by Suzann Thompson | Aug 10, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This little bag used to be my favorite pink t-shirt. When it got too holey to wear, I cut it into a long, one-inch-wide strip, starting at the bottom and cutting around and around in a sort of spiral. When it was cut, I stretched the strip and it curled in on itself...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 3, 2005 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post
It’s been years since we had a vacation on Galveston Island, but I hope it won’t be so long next time. We were there last week with my husband’s family in a lovely house right on the beach. The kids (including my husband) built sand castles and swam....
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 1, 2005 | Crochet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Have I mentioned that I’m proud of my daughter? She will be 10 in about a month. Even as a small child, she amazed me with her ability to observe and her eagerness to try new things and test her own ideas. We were cleaning out her room recently, when we found...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 19, 2005 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Bullion or twisted fringe is just one or more strands of yarn that have been twisted so much that they twist back on themselves. You can make your own, twisting by hand or using an old-fashioned, hand-cranked egg-beater. You can buy a special hand-cranked twisting...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 15, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last night, while listening to a book on tape, I stitched the sleeves into the body of my KnitRedKAL cardigan. Here it is! The photo makes the sweater seem harshly stripey, but it is a very soft, fuzzy sweater. Can you tell in this close up? The three KALs I joined...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 8, 2005 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Nine-year-old Eva has loved insects and other creepy-crawlies since she was a toddler in England. She made elaborate snail houses and playscapes for the many snails she imported into our garden, and their progeny. She fed them old lettuce, and sometimes fresh lettuce,...
