by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Fantastical situations, heartless undercover men with heart, impossibly beautiful women (who help the heartless men discover their hearts), long and undoubtedly accurate technical descriptions of military equipment, incredibly complex conspiracies that require...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Old links have been removed. Only three months until the Taos Wool Festival and workshops begin! Workshops run October 3 through 10, with a break for the Wool Festival itself on October 7 and 8. Workshops are kept small on purpose, so participants can have more...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 14, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We had a button planning session today for the Snowflake wall hanging. I arranged buttons. Eva gave advice. We moved buttons around. We added more buttons. We took buttons away. Eva took pictures. Ella jumped over everything repeatedly. Here is the arrangement we...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 12, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The true secret of being a productive writer, quilter, or knitter is known as “butt in chair.” For some odd reason, the work doesn’t get done if you’re out shopping, daydreaming, playing with your kids, etc. Yes, I know that knitters can...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 9, 2006 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
After a yummy Sunday breakfast of eggs and pancakes, we went off to our last morning of classes at the Iwannaknit ReTreat. My workshop was Recycling Old Sweaters into Tote Bags. We had a good variety of sweaters from thrift shops and personal collections. Soon we were...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 8, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Our Iwannaknit ReTreat location was formerly a convent, which might explain the presence of a church attached to our convention building. The church portion of the building must be at least 100 years old, judging by these beautiful details. The smooth plaster finish...
