sewing

A Guide to Sewing A Verb for Keeping Warm Patterns

I always dreamed of having my own line of sewing patterns. I wanted to sew from patterns I knew inside and out which were simple to sew and easy to wear. And, I wanted these sewing patterns to work...
boro

Stitch Exchange: Boro Inspired Stowe Bag

In 2001, I worked for the Textile Museum in Washington D.C. and was exposed to some of the most beautiful textiles in the world. It was a never-ending journey of discovering new textiles, the tech...
american made

Stitch Exchange: Endless Summer Tunic x Sashiko

When designing our line of sewing patterns, we aimed to create patterns which are simple and could become a canvas for your personal creativity. Sashiko, a style of stitching from Japan, is a grea...
In the Dye Studio

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...
natural dyeing

The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Indigo Reveal

The most-anticipated moment with shibori and indigo dyeing is the moment you remove the object creating your resist (binding, stitching, clamps, etc), and reveal the design underneath! With indigo ...
natural dyeing

The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Pathways to the Fishbone Tank

Happy summer everyone! As you may know, Kristine and Adrienne recently visited New Hampshire and are currently exploring the beautiful country of Iceland, experiencing the deep-rooted wool culture...
Flowers at My Fingertips Sewing Kit

The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Flowers at My Fingertips Sewing Kit

Walk into your own front yard, wander through your garden, and at your fingertips there very well could be dye plants growing. May's Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along project is the Flowers at My Fi...
alabama chanin

The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along: Depth, Texture, and Layers of Natrurally-Dyed Color with Alabama Chanin

  The typical pathway of creating an Alabama Chanin piece is to choose a sewing pattern, cut the fabric for the sewing pattern, stencil the fabric, layer the stenciled fabric over the a piece of no...
sewing

Stitch Exchange: The West Water Tunic

You know how you hear about an event for years, and you see lots of photos of happy people at the event, and they make things you dream of making, and you hope that one day you might be able to go...
knitting

The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along 2016

I am so excited to announce our newest project: The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along. With my new book, The Modern Natural Dyer, in hand, I have designed a year long course of study to guide you thr...
knitting

Seam Allowance: Travel + Designing a Handmade Wardrobe

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...
knitting

Seam Allowance: Update and Invitation

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 ...