by Suzann Thompson | Aug 24, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
While at the Highlights Foundation Writers Conference last month, I met a lady named MJ who purposefully and successfully wears mismatched socks. She has some fabulous socks, too. And MJ unwittingly solved a problem for many knitters—the second sock syndrome, where...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 2, 2007 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
You’ve heard of mosaic knitting. Barbara Walker coined the term to describe a kind of slip stitch color knitting, and she developed a method for charting her designs. She charted many geometric designs that really do look like borders on mosaic floors, with...
by Suzann Thompson | May 20, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Way back… No. Way, way, waaaaay back, I went to the first ever TKGA (The Knitting Guild of America) convention in Dallas, Texas. It must have been in 1985. I took classes from knitting legends, Alice Starmore (Fair Isle Techniques), Barbara Walker (Mosaic Knitting),...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 22, 2006 | Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I never finished telling about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival, so back we go, in spirit, to Taos. My button class was on Thursday. We had a great, great time, but it was so exhausting that I didn’t have the energy to pack up afterwards. Thank goodness I was...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
What an exhausting week! But it’s that good kind of exhausting, where I’ve done exactly what I love to do all day long. Tuesday, we did the “Freeform Knit/Crochet an Underwater Scene” class. Stephanie combined elements from several pictures for...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 24, 2006 | Pillar Project, Retro Blog Post, Workshops
The Taos Wool Festival is almost upon us! I’ve been packing for days. When I drive to teach instead of fly, I can think of lots more stuff to bring. Some might say I bring way, way too much. Hope there’s room in the van for clothes! Last week we had a...
