by Suzann Thompson | Jul 12, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Fantastical situations, heartless undercover men with heart, impossibly beautiful women (who help the heartless men discover their hearts), long and undoubtedly accurate technical descriptions of military equipment, incredibly complex conspiracies that require...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 9, 2006 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
These little pieces came in a tin I bought at an antique store. They were dirty and smelled of pipe tobacco. These scans show before cleaning and starching and after cleaning and starching. Isn’t the difference amazing?! Careful starching is part of the...
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 16, 2006 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Joneses, who live near us, recently opened an antique store in Dublin, Texas, across from the Dr. Pepper Museum. We were already acquainted, because Mrs. Jones’ granddaughters were on the same softball team as my daughter. My mother, my girls, and I had a...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 14, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We had a button planning session today for the Snowflake wall hanging. I arranged buttons. Eva gave advice. We moved buttons around. We added more buttons. We took buttons away. Eva took pictures. Ella jumped over everything repeatedly. Here is the arrangement we...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 12, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The true secret of being a productive writer, quilter, or knitter is known as “butt in chair.” For some odd reason, the work doesn’t get done if you’re out shopping, daydreaming, playing with your kids, etc. Yes, I know that knitters can...