by Suzann Thompson | Feb 29, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Workshops
Stitches West was fun! I met my roommate, button-maker extraordinaire Gail Hughes, at DFW Airport and we flew to San Jose together, talking the whole time. I went with her to Pleasanton, California, on a sales call. Well, she went on the sales call and I had breakfast...
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 | Jul 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Old links have been removed. Only three months until the Taos Wool Festival and workshops begin! Workshops run October 3 through 10, with a break for the Wool Festival itself on October 7 and 8. Workshops are kept small on purpose, so participants can have more...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 30, 2006 | Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
We had a great, great day making buttons at the 4-H Clothing Camp. The girls chose clay colors and got with some button-making. Here is one of the five trays of buttons we made and some close-ups, so you can admire the work of these Erath (and surrounding counties)...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 28, 2006 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
We didn’t know what to expect from the Erath County 4H Clothing Camp this morning. By the afternoon, Eva declared it “Fun. Really fun. More fun than basketball camp!” Here she is, sewing. I helped her thread the machine and recover from small sewing...
