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Introducing the Texas Crochet Heritage Exhibit

Introducing the Texas Crochet Heritage Exhibit

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 13, 2023 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

The Texas Crochet Heritage traveling exhibit is about doily crocheters, doily culture, and doily history, with a little doily art and poetry, for good measure. The exhibit consists of forty-five 16 x 20″ panels featuring photos, maker stories, history, and...

Constant Comets

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 3, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, TextileFusion

I have a dream, where stars are frolicking in the night sky. It’s a recurring dream. I’m outside at night. I look up, and stars are chasing each other across the sky, turning somersaults, and tumbling around in crazy spirals. They’re playing. Like I...

Expanding the Art and Community of Crochet

by Suzann Thompson | Aug 4, 2018 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

The Evening of Excellence at the Crochet Guild of America ChainLink conference in Portland, Oregon, last week was a celebration of the Design Competition winners, the graduates of the Master Crocheters program, and the winners of the Guild Challenge, which was to see...

Doily Posters at IOLI

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 26, 2018 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Nineteen of the Doily Heritage Posters from the Celebrate Doilies exhibit are on display at the International Organization of Lace (IOLI) convention in San Antonio, Texas, through Friday of this week. As advertised, the posters tell about doily crocheters of the past...

Dublin Rippers Reception

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 11, 2018 | Art Quilt, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

At least 40 people attended the opening reception for the Dublin Rippers Quilt Exhibit on July 6th. I got so busy talking I forgot to take pictures, so imagine our 40 visitors (at least), a table full of nice cheeses, fruit, and crackers, and a white and purple cake...

Dublin Rippers Quilt Exhibit

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 4, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post

The Dublin Rippers Quilt Exhibit is the work of a group of five friends who get together once a week for quilting and crafting. We’ve picked our favorite quilts to display at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery, Tarleton State University, Stephenville,...
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Time to starch some of these vintage-style crochet Time to starch some of these vintage-style crochet motifs! This time I pinned them dry and used spray starch. 

I crocheted them from 150 Favorite Crochet Designs, ed. Mary Carolyn Waldrep, Dover Publications.
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#ThreadCrochet #VintageMotifs #StarchingCrochet
We stopped by The Trading Post antique mall in Lam We stopped by The Trading Post antique mall in Lampasas, TX, the other day, and found crochet galore! Doilies were everywhere! And, among other crocheted things, there were cute crocheted potholders probably from the 1940s and 50s.❤️ 

Read a little more about it at https://textilefusion.com/doily-heaven-in-lampasas/ or click the link in bio.
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#CrochetGalore #TheTradingPost #LampasasTX #CelebrateDoilies
My fellow US Citizens and Texans, if you aren’t ye My fellow US Citizens and Texans, if you aren’t yet registered to vote, now is the time! 

We have midterm elections coming up in November, and time is passing faster than it seems. The deadline to register in Texas is October 5th.

Visit https://textilefusion.com/its-time-to-register/ or click on link in bio for more important dates, live links, and the story of this quilt.❤️🤍💙
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#RegisterToVote #RegistrationDeadline #DoilyO #CelebrateDoilies #PoliticalQuilt
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
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