by Suzann Thompson | Oct 25, 2007 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A few times over the last year, I mentioned a big, secret project I was working on. I couldn’t say what it was at the time. However, since you can already order it from amazon.com, I can now reveal the details. Yep, I wrote a book! It is called Crochet Bouquet....
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 21, 2007 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Walking the Stitches East market last week was like being in a beautiful dream of yarns and books and tools. Several farms and cottage industries had booths, with yarn spun from their flocks, and often hand-dyed. I saw loopy bouclé mohair galore, which can only mean...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 11, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
What a great way to start the morning! I was on the way to breakfast in Taos last week, when I saw this gorgeous sight. I think a lot of Taos mornings are like this. My workshops, Beginning Crochet and Two-Handed Stranded Knitting went well, and the Wool Festival was...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 11, 2007 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Look at these great seamless argyle socks! They are the work of the diligent, intrepid advanced knitters in my Seamless Argyle Socks workshop at Stitches East. The class takes a lot of concentration. They stuck with it and made progress. I’m proud of them! It...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 4, 2007 | Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
We arrived in Taos, New Mexico, Tuesday evening, after three days of leisurely driving through Texas and Northern New Mexico. We crossed plains, grasslands with lonely mountains, and finally mountains. It is a beautiful drive. I taught Slip Stitch Color Knitting...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 27, 2007 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My first subscription issue of Craft: arrived, and I was impressed! Its subtitle is “transforming traditional crafts,” which it does right there on the cover, with the completely silly and fun knitted Crime Scene Scarf. Wide-ranging projects include...
