by Suzann Thompson | Feb 18, 2012 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella asked me to knit her a pair of socks. “Blue, please,” she said, very sweetly. She preferred a turquoise hue. We already had the yarn: Patons Stretch Socks in colorway “Kelp.” The socks were finished in time for her birthday. Since then, I finished another pair...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 12, 2012 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Crocheters, Knitters Can Make Radio Tubes! Pennsylvania has a great online resource called the Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository, where you can find the actual pages of old newspapers, among other things. The best part is that you can search for specific words in...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 28, 2011 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Professor Wolfgang Michael was an expert on Reformation-era German theater. He taught at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also directed German language plays. I acted in several of his plays in the early 1980s. It was fun! Dr. Michael wore Birkenstock...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 27, 2011 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Thanks to Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, when I finally had time to knit some socks, I didn’t need a pattern! At least 20 years ago, she taught a sock workshop in Central Texas, where we learned to knit socks from the toe up, trying them on as we went. Once you have enough...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 10, 2011 | Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Nautical flags are happy and colorful, and I just love them. But not only that, they actually spell stuff! I mean that each flag represents a letter of the alphabet. In Polymer Clay for Everyone (my first book—oh yes, I love polymer clay, too), nautical flags decorate...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 1, 2011 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We’ve all made friends online. Every now and then, on a very happy day, we get to meet them in person! Years ago, I joined a Yahoo group of knitters. Among them was Nana Sadie Rose. At the time she was knitting lace things and learning the wonders of the lace...
