by Suzann Thompson | Nov 8, 2007 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The hair of these little gals is what finally put me over the edge, and caused me to put them away, unfinished, for several years. It never seemed to work out right. For one thing, I could never get it to adequately cover the blue dotted lines on the face, which mark...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 4, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last spring, when I was consumed by crocheted flowers, four-year-old Ella looked at me soulfully and said, “Mama, when you’re done with your book, would you knit me a pink and purple sweater?” How could I resist such sweetness, not to mention the big...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 11, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
What a great way to start the morning! I was on the way to breakfast in Taos last week, when I saw this gorgeous sight. I think a lot of Taos mornings are like this. My workshops, Beginning Crochet and Two-Handed Stranded Knitting went well, and the Wool Festival was...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 12, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
On August 7th, I talked about the first craft book I ever knew, which belongs to my mother. I posted a picture of a striped sweater from the book. The author wrote that the sweater could be knitted without a pattern (ohne Schnitt), but then gave detailed instructions...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 7, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After the post about the National Button Society Convention, Woolwinder asked for pictures of moonglow and goofy buttons. Thanks to Peggy Ann Osborne’s book Button Button, I can tell you more about them than I could a few weeks ago. Moonglows are glass buttons...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 13, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We tagged along with my mom to the German Texan Heritage Society meeting last weekend. The girls and I took a couple of hours to shop at the venerable Yarn Barn of San Antonio, at 4300 McCullough. The Yarn Barn has an impressive selection of needlework books, old and...
