by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Before you report me to the grammar police, consider that ‘sprang’ is a textile technique. Oh, yes. It is a method of crossing threads to make netting. Sprang is ideal for making hammocks. Hammocks are a spring sprang thang! But this isn’t about hammocks, it’s about...
by Suzann Thompson | May 1, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
It’s always good to be in at the beginning of an event like the DFW Fiber Fest. The people who come are willing to try something new. The vendors were willing to give the show a chance. The crowds are small. This all makes for a very pleasant atmosphere. I...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 29, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
If you’re within 50 miles of north Dallas, jump in your car and come on over to the DFW FiberFest at the Addison Convention Center (in the background, behind these cute fish sculptures). This is the first DFW FiberFest ever; the next FiberFest is already planned...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 24, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The DFW Fiber Fest begins this coming Friday, in Addison, Texas (near Dallas). The market promises to be very good, and the workshops, too. I’m looking forward to both. The Fashion Show on Friday night should be fun. I’m still trying to decide what to...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 7, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
>· Every now and then my past comes back and surprises me! I designed many patterns for knitting and crochet magazines in the first part of the 1990s. So today, I’m looking through Herrchner’s Yarn Shoppe catalog, enjoying the yarn bounty that we could...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 16, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s crochet city up here around Washington DC. Ladies are wearing fine thread crochet tops. Some are worn over solid color tops. Some are lined. Our group ate supper in malls the last two nights, and we saw those cute crochet tops in lots of shop windows....