by Suzann Thompson | Oct 22, 2006 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I never finished telling about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival, so back we go, in spirit, to Taos. My button class was on Thursday. We had a great, great time, but it was so exhausting that I didn’t have the energy to pack up afterwards. Thank goodness I was...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
What an exhausting week! But it’s that good kind of exhausting, where I’ve done exactly what I love to do all day long. Tuesday, we did the “Freeform Knit/Crochet an Underwater Scene” class. Stephanie combined elements from several pictures for...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 21, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After reading the post before this, one of my regular readers (Hi Mom!) said, “When you put all those buttons on the background, they obliterate the patterns.” Hmmm. The patterns look pretty good. Do I really want to obliterate them? Nooooo so it was time...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Black was my original choice for the binding around the heart quilt. I took it along with me to The Flying Needle, Stephenville’s wonderful quilt shop (on the loop, near Ace Hardware). I tried several black fabrics with small white patterns. They...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 1, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
“Cables, Bobbles, and Braids” is one of my workshops at the Wool Festival at Taos (and, I hope, at some other venues in 2007). The workshop samples are coming along nicely. I’m really proud of this sample, because it shows how cable stitches are...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 30, 2006 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A fellow member of the Incredible Sweater Machine list on Yahoo remembered my Cosmic Peacock coat from 1997. Another fellow member asked for pictures, and I am extremely flattered and honored to oblige! The coat toured with the 1997 Fairfield Fashion Show, which was...
