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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...
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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...
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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...
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Resist & Indigo Dyed Fabric
This fabric is the basis for an upcoming resist and indigo dyeing class. We will also have fabric for sale which has been resist dyed and indigo dyed in the shop. Very soon.
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Yellow Based Greens
Some of the hardest colors to photograph are naturally dyed greens made of yellow and grey. In person, these grey greens shift with the light, which one of their attributes which makes them...
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Keeping It Simple and Doing It Well.
Merchant & Mills is here.
We've got scissors, notions, hand-sewing kits, and their sewing book, all beautifully utilitarian. Merchant & Mills is all about high-quality ...
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This Week in the Dye Studio: Mermaid
I've had the glory of spending a lot of time in the dye studio this week. I am under a deadline for an upcoming show which has given me the perfect excuse to ignore tidbits like bookkeeping.
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My First California Winter
At the store:
On my needles:
Hope you're all staying as warm as we are! -HD
