by Suzann Thompson | May 9, 2005 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
My new buttons samples are finally done! The workshop is Friday afternoon, June 3, at Camp Iwannaknit 2005. There’s still room in the class! We will make five styles of buttons: fake lapis buttons and color swirl buttons in polymer clay, felt buttons, and two...
by Suzann Thompson | May 6, 2005 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last weekend we drove to Elgin, Texas, to visit my friend Suzanne Correira, owner of Fire Ant Ranch. She raises Black Welsh Mountain sheep, Gulf Coast Native sheep, and some Shetland sheep and Angora goats. She sells the wool, fiber packets ready for spinning,...
by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Salt and Pepper Jacket is nearing its end! Hurray! I am ready to get it done so I can go on to other things. I restarted the collar several times Saturday night, trying to get it right. While I knitted, my daughter and I watched a 007 movie–Die Another Day....
by Suzann Thompson | May 4, 2005 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The Wool Festival at Taos takes place the first full weekend in October, and you can attend fabulous fiber and textile workshops before and after the Festival weekend. The workshop descriptions are up on the web site, and you can register now. UPDATE 2022: The...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 28, 2005 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I knitted seaweed and coral last night. Now I have a much better idea of what I will need to complete the sample. I will re-knit the bright green seaweed. It was supposed to look more like the dull green, but I made the center rib too wide and the other sts too...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 28, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I knitted with Art Yarns’ luxury hand-painted Supermerino for the first time ever and I hope it won’t be the last. Wow. ‘Luxury’ sums up the feel of this smooth and soft yarn. And I love this color combination… The sample is for my next...
