by Suzann Thompson | Mar 10, 2008 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The cuffs of my pink cardigan were fraying badly. And the sleeves were about two inches too long. All I had to do was cut off the old cuffs plus a couple of inches, and reknit. There was even plenty of cuff yarn left in my stash. So about two years later, I packed my...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 4, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This is a flower fabric project (later renamed as Crochet Charm Lace), and here is how you do it: Crochet a bunch of flowers and leaves–gauge not too important Cut a piece or pieces of fabric into the desired shape–you can use a sewing pattern or draft...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 17, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Stitches West starts in four days! I’ve been revising my Seamless Argyle handout yet again. When I taught this class in the early 1990s, some students complained about the gaps at the edges of the diamonds. Last summer I revised the handout to fix the problem,...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2008 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Happy Valentine’s Day!
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 12, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
As we sat at our favorite coffee shop yesterday, watching cartoons on the television, I darned in the last few threads and sewed the buttons on Ella’s pink cardigan. She put it on right away. She wore it for over an hour, which is about 58 minutes longer than I...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 30, 2008 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Inspired by the stuffed creatures on the cover of the most recent issue of Craft: magazine, Eva made these felt amoebas or, if you want to be correct about it, amoebae. “How do you pronounce that?” we asked each other over and over. So I finally looked it...
