by Suzann Thompson | Jun 8, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Our Iwannaknit ReTreat location was formerly a convent, which might explain the presence of a church attached to our convention building. The church portion of the building must be at least 100 years old, judging by these beautiful details. The smooth plaster finish...
by Suzann Thompson | May 17, 2006 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I haven’t quite decided how to knit the way-in-the-background trees, but since that may take me another day or two, here are the other bits and pieces I have knitted for the Garden of Design workshop sample. When I set out to copy a photo, as in this project, I...
by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2006 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
One way to knit a natural-looking scene is to work with several similar shades of each color, but only one or two rows of one color at one time, which is what we will do in the Garden of Design workshop at this year’s Iwannaknit ReTreat. This method makes for...
by Suzann Thompson | May 6, 2006 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Rome City, Indiana, is the site of this year’s Iwannaknit ReTreat (June 2-4). This is a new venue for the gathering, and this year, Lea-Ann offers a number of classes for hand-knitters. My workshop, “A Garden of Color, Design, and Shaping Techniques,” is...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 23, 2005 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Today I sewed the last of 89 buttons on my Ladybug wall hanging. Probably everybody knows this trick already, but I learned it only recently from Sue Hausmann’s Sew Fast, Faster, Fastest. Double your sewing thread, and thread it into the needle, so that you have...