by Suzann Thompson | Oct 6, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Tuesday was a long, hard-working, fun day. I had the best possible students in my ‘Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. I dutifully provided a tote bag pattern, all written out with measurements and everything. None of them used it. They all...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 5, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The vendors are gone, but the workshops will be going through Tuesday. I had the day off, so we visited the 200-year-old adobe Martinez Hacienda this morning. Thought to be among the products of the Hacienda were woolen socks, knitted from churro wool, by Indian...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2005 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Yes, it’s worth the twelve-hour drive from central Texas to the mountains of New Mexico. The Taos Wool Festival is the place to find American-grown animal fiber of every description: sheepswool, mohair, angora, llama, alpaca, and probably more that escaped my...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 26, 2005 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My desk is piled high with papers I should deal with and file, and publications I should read. My sewing table is stacked with remnants of finished projects, mixed in with bags of stuff for planned projects. I can’t find anything! I have to sew in the kitchen!...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 26, 2005 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
At last! TextileFusion techniques have debuted in a sewing magazine! My article about recycling an old sweater into a vest appears in the November issue of Sew News, pages 66-70. Here’s the cover, so you can recognize it on the newsstand. I’m ‘New Looks...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 25, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The pink tassel finally has a finial. Hurray! It should have been knitted circularly, but it wasn’t, so it has a seam. The cover made me think of a sweater, so I thought of making the seam like a cardigan band. “Let’s play buttons!” I said to...
