by Suzann Thompson | Apr 2, 2022 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My friend, Jane Hurwitz, created a book called Instructions for Handknit for an article I wrote, “Handmade and Altered Books for Knitters,” INKnitters, pp. 6, ff., Vol. 5, No.3, Winter 2005. We met in the late 1990s and were pleased to find that both of us...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 17, 2022 | Crochet, TextileFusion
Here’s a St. Patrick’s Day idea Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day 2023! Use DK weight cotton to crochet Shamrock mug mats. They’ll be large enough to protect your table, and absorbent enough to trap most of the condensation on the outside of...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 16, 2022 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, TextileFusion
Here’s help for some of the flower patterns in Crochet Bouquet. I’ll update this post as I add more of my lost retro-posts to this blog. If you need help with a flower or leaf from the book, and you don’t see it here, please contact me at...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2022 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Garden, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In elementary school, each one of us students gave a silly little Valentine’s Day card to every other student in the class. The idea of fun and silliness is forever linked to Valentine’s Day in my mind. I’m surprised and saddened to be reminded that,...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 14, 2022 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, TextileFusion
Hexie quilts are so pretty and simple, they’ve inspired many a quilter to take up paper-piecing. Quilters get into the slow process of hand-sewing the hexies together, and one day, they have sewn together enough motifs for a quilt top! I’m all about...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 24, 2021 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Number 24 at last! The bell is worked from a chart in garter stitch intarsia. It is worked from side to side, increasing and decreasing along the edges for the curve of the bell, the clapper, and the upper shape of the bell. And here is the Advent Calendar all loaded...
