by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2005 | Art Quilt, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I arrived at Joy’s Fabrics a little after nine o’clock, to find Joy and her husband, George, already setting up for my talk to the Busy Bees Sewing Group. We brought in my piles of samples, and organized them for the program. Before long, the ladies came...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 12, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post
What is this? An alien fungus set to take over the world? No. It is just the beginning of my Rexlace bag, nestled against a bladderpod, growing in my future studio (those boards are part of the foundation framing). I wanted to try knitting Rexlace after seeing its...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 6, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Tuesday was a long, hard-working, fun day. I had the best possible students in my ‘Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. I dutifully provided a tote bag pattern, all written out with measurements and everything. None of them used it. They all...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 5, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The vendors are gone, but the workshops will be going through Tuesday. I had the day off, so we visited the 200-year-old adobe Martinez Hacienda this morning. Thought to be among the products of the Hacienda were woolen socks, knitted from churro wool, by Indian...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2005 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Yes, it’s worth the twelve-hour drive from central Texas to the mountains of New Mexico. The Taos Wool Festival is the place to find American-grown animal fiber of every description: sheepswool, mohair, angora, llama, alpaca, and probably more that escaped my...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 25, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The pink tassel finally has a finial. Hurray! It should have been knitted circularly, but it wasn’t, so it has a seam. The cover made me think of a sweater, so I thought of making the seam like a cardigan band. “Let’s play buttons!” I said to...
