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In the Dye Studio: AVFKW Gather Yarn

We are pleased to announce our newest yarn, Gather, made of 75% California Rambouillet and 25% Arizona Alpaca. I am here today to tell you the story of how Gather came to be because I love to explo...
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Pro-Verbial Club: Nancy Marchant

Are you a member of our Pro-Verbial Yarn, Fiber, & Shawl Club 2018-19? If so, today, you are receiving your first of four shipments! Our first design collaboration is with Nancy Marchant, larg...
In the Dye Studio: How to Host a Natural Dyeing Party (Part 1)
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In the Dye Studio: How to Host a Natural Dyeing Party (Part 1)

In our newsletter this month, we announced the 1st AVFKW Dye Day, coming up on Saturday, August 25th! August 25th is two and a half weeks out - so it's time to start planning!  We want to help you...
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In The Dye Studio: Preparing for Year 7 of The Pro-Verbial Club!

A long time ago, like 7 years ago, we were about to embark on a new journey. We were in the process of moving from our little studio in Berkeley to our new much larger studio and store on San Pabl...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: The Field and Forest Dress

For the month of July, the focus of The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along is The Field and Forest Dress. This is one of my favorite projects in the book! I always enjoy sewing a new dress, and this p...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Fashion Revolution

This past weekend, I held a class helping people dye their own Gilded Cardigan and Iron Age Tank, a project from The Modern Natural Dyer. As you may know The Modern Natural Dyer includes shade car...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Printing with Flowers + Alabama Chanin

Last Summer, Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin visited Verb, which is a cause for celebration. We invited the Verb community to gather and and to share in her company. There were many beautiful han...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Iron Age Tank and Gilded Cardigan

When I began to write The Modern Natural Dyer, I could not wait to somehow incorporate the work of Alabama Chanin. I received the opportunity to meet Natalie Chanin, the founder, about four years ...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Sandstone Shawl

For the month of March, as part of The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along, we are focusing on the Sandstone Shawl. When setting out the lessons I wanted to teach through The Modern Natural Dyer, I des...
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Stitches West 2016

It is almost time for that magical event called Stitches West, where one can walk through miles of aisles of yarn, and have the choice of nearly any fiber spun into any size yarn, in every shade o...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: The Wanderlust Bag

It's February - which means our focus is now upon making The Wanderlust Bag from The Modern Natural Dyer! Now that we have discussed how to create naturally-dyed colors through the use of a single...
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The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: January Wrap-Up

Wow! Here we are at the end of January! Which also means we have completed month one of The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along. Here's a recap: This month, I set out to create and complete two projects...