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In the Dye Studio: Keeping Our Hands Dirty
One reason I am so excited for the book is that it gives me the urgency to conduct experiments I've been wanting to do for years - in a methodical manner. This week, we've been focused upon th...
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Stitch Exchange: Back to the Bay by Emily Wessel of Tin Can Knits
In today's Stitch Exchange, we have guest blogger, Emily Wessel of Tin Can Knits, telling us a bit about herself and her designs. She is visiting Verb in just a couple weeks. We adore her patterns ...
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In the Dye Studio: Fermentation and the Indigo Vat
I adore this time of year in the Bay Area. While July and August (referred to as Fogust) can be overcast and chilly, September brings warmth. The light begins to shift from a silvery grey tone to a...
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Stitch Exchange: Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Shows at Verb
We just received two trunk shows from Brooklyn Tweed, Men 2013 and Fall 2013. They are gorgeous.
As I've been cruising my guilty pleasure, Pinterest, I've come across all sorts of sweaters I am...
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In the Dye Studio: Making Lye
There are many exciting things happening in the dye studio at the moment.
We made 60 gallons of lye this week! This will be used to create our first fermented indigo vat. More details comi...
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Stitch Exchange: Pro-Verbial 2013-14 Presents Olgajazzy!
Olga Buraya-Kefelian rounds out our collection of Proverbial Club 2014 designers.
She is a wonderfully productive designer and blogger whose work brings life to yarns from many different companies...
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In the Dye Studio! Natural Dye Kiosk
Hello!
We have been very busy at the store designing new displays and products. One of my main jobs at AVFKW is to assist in the mordanting part of the dyeing process and to build displays for the...
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Up & Coming: Brooklyn Tweed's Habitat Cable Hat class with Chris
Hey all It’s Chris here making my inaugural blogpost! I’ve met some awesome Verb folks through Commuknitty Stitch on Thursdays. And for those of you whom I haven’t met yet, I mostly work in the d...
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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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Stitch Exchange: Verb + Westknits Mystery KAL 2013
On Friday, September 13th, Stephen West will release the first clue to his 2013 Mystery Shawl. Have you found your perfect yarn / color combination?
Many people have asked for recommendations of y...
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In the Dye Studio: Finding Balance between Production and Exploration
One of the challenges of working in the dye studio is finding consistency in one dye lot to the next. With natural dyes, one batch of dye can vary from another due to the amount of tinctoria found ...