by Suzann Thompson | Aug 3, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Chautauqua has the most Victorian-style gingerbread of anyplace I’ve ever been! Some of the houses look like they’ve been trimmed with lace. In fact, some of the pretty trims had me wishing for my crochet hook and some yarn. I was sure they would make good...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 31, 2007 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I’ve always loved that a “yarn” can be a story, as well as something you can knit or crochet with. Some people even take the connection further and say “she spun an outlandish yarn” to mean “she told an outlandish story.”...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 26, 2007 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Upon graduation, each CLSC class commissioned a banner to carry in an annual parade, and a mosaic to be installed at the Hall of Philosophy, an outdoor lecture theater. Each mosaic has the year and the theme of the class, like the one above. I’m back from the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 17, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I’m away from home this week on an adventure unlike any I’ve ever had. It’s a conference for children’s writers at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, organized by the Highlights for Children Foundation. If you never had Highlights for...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 15, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Wow! Thanks to Diana at KnitThisToo for tagging me as a Rockin’ Girl Blogger. It’s a great tag, because you get this fabulous button, and all you have to do is nominate your own Rockin’ Girl Bloggers. I tag Knitting Painter Woman because her blog is...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2007 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Look at this gorgeous dress made from crocheted flowers! It is from a Russian magazine, called Duplet. There are a lot more garments like this on this web site. I found out about it from the Irish Crochet Lovers group on Yahoo. I had to have one of these magazines for...
