Colette Laurel Sew Along

         Hey everybody! We've had some requests to host a sew-along for Colette's newest sewing pattern--Laurel. Just in time to be able to participate in their bi...

Kombucha Fabric!

  Hey all! I just found this Ted Talk yesterday that was insanely surprising. The talk is called "Grow your own clothes", and being the crazy homesteading seamstress I am, it sounded like m...
dye garden

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...
California Wool Project

The California Wool Project: Horizon

  Ever since we naturally dyed that first batch of yarn, six years ago, I have dreamt of our own line of yarn made from California wool.  Verb Little did I know the journey I would take in order t...
sewing

Laurel: New Pattern from Colette Patterns!

Colette Patterns just released a new pattern, and we have it here in the shop! Laurel is a simple but cute shift dress that is very versatile and comfortable.   There is also...
dyeing

Stitches West 2013: Our Best Yet

Wow! We made it through another Stitches West - and this was our 5th Stitches West and best one yet.  We had a wide variety of colorways, in sweater quantities, of even our most diffi...
quilting

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 ...
dye garden

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...