by Suzann Thompson | Nov 16, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Thank You to the Ladies who took my Dotty Knitting class at Stitches East! Here are some of them, posing with their samples. It was a happy class, where everyone quickly understood how to read the special charts, and many went on to practice charting on their own....
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 14, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Susan, who blogs at humblethreads loved the idea of decorating greeting cards with crocheted flowers from Crochet Bouquet! She made this one as a thank-you note for her daughter’s swimming teacher. She crocheted “Petal Arches,” “Large Fancy...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 12, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Here is this year’s “Argyle Sock in the Round” class from Stitches East. We not only survived the grueling workshop, we triumphed! Lots of participants finished knitting their sample sock. Others came very close. In response to requests from people...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 5, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Personalize the gifts you give this Holiday Season with crocheted flowers from Crochet Bouquet! Flowery gifts are the focus of our Crochet Bouquet Crochet-Along for November and December 2008. Your job, if you would like to join in, is to embellish a purchased or...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 3, 2008 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
“Mom, what should I be for Halloween this year?” asked Eva. “I’ve always thought the Patchwork Girl of Oz would be a fun costume to make,” I said. We love all the books about Oz, more than a dozen in all, written by L. Frank Baum. One of...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 27, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are a few more things about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival. This is the rug yarn I bought from Liesel Orend of Earth Arts. Liesel’s yarns are dyed with indigo, cedar, sage, cochenille, madder, and other natural dyestuffs. Ellen of Ellen’s Wooly...
