by Suzann Thompson | Aug 23, 2026 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Embroider-it-yourself pillowcases were popular during a big chunk of the 20th Century. Here’s a newspaper ad from 1921 where Fellmans store in Galveston, Texas, offered pillowcases “stamped for embroidery and spoke stitch hems for crochet” for $1.50...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 21, 2026 | Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Folklife on this earth is rich and varied, including traditional stories, festivities, cooking, music, and things that people make. There’s a term that describes, in general, the practice and results of folks making things. That term is “material...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 16, 2026 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Blue chambray work shirts with hand embroidery were all the rage in the early 1970s. Everybody had one! Or so it seemed to seventh-grade me. My mom encouraged embroidery and other needlework, so she bought me some embroidery floss and the correct kind of shirt. I have...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 9, 2026 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Every now and then I make the trek to the Chicken House Flea Market between Stephenville and Dublin, Texas, to look for vintage crochet. Sometimes I’m lucky, especially the time this filet crochet peacock turned up in one of the shops for $1.00. That is not a...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 13, 2023 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion
The Texas Crochet Heritage traveling exhibit is about doily crocheters, doily culture, and doily history, with a little doily art and poetry, for good measure. The exhibit consists of forty-five 16 x 20″ panels featuring photos, maker stories, history, and...
by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2022 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Thank you to Ryan Castillo of Redfin, who invited theTextileFusion.com team (me) to contribute to his blog post, “Experts Share How to Introduce Texture and Patterns into Your Home Design.” Ryan encouraged contributors to republish his post with their own...
