by Suzann Thompson | Jun 9, 2006 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
After a yummy Sunday breakfast of eggs and pancakes, we went off to our last morning of classes at the Iwannaknit ReTreat. My workshop was Recycling Old Sweaters into Tote Bags. We had a good variety of sweaters from thrift shops and personal collections. Soon we were...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 8, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Our Iwannaknit ReTreat location was formerly a convent, which might explain the presence of a church attached to our convention building. The church portion of the building must be at least 100 years old, judging by these beautiful details. The smooth plaster finish...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
For the first year, and I hope not the last, Iwannaknit ReTreat (formerly Camp Iwannaknit), sponsored by Knitting Today, met at the Sylvan Springs Center in Rome City, northern Indiana. What an interesting place! Here’s the outside; inside pictures later. I...
by Suzann Thompson | May 29, 2006 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The traveling knitter’s two most important questions are: “What shall I knit on the plane (or in the car)?” “What shall I work on while I’m there?” Once one settles on a project, one must be careful to bring enough yarn. Heaven...
by Suzann Thompson | May 26, 2006 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The picture looks better with the newly knitted flowers in place. I had to bump off the leftmost flower (see photo in the last post) to make room for the others. It was useful elsewhere. I think it is funny how my mind made up how all the flowers were oriented, and...
by Suzann Thompson | May 24, 2006 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Here’s a preliminary layout of the Garden of Design workshop sample. The sample is square, so I cropped the photo, shown by the turquoise marks. I laid out the flowers (aka heart trim) and the puffs of greenery. There are a couple of shadows in the lower right...
