by Suzann Thompson | Feb 12, 2012 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
For Valentine’s Day, Lark Crafts is offering a free crocheted Van Wyk Rose pattern from Crochet Garden. They’re hoping to make you fall in love with the book and buy it when it is released in May 2012. The Van Wyk Rose is inspired by a painter named Helen Van...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 7, 2011 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After months in limbo caused by out-of-date software and an unexpected spam problem, Curious and Crafty Readers, the TextileFusion blog is back!* I missed you all! My good news is that the sequel to Crochet Bouquet is finished and at the publisher, Lark Crafts, for...
by Suzann Thompson | May 15, 2011 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Since about October, I’ve been working on a new crochet book. On Tuesday, May 10, I mailed off the last package of samples, and emailed the last bit of text. What a relief! Now it’s the publisher’s turn. The folks at Lark Crafts will photograph the...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 13, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Welcome Dear Readers! I am thrilled you found this blog, because it could mean you have started reading my new book, Crochet Bouquet. This is the site I mentioned in the book, where you can ask questions, make comments, and post photos of the projects you’ve...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 25, 2006 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last week we were in the neighborhood of Twisted Yarns, and lovely yarn shop in Spring, Texas. Naturally, we dropped by. I need a particular color of light violet, maybe mauve, for a class sample. Manos del Uruguay had the perfect shade, so I had to buy it. I couldn’t...