by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2014 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post
Makeover Monday, Embellished Jacket My website is getting a makeover! My cousin-once-removed, Stephanie-k, is working with me to update colors and structure. We’re streamlining the site to reflect the changes my designing business has undergone in the last ten...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Happy Valentine’s Day on this Flashback Friday. The big polymer clay heart is from my very first book Polymer Clay for Everyone. For a glimpse into the future, the stars, people, sun, house, and trees are motifs from my new book, Cute Crochet World. It will be...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 24, 2014 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Stranded checks on the knitting machine. Sounds good. Are they payable to me? Are they written for large amounts? What? Oh. It seems the checks on the knitting machine are knitted checks with the unused yarn going across the wrong side of the work, i.e., stranded. It...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 24, 2014 | Earthen House, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My parents’ 56th wedding anniversary on January 19th was also our one-month-versary of living in our new house. We love it! We are unpacking stuff that has been in storage for years. Sometimes unpacking is like finding old friends and sometimes…well, I wonder...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 21, 2012 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Sparkling, thick-thin, and furry yarns offered a very optimistic view of the yarn industry at The National Needlework Association Summer Trade Show in Columbus, Ohio, last month. The look of yarns goes in cycles, like all fashion-related products. We’ve gone to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 6, 2012 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In the days of my youth, I heard actual people say in all seriousness, “It’s too hot in Texas to knit.” It’s true—the fact that they said that, I mean. I didn’t understand at the time how it could be too hot to knit. Now, at a much...
