by Suzann Thompson | Jul 18, 2010 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Irish crochet lace has been an inspiration to me since the 1980s, and so you might imagine how pleased I was to take an Irish crochet workshop from Máire Treanor at the Knit and Crochet Show earlier this month. Máire is from Ireland, and she’s the author of...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 18, 2010 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
My first impressions of Manchester, New Hampshire, earlier this month were: the wonderful smell of pine mulch, red brick buildings, street names that reminded me of American History class, and pretty little red peppers growing into the fences along the sidewalk. Oh,...
by Suzann Thompson | May 24, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
School is nearly over for the two daughters in my house, and they’ve already asked if we can spend some time at the beach this summer. This reminded me of palm trees, and that reminded me of the crocheted Palm Leaf on pages 112-113 of Crochet Bouquet. Please...
by Suzann Thompson | May 20, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Like most blog writers, I’m eager to know when others link to my site. Recently I found a link coming from a foreign language site. I peered closer at the link. It was Turkish, and, and, AND…I could read it! How does a gal from Texas decide to study Turkish? And...
by Suzann Thompson | May 19, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a little coaster knitted in the mosaic technique, which I prefer to call Dotty Knitting. The whole thing is about 4 x 4.5 inches. It needs blocking, but I couldn’t wait to share it, because it’s so cute! Once you know how, it’s pretty...
by Suzann Thompson | May 9, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a bouquet of one of our lovely Texas wildflowers, the Firewheel, for all Mothers! Especially mine! The Firewheel is also known as Indian Blanket and Gaillardia. We love Firewheels at our house. I considered naming one of our children after this flower....
