by Suzann Thompson | Oct 11, 2021 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, TextileFusion
Our bookshelves have filled with books of instructions for the cutest ever crocheted flowers, leaves, and other motifs. What can we do with all those sweet little things? We can make Crochet Charm Lace, a beautiful lacy cloth that uses up our yarn leftovers of all...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 25, 2016 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Cute Crochet World, Earthen House, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
When Amy and Donna of crochetville.com asked me if I would take part in this year’s National Crochet Month blog tour, I was thrilled. That was last September, and I started thinking about my blog post right away, because March would be here in the twinkling of...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 11, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Cute Crochet World
Imagine, for a moment, this dream crochet project: you can make it with leftover yarns or new yarns. You can mix yarn weights and textures. The finished piece can be any shape and size. Best of all, you won’t need to make gauge swatches. Ah, what a lovely dream....
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The Quilt! Knit! Stitch! show in Portland OR next month is going to be great fun! I’m looking forward to taking a folk embroidery workshop and shopping at the market. In addition to lots of three- and six-hour workshops and the retail market, the event includes...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 18, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We’ll have a lot to celebrate on March 17 this year. Naturally we’ll be wearing green (or our color of choice) for St. Patrick’s Day. Then we can mosey down to the nearest newsstand for a copy of the Spring 2015 issue of Interweave Crochet. One of my...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 21, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I enjoy getting together with family on weekends and “watching” football. Why did I put “watching” in quotes? Because I usually only look at the TV when people get excited, hoping that whatever fantastic play just happened will be shown again....
