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New Tsuru Fabrics
From Cloud9 Fabrics, some lovely new organic quilting cotton prints designed by Rashida Coleman-Hale.
What will you make with them? -HD
knitting
Baba Marta Comes to Oakland
Any fears we had of empty shelves were put to rest last week, with the arrival of a long-anticipated shipment from Madelinetosh. The brick-and-mortar shop is now well-stocked in Madelinetosh Chunky...
knitting
The Calm Before the Stitches
Here on San Pablo Ave, there are empty shelves and an eery sense of...calm. Everyone else is down in Santa Clara, or en route, gearing up for Stitches West. Even Cleopatra senses the excitement in ...
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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...
quilting
Improvisational Quilting with Stacey Sharman
Improvisational Quilting is a new class starting this weekend at Verb. Stacy Sharman will teach the concept and practice, of exploring colors and textures through the use of your all-knowin...
knitting
Betula Has Sprung
Do you know about our clubs?
In addition to Seam Allowance, we offer club memberships for knitters, spinners and quilters. One of the best things about our Pro-Verbial club for knitt...
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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...
Nomads and Appliqued Textiles from India
About 10 years ago, I traveled to India to study Art and Architecture as an undergrad. My work evolved to traveling out to The Great Rann of Kutch, a desolate desert region in Northwestern ...
quilting
Bunny Love
This morning Jessie and I bundled up Marcel in Karen's Valentine's Day quilt for a little photo shoot.
Here's the deceptively simple and cheery front of the quilt. The fabric, from Robert K...
dye garden
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...
quilting
Stitch Modern 2013
Saturday night I went to the opening of Stitch Modern 2013. Put on by the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild, this annual show presents the quilts made by those in the guild, and is quite a showca...
knitting
Get Up It's The First of The Month
It’s February 1st, and the reality is hitting us that STITCHES West is this month.
So great! And wonderful! But also scary. February is that sneaky
super-fast month, too, so we’ve got to hustle...