by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My family lived on Slaughter Lane, which was in the country on the southern outskirts of Austin, from 1969 through about 1975. My brothers and I enjoyed wandering in the woods behind our house and walking up the hill to visit our friend Andy, who lived on a dairy. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 8, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Through an unforeseen scheduling conflict, I went to the Taos Wool Festival last week without my family. Luckily for me, a friend came along instead. We had a great time! I taught two classes, which were pleasant as usual. Five people joined me for “Color...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 27, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
1984 This pretty pottery basket is signed “P. Murray” and dated 1984. I bought it because it had the look of thread crochet. I think Ms. Murray pressed a piece of crochet into the clay before she shaped it into a basket. Sunnydaze, one of the Ravelry...
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...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 1, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Like my fellow knitters and crocheters on Ravelry, I have a Flickr account to host the photos that I post to Ravelry. The following story probably wouldn’t have happened without Ravelry and Flickr. Thank you to them! The Cafe Rouge is a nice place to eat on...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 10, 2008 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We went out to check on some wild pig bones, which lie in a culvert down the dirt road from our house. We hoped they were bleached and clean enough for us to take home and add to Ella’s collection. Too bad–they still had fur and other stuff attached to...
