by Suzann Thompson | Aug 10, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
If you want to enter your work into quilt exhibitions or fiber art shows, you have to have a set of good slides. It’s probably best to hire a professional photographer to make your slides, but this can be a problem if you push everything to the last minute, like...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 6, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Hurray for the Taos Wool Festival! All my classes are running, and I am very pleased. I promised samples for the “Freeform Knit or Crochet an Underwater Scene” workshop. Here is the crochet scene in progress, along with the inspirational picture, from my...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 18, 2006 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Where did June go? For that matter what happened to May? Can it be possible that we’re more than halfway through July? Project Spectrum has gotten way ahead of me, which is odd, since I love color and think about it and study it and experiment with it almost...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 16, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My crocheted leaves looked like green squiggles. You had to stretch them out and hold them with three hands to see their shape. The sunflower petals were wiggly and bent even after a steam treatment. Hmm… Wonder if I could starch them? Wouldn’t hurt to try. I...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Fantastical situations, heartless undercover men with heart, impossibly beautiful women (who help the heartless men discover their hearts), long and undoubtedly accurate technical descriptions of military equipment, incredibly complex conspiracies that require...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 9, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
These little pieces came in a tin I bought at an antique store. They were dirty and smelled of pipe tobacco. These scans show before cleaning and starching and after cleaning and starching. Isn’t the difference amazing?! Careful starching is part of the...