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One More Day of Fiber Fun

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 29, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

If you’re within 50 miles of north Dallas, jump in your car and come on over to the DFW FiberFest at the Addison Convention Center (in the background, behind these cute fish sculptures). This is the first DFW FiberFest ever; the next FiberFest is already planned...

DFW Fiber Fest Coming Up Soon

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 24, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

The DFW Fiber Fest begins this coming Friday, in Addison, Texas (near Dallas). The market promises to be very good, and the workshops, too. I’m looking forward to both. The Fashion Show on Friday night should be fun. I’m still trying to decide what to...

Button Class was Fun

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 22, 2006 | Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

Today was perfect for a button class outside at Joy’s Fabrics, which is in the shaded alcove of a shopping center. Seventeen ladies arrived around 10 o’clock, and we started by making pretend-lapis buttons. They are ultramarine blue with flecks of gold....

Mom and Daughters Making Buttons

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 10, 2006 | Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

I have a button-making class coming up on April 22 (Joy’s Fabrics, across from HEB in Stephenville, TX, 10:00 to 12 noon). To get in the spirit, we broke out the polymer clay today. I made a ton of buttons. Eva and Ella joined me at the table, creating objects...

DFW Fiber Fest, April 2006

by Suzann Thompson | Jan 26, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

You can learn to make these polymer clay buttons in my workshop at the first-time-ever DFW Fiber Fest in Addison, Texas, April 28-30, 2006. Three days of classes and a market will make this an event you won’t want to miss. Classes will appeal to crocheters,...

Back to Workshop Samples

by Suzann Thompson | Jan 24, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

It’s time again to make workshop samples. I enjoy working on samples and swatches to illustrate the concepts I introduce in my workshops. They’re mostly small and quicker to finish than most other projects. Some readers may remember the underwater scene I...
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Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, has a charming and interesting variety of textiles in the way-back room. That’s where I saw this lavender pillowcase, appliquéd with the crocheted letters H E R, and trimmed with crochet. It sent me on a deep dive to learn more about His & Hers pillowcases.

I’ve been trying for a long time to get back to blogging. Hand-embellished pillowcases were a reasonably quick and fun subject to write about.

I hope you will read about them here:
https://textilefusion.com/blog  or
https://textilefusion.com/his-hers-pillowcases-with-crochet/
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#HisAndHers #Pillowcase #Crochet #Embellishment #ComancheMercantile
Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dre Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dress? 

I never did, but that doesn’t stop me from admiring the skill and workmanship that goes into making one. 

The purple dress is from Annie’s Calendar Bed Doll Society, May 1993. Over the years, Annie Potter came up with dozens of amazing bed doll patterns, each as fabulous as the next. Miss Annie sells her crochet patterns at https://annie-potter-presents.storenvy.com/ 

These were for sale at the Benbrook Antique Mall in Benbrook, TX. It’s definitely worth stopping by there. Make sure you have ample time, because it’s a big place.
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“…where collections, big and small, famous and per “…where collections, big and small, famous and personal, finally have a home.”

This means you can upload pictures and descriptions of your own knitted and crocheted works, and knitted and crocheted things you have collected or inherited, for all to study and enjoy, while you keep your k/c treasures at home.❤️

Read about it at
https://pieceworkmagazine.com/discover-a-digital-home-for-knitting-and-crochet-history/
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Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has cro Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has crocheted a whole Killarney Bedspread! The frame of the bedspread square alone has taken me days to crochet. Luckily, my goal was to make only one square, to experience how it was accomplished.
The pattern is from Irish Crochet Designs and Projects, edited by Mary Carolyn Waldrep, Dover Publications Needlework Series.
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In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from La In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from Lark Books emailed me last fall and asked if I would be interested in designing some crocheted flower bookmarks. Why yes, I would!
The deadline was short for a spring publication date, so I got busy.
The finished product was a kit with five colors of yarn, a crochet hook, a yarn needle and a book with written instructions for eleven flowers and fun finials and many step-by-step photos. 
Crochet Botanical Bookmarks the kit is available for purchase online and probably some craft stores.

#CrochetBotanicalBookmarks #CrochetFlowers #CrochetBookmarks🧶
Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen so many flowers on each plant. Swipe to see the white Bluebells. 💜💜🤍💚
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