by Suzann Thompson | Jan 17, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After sewing two Sunflowers-on-a-Grid from Crochet Bouquet onto a cotton-blend cardigan, I cut away the cardigan fabric behind the filet center of the flower. That allows the cream-colored shell underneath to show through. Instructions are below. You can use this...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 16, 2009 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After making darts in my poor old red cardigan, the next step was to lengthen the sweater. I picked up stitches along the original hem and knitted down, adding pleats in front and back. Pleats can be a real mind-bender. The box pleat in back was easy enough. The hard...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 11, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Reader Carol N. of Montana, USA, writes Hi Suzann, I bought your book Crochet Bouquet. I thought you might find it interesting that the daffodil doily you mentioned was featured on Clark’s J&P Coats Book No. 258 dated 1949. Just yesterday I bought this book...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Cousins are a wonderful thing. My girls played with their cousin Ben non-stop on a recent visit. I got to sit uninterrupted at the kitchen table for hours, sewing flowers together on the roses cape. I talked with my sister-in-law while I sewed. I could watch the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last summer I saved two items to share with you, and just today, they turned up in a stack of paper. Yep, that’s how far behind I am in filing stuff. Who wants to sort papers when one could be knitting or crocheting?! Thing One is Knit Picks’s sock yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 30, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Artful Ribbon by Candace Kling is gasp-worthily beautiful and full of good advice about making flowers and greenery with ribbons. I recommend it highly for the excellent instructions and diagrams as well as for the inspiration. The Artful Ribbon inspired the...
