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Holiday Stitch Exchange: Announcing Big Sky
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...
felting
Holiday Stitch Exchange: Let's Do This!
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...
dyeing
How to Dye with Mushrooms! Mycopigments for Dyes with Alissa Allen - Sat, Dec 6th or Sun, Dec 7th
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to take a class by mushroom dyer Alissa Allen. If you have had any desire to learn more about the world of mushrooms this is a good place to start. Not only...
knitting
Stitch Exchange: New Knitting Pattern! Walk in the Woods Cowl
I love working with stripes - as they require using two yarns and lead to endless possibilities for customization.
I wanted to create a cowl that would be striped, easy to make and pretty to wea...
Montana
Textile Byways: Montana 2014 Wrap-Up
Thanks for joining us on our first edition of Textile Byways - and for coming along on this journey through Montana. If you have been on a journey recently, which took you off the beaten path, wher...
Montana
Textile Byways: Thirteen Mile Farm - Montana 2014
Our visit to Thirteen Mile Farm was certainly a highlight of our trip. I first read about Thirteen Mile in the book Shear Spirit. The owner, Becky Weed, raises her own sheep and has built a mil...
knitting
Textile Byways: A Handmade Wardrobe - Montana 2014
This Fall, the Bay Area has been exceptionally warm with only a few days here and there to wear a heavy wool sweater. So, pretty much the first thing I did when deciding to visit Montana was to th...
Montana
Textile Byways - Dyeing with Curly Dock - Montana 2014
Once we walked the land surrounding the cabin, we noticed that there was quite a bit of Curly Dock also known as Rumex crispus. This plant is native to Europe and North Africa and now grows wild ...
foraging
Textile Byways: Mapping the Land - Montana 2014
I've always loved to hike - though it was not until I became an natural dyer that I began to really learn and honor the practice of plant identification.
I went from seeing nature as one, b...
Montana
Textile Byways: Granite Ridge Hat Pattern - Montana 2014
One morning, we woke up - and it was snowing. It was the kind of snow when the flakes are giant and everything is quiet.
A perfect morning for a walk in the woods, wearing a cozy hat to keep y...
Montana
Textile Byways: Clover - The Newest Verb Yarn - Montana 2014
A little recap: In October, I inherited Sweet Grass Wool, a Montana yarn and fiber company, lovingly run by Patti Bobonich. She uses Targhee wool grown by her neighbor, Carolyn Greene. I traveled...
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Textile Byways: The Ranch - Montana 2014
A little recap: In October, I inherited Sweet Grass Wool, a Montana yarn and fiber company, lovingly run by Patti Bobonich. She uses Targhee wool grown by her neighbor, Carolyn Greene. I traveled t...
