by Suzann Thompson | Nov 5, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Personalize the gifts you give this Holiday Season with crocheted flowers from Crochet Bouquet! Flowery gifts are the focus of our Crochet Bouquet Crochet-Along for November and December 2008. Your job, if you would like to join in, is to embellish a purchased or...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 3, 2008 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
“Mom, what should I be for Halloween this year?” asked Eva. “I’ve always thought the Patchwork Girl of Oz would be a fun costume to make,” I said. We love all the books about Oz, more than a dozen in all, written by L. Frank Baum. One of...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 27, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are a few more things about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival. This is the rug yarn I bought from Liesel Orend of Earth Arts. Liesel’s yarns are dyed with indigo, cedar, sage, cochenille, madder, and other natural dyestuffs. Ellen of Ellen’s Wooly...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 23, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In an earlier post on Curious and Crafty Readers (now Suzann’s regular blog–2023), I gave instructions for how to crochet a linked up trim with the Plain Pansy (pages 63-64 of Crochet Bouquet). There are over 40 Plain Pansies in the trim of this poncho,...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My family lived on Slaughter Lane, which was in the country on the southern outskirts of Austin, from 1969 through about 1975. My brothers and I enjoyed wandering in the woods behind our house and walking up the hill to visit our friend Andy, who lived on a dairy. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Corrugated Leaf in Crochet Bouquet is a variation on a leaf that was used in Irish Crochet lace. It’s a little tricky at first, so here are some diagrams to help you figure it out. Once you understand how it works, you’ll be able to crank out these...
