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The Dye Garden - Garden Update

Happy Summer!Here in Northern California our weather has been warm and sunny.  This means a lot of exciting news around the garden.  Let's take a tour and see what is growing right now on our bac...
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In the Dye Studio: Community Indigo Dip

Last weekend, we hosted a party for our fermentation indigo vat. Nervous about how much the indigo vat could handle in a single day, we limited the group to 25 people. Each person received ...
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In the Dye Studio: Remember to Blink

In last week's installment of In the Dye Studio, I asked for you to weigh-in regarding how you would decide when a color had shifted enough to warrant a new colorway. And all I can say is - whoa! Y...
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Madder Meets The Great White Bale

 Are you following The Great White Bale? If you love to read the stories behind the yarn you buy, Clara Parkes is the ultimate storyteller. Her Great White Bale project follows a 676-pound bal...
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Growing, Gathering & Dyeing with Plants -- May 27th

  Curious about Natural Dyeing?  Take the first step. I invite you to take my class on Memorial Day.  Here are the Details: Growing...
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Dye Gardening Class Offered April 21st

 Hello! Happy Spring!  I'm very excited about the warming weather.  It means I can start planting all of my plants outside to start this year's garden.  This year I have ...
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First Friday in Pictures

Quince & Co. Owl arrives,    Julie Weisenberger unveils her very first sewing pattern, Emma, designed exclusively for Verb,      Marcel gets a haircut,   an...
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A Few Extra Touches: Stitches West 2013

              We were flattered last year to win "Prettiest Booth" at Stitches West. This year, in addition to dyeing yarn and hatching plans, we'v...
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Madder, Cutch, Fustic, Weld, and Cochineal

One week from today, all of our yarn will be on display and for sale at Stitches West. This annual event brings thousands to the Bay Area in search of yarn. This was our last week in the dye, so wi...
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This Week in the Dye Studio: We went to the ocean.

  I've spent a lot of time in the dye studio over the past month. It's been great. Though I could feel my inspiration waning. So decided spontaneously that the crew needed a trip to the coast...
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Resist & Indigo Dyed Fabric

   This fabric is the basis for an upcoming resist and indigo dyeing class. We will also have fabric for sale which has been resist dyed and indigo dyed in the shop. Very soon.
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Yellow Based Greens

  Some of the hardest colors to photograph are naturally dyed greens made of yellow and grey. In person, these grey greens shift with the light, which one of their attributes which makes them...