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New Wall Hanging Underway and More

by Suzann Thompson | Aug 2, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

These are cute, aren’t they!?! I used bedspread cotton with a number 2 steel hook. They are for a Black, White, and Red-All-Over wall hanging that I have been planning for a while. Hope to post the beginnings of that pretty soon. I have a little sewing to do. We...

Starching Leaves

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 16, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

My crocheted leaves looked like green squiggles. You had to stretch them out and hold them with three hands to see their shape. The sunflower petals were wiggly and bent even after a steam treatment. Hmm… Wonder if I could starch them? Wouldn’t hurt to try. I...

Ludlum and Button Sewing

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Fantastical situations, heartless undercover men with heart, impossibly beautiful women (who help the heartless men discover their hearts), long and undoubtedly accurate technical descriptions of military equipment, incredibly complex conspiracies that require...

One Way to Starch a Doily

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 9, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

These little pieces came in a tin I bought at an antique store. They were dirty and smelled of pipe tobacco. These scans show before cleaning and starching and after cleaning and starching. Isn’t the difference amazing?! Careful starching is part of the...

Taos Wool Festival Workshops 2006

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

Old links have been removed. Only three months until the Taos Wool Festival and workshops begin! Workshops run October 3 through 10, with a break for the Wool Festival itself on October 7 and 8. Workshops are kept small on purpose, so participants can have more...

Crochet Treasures and Tape

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 16, 2006 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

The Joneses, who live near us, recently opened an antique store in Dublin, Texas, across from the Dr. Pepper Museum. We were already acquainted, because Mrs. Jones’ granddaughters were on the same softball team as my daughter. My mother, my girls, and I had a...
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Our Black Hawthorn has haws! I haven’t seen this m Our Black Hawthorn has haws! I haven’t seen this many on one tree, ever. Apparently, we could make jelly with these berries, but we have to remove the numerous seeds first. Like apples, haw seeds contain cyanide compounds. I think I will just enjoy looking at them. 
Swipe to see this tree’s flowers from earlier this year (April 23). 
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#BlackHawthorn #TXWildFlowers2026 #RoseFamily
Near Proctor Lake, Comanche County, TX
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective" That's the t "Richard Diamond, Private Detective"

That's the title of a mid-20th century radio series playing from time to time on SiriusXM Classic Radio. What does that have to with argyle socks?

Find out by reading "Radio 1" at my blog--link in bio or go to textilefusion.com/blog If it doesn't come up first on the page, scroll down a little.

#RichardDiamond #PrivateDetective #ClassicRadio #SiriusXM #ArgyleSocks
Most of us who grew up in the US have pledged our Most of us who grew up in the US have pledged our allegiance to the flag of the United States of America hundreds of times. We pledge our allegiance to the flag of a nation with liberty and justice for all.

That means liberty and justice are not exclusively for the people we like best, but for everybody else in the United States as well.

So let’s honor our pledge by voting for candidates who will protect liberty and justice for all, because we have pledged our allegiance to that concept over and over again.

All means all.
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…And Justice for All quilt was completed in 2023, by me.

#PledgeOfAllegiance #LibertyAndJusticeForAll #Vote2026 #AllMeansAll #FiletCrochet
The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden. 💛🧡
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#FallGarden #SquashBlossoms #Marigolds #CowpenDaisy
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.
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#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
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