by Suzann Thompson | May 6, 2005 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last weekend we drove to Elgin, Texas, to visit my friend Suzanne Correira, owner of Fire Ant Ranch. She raises Black Welsh Mountain sheep, Gulf Coast Native sheep, and some Shetland sheep and Angora goats. She sells the wool, fiber packets ready for spinning,...
by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Salt and Pepper Jacket is nearing its end! Hurray! I am ready to get it done so I can go on to other things. I restarted the collar several times Saturday night, trying to get it right. While I knitted, my daughter and I watched a 007 movie–Die Another Day....
by Suzann Thompson | May 4, 2005 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The Wool Festival at Taos takes place the first full weekend in October, and you can attend fabulous fiber and textile workshops before and after the Festival weekend. The workshop descriptions are up on the web site, and you can register now. UPDATE 2022: The...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 23, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I’ve been a hand knitter for over 35 years, and I know that a lot of hand knitters don’t like knitting machines. That is why I need to let everyone know how much and why I love my Ultimate Sweater Machine, sold by Bond America. Here it is, set up out on...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 20, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a tantalizing preview of one of the samples I’m knitting for INKnitters. The yarn is Berroco Lullaby. It looks like unspun nylon filaments worked into a tape. Thank goodness, the tape does not unravel from the cut end. I like the colors, but the...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 15, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
For the first time in many years, I finished our tax return by the first deadline! I’m very proud of myself, and will reward myself with unbridled knitting, if I can stay awake. The Salt and Pepper Jacket is just a couple of hours away from being finished. I did...
