Austin, Texas and The...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Welcome to my knitting, crochet, crafty, bookish life!
I'm glad you're here.

Important Links

Introducing the Texas Crochet Heritage Exhibit

Introducing the Celebrate Doilies Art Quilt Exhibit, coming soon.

How to Tell Your Story to the Texas Crochet Heritage Project, coming soon.

How to Preserve Your Knitted and Crocheted Treasures Digitally, coming soon.

Archive, Coming Soon

Categories

  • Crochet
    • Crochet Bouquet
    • Crochet Charm Lace
    • Crochet Garden
    • Cute Crochet World
  • Doily Adventure
    • Celebrate Doilies
    • Texas Crochet Heritage
  • Exhibits & Programs
  • Knitting
  • Life
    • Earthen House
  • Pillar Project
  • Quilting and Crafting
    • Art Quilt
    • Polymer Clay
  • Retro Blog Post
  • TextileFusion
  • Workshops

Wow! This lovely collar* comes with a Certificate Wow! This lovely collar* comes with a Certificate of Authenticity by some supposed authority in the UK, certifying that it is real, authentic Irish crochet. 

Do you see the problem with this?

It goes to show that some claims on Certificates of Authenticity are not true. And that not all people calling themselves experts are what they claim to be.

It certainly is beautiful lace, just not Irish Crochet or any other kind of crochet.

* It really is a collar, but I wanted you to be able to see the details of its construction. Should have taken a picture of the whole thing. Maybe next time.
•
#CrochetDetective #NotCrochet #KnowYourLaces
An avalanche is like a landslide, only it is made An avalanche is like a landslide, only it is made of snowflakes instead of mud. That is what this quilt, Snowflakes Create Avalanches, is about.

Fellow Snowflakes, let's vote and cause an avalanche for Democracy.

More about this quilt at https://textilefusion.com/blog/

#TextileFusion #Vote #Snowflakes
Close! Mostly I used this No. 10 crochet cotton by Close! Mostly I used this No. 10 crochet cotton by the American Thread Company. Definitely vintage. ❤️
Crocheting these vintage bedspread/tablecloth/doil Crocheting these vintage bedspread/tablecloth/doily motifs has been educational. I think they’re beautiful, but I’m -not- tempted to make a bedspread or tablecloth out of any one of them. 

The square at top right, designed in the 1940s or so by Cecilia Vanek, is from the Puritan Bedspread aka County Clare Bedspread. Free pattern here: https://freevintagecrochet.com/bedspread-patterns/star208/puritan-bedspread-pattern

The other three are in 150 Favorite Crochet Designs, Ed. Mary Carolyn Waldrep (Dover), and online sources.

#CrochetSquares #BedspreadSquares #VintageCrochet #Motif #Crochet
A year ago I was breathing a bunch of sighs of rel A year ago I was breathing a bunch of sighs of relief, because I had finished an intense crochet design project. I designed, crocheted, wrote patterns, and took step-by-step pictures of a bunch of flowery bookmarks. Most of the ones in the picture made it into a kit published by Quarto.

More about this at my blog:
https://textilefusion.com/last-year-at-this-time-flowery-crocheted-bookmarks/ or go to link in bio.
The Town ‘n Country Quilt Guild of Stephenville, T The Town ‘n Country Quilt Guild of Stephenville, TX, close at 4 PM today. There’s time, if you live close by, to visit all the quilts and the Country Store, where you can find lots of previously loved items for sale. There was a pretty good stack of doilies yesterday, priced to move. Somebody bought a couple or three, and I don’t know what happened after that. Maybe there are some left.
•
#TownNCountryQuiltGuild #DoiliesForSale #QuiltShow #StephenvilleTX
Follow on Instagram

Home | About | Works | Talks | Exhibits | Market | Blog

TextileFusion is Suzann Thompson’s signature art-making technique, combining knitting, crochet, quilting, embellishment, and the associated writing. At textilefusion.com, find out about Suzann’s TextileFusion process, works, and items for sale. Contact Suzann at knitandcrochetwithsuzann@outlook.com.
Thank you for visiting.

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow