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Wow! Here we are in Week 3 of The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along! The focus of this week's work is the project Sock Hop. I think of Sock Hop as the sister project to the Northwoods Hat. When writi...

  A video posted by A Verb for Keeping Warm (@avfkw) on Jan 12, 2016 at 1:44pm PST   Today, my first Creativebug video launches! In this class, titled Natural Dyeing: How to Dye Silk and ot...

When setting out to write The Modern Natural Dyer, I wanted to create a project requiring only one skein of bulky weight yarn, weighing 100 grams. Quince & Co Puffin yarn instantly came to min...

Happy 2016!  This year I am dedicated to helping others create their own natural dyeing practice. And hoping to facilitate a community which can support one another's work and provide friendships ...

You may have seen people playing a fun game currently circulating on the internet. Visit this website, enter your Instagram name, and it will pull the 9 most popular photos you posted to Instagram ...

Announcing the second pattern in our Winter Solstice Collection: The Nightfall Cowl. Knit using sport-weight yarn, this cowl’s finer gauge is lighter in weight and easy to wear. This cowl comes ...

I am so excited to announce our newest project: The Modern Natural Dyer Work-Along. With my new book, The Modern Natural Dyer, in hand, I have designed a year long course of study to guide you thr...

We headed to NY mid-October for the launch of The Modern Natural Dyer - and as you might recall, when preparing for the trip I I was totally freaking out. I had not been to the East Coast in 15 ye...

Sneaking in a blog post, as we round the bend on this amazing month - October 2015 - the release of my first book, The Modern Natural Dyer, my trip to Rhinebeck and NYC to present my book, and th...

Exciting times here at A Verb for Keeping Warm! On Tuesday, my first book, The Modern Natural Dyer, hit the shelves! To celebrate, we are hosting a blog tour in conjunction with my publisher Abram...

The Verb dye studio is buzzing with excitement in preparation for the upcoming release of The Modern Natural Dyer - and our trip to New York! Adrienne and I will be leaving a week from today. Pret...

A photo posted by A Verb for Keeping Warm (@avfkw) Good god! It has been crazy in the Verb studio. The Modern Natural Dyer comes out October 20th. We leave for NY on the 15th. Nearly every ...