by Suzann Thompson | Oct 9, 2005 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Joy’s Fabrics (Stephenville, Texas, across from the courthouse) is host to the Busy Bees, an informal sewing group that meets on the third Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to noon. I am giving October’s meeting program, where I will show lots and lots...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 7, 2005 | Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are the finished projects from the ‘Small Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. Randi admitted a sewing machine phobia at the beginning of class, but she really wanted to make a tote bag. So she plunged in. As we worked out the construction...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 6, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Tuesday was a long, hard-working, fun day. I had the best possible students in my ‘Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. I dutifully provided a tote bag pattern, all written out with measurements and everything. None of them used it. They all...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 5, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The vendors are gone, but the workshops will be going through Tuesday. I had the day off, so we visited the 200-year-old adobe Martinez Hacienda this morning. Thought to be among the products of the Hacienda were woolen socks, knitted from churro wool, by Indian...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2005 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Yes, it’s worth the twelve-hour drive from central Texas to the mountains of New Mexico. The Taos Wool Festival is the place to find American-grown animal fiber of every description: sheepswool, mohair, angora, llama, alpaca, and probably more that escaped my...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 26, 2005 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My desk is piled high with papers I should deal with and file, and publications I should read. My sewing table is stacked with remnants of finished projects, mixed in with bags of stuff for planned projects. I can’t find anything! I have to sew in the kitchen!...
