by Suzann Thompson | Oct 22, 2013 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
In Summer 2012, my daughter Eva and her friends Beth and Tim worked with me to build walls for our Compressed Earth Block house. We finished the wall with four windows in it: two windows for each daughter’s bedroom. Then we moved on to the kitchen wall, which we...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2013 | Cute Crochet World, Earthen House, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Oh. My. Gosh. These last few months have been very busy for me! Our earthen house-building project has become intensely busy, and I think we will be able to move in by summer. And I’m writing another book. With all this activity, some of my projects are sliding,...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 16, 2012 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
With the The National Needlework Association (TNNA) show behind us, my daughter Eva and I had a day for shopping in Columbus, Ohio. We went to the famed Short North Arts District, on High Street, where the shopping was quirky and fun. We traipsed into gift stores,...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 10, 2012 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Wow! Who would have guessed that posting a video on YouTube could be so exciting? Well, it is! And I hope this will be the first of many. “Suzann Thompson, Crochet Author” tells the story of how a regular kid grows up to be a crafty author. It’s...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 2, 2012 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I had to smile when I read this comment from an Amazon.com reviewer, about Crochet Bouquet. And why are so many decorated with buttons? No, no, no, no, no. Truth be told, we are fortunate that there were so relatively few buttons in Crochet Bouquet. I held back on the...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 21, 2012 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Sock season is almost at an end in our part of Texas. It was cool enough this morning for me to wear my latest handmade pair while out running errands and grocery shopping with my mom. After that, I had to change to flip-flops. The yarn is Coats & Clark’s...