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Exciting times here at A Verb for Keeping Warm! On Tuesday, my first book, The Modern Natural Dyer, hit the shelves! To celebrate, we are hosting a blog tour in conjunction with my publisher Abram...

The Verb dye studio is buzzing with excitement in preparation for the upcoming release of The Modern Natural Dyer - and our trip to New York! Adrienne and I will be leaving a week from today. Pret...

A photo posted by A Verb for Keeping Warm (@avfkw) Good god! It has been crazy in the Verb studio. The Modern Natural Dyer comes out October 20th. We leave for NY on the 15th. Nearly every ...

A video posted by A Verb for Keeping Warm (@avfkw) on Sep 15, 2015 at 3:38pm PDT "The unknown, the idea or the form or the tale that has not yet arrived, is what must be found. It is the jo...

After we spend a jam-packed week in New York to spread the word about The Modern Natural Dyer, we head home to California. On Saturday, October 24, from 4-8pm, we are hosting a book release part...

Absolutely, one of the most exciting things about the release of my new book, The Modern Natural Dyer, is that Adrienne and I get to travel to New York for book-signings, trunk shows, and a works...

"to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And one does not get lost but loses oneself, with the implication that is a consc...

I learned to spin in 2002 - and instantly became obsessed with the idea of combining fiber types when making yarn. My first goal was to learn about the properties of each type of wool. Feeling con...

As many of you may know, I would happily spend my days completely and utterly focused upon the practice of natural dyeing. There are so many iterations natural dyes and dyeing can take - such as us...

Hi Everyone! Today on the blog, Adrienne and I will teach you about dyeing with mushrooms! I like mushrooms. Adrienne loves mushrooms. This is her favorite time of year - because here in Califor...

Oh! Am I ever excited! Never at Verb have we been able to find the perfect thick, chunky yarn - and now we have one - Big Sky (160 y / 100g) I adore thick, chunky yarn - I like the texture whe...

Welcome to the holiday edition of stitch exchange! For the next two weeks on the blog - we will be giving you our top 10 gift ideas for knitting, sewing, natural dyeing, weaving, felting, and sp...