Holiday Stitch Exchange: Make a Needle Felted Ornament

Materials Needed: Foam block Heavy Gauge Felting Needle 1 oz of Light Brown/golden Wool, merino and corriedale are best .25 oz of Red Wool .25 oz of White Wool Gingerbread Cookie Cutter ...
Fabric

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Top 10 Sewing Gifts

Hi everyone, it's that giving season again!  I hope you are enjoying our holiday gift blog series! It's been really fun to see what others are recommending and to come up with a list myself. I lov...
knitting

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Tasa's Sister Cowl

Today's post is about a little cowl I made for my sister for the upcoming holidays! (Hopefully she's not reading this post.) Where she lives, the winters are much colder than the ones we enjoy here...
avfkw

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Top 10 Gifts for Knitters & Knitting Enthusiasts

I love the holidays.  For me, this time of year consists of pine needles, cinnamon, knitting in front of the fire, and hunting down the perfect gift for my family and friends.  When Kristine invite...
natural dyeing

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Top 10 Natural Dyeing Gifts

As many of you may know, I would happily spend my days completely and utterly focused upon the practice of natural dyeing. There are so many iterations natural dyes and dyeing can take - such as us...
In the Dye Studio

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Dyeing with Mushrooms

Hi Everyone! Today on the blog, Adrienne and I will teach you about dyeing with mushrooms! I like mushrooms. Adrienne loves mushrooms. This is her favorite time of year - because here in Califor...
knitting

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Marshmallow Cowl

A few weeks back, I was in my favorite clothing boutique and a knit wrap caught my eye. While it looked like ribbing on first glance, as I held it, and examined the stitch pattern, there was some...
Montana

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Announcing Big Sky

Oh! Am I ever excited! Never at Verb have we been able to find the perfect thick, chunky yarn - and now we have one - Big Sky (160 y / 100g) I adore thick, chunky yarn - I like the texture whe...
felting

Holiday Stitch Exchange: Let's Do This!

Welcome to the holiday edition of stitch exchange! For the next two weeks on the blog - we will be giving you our top 10 gift ideas for knitting, sewing, natural dyeing, weaving, felting, and sp...
dyeing

How to Dye with Mushrooms! Mycopigments for Dyes with Alissa Allen - Sat, Dec 6th or Sun, Dec 7th

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to take a class by mushroom dyer Alissa Allen.  If you have had any desire to learn more about the world of mushrooms this is a good place to start.  Not only...
knitting

Stitch Exchange: New Knitting Pattern! Walk in the Woods Cowl

I love working with stripes - as they require using two yarns and lead to endless possibilities for customization. I wanted to create a cowl that would be striped, easy to make and pretty to wea...
Montana

Textile Byways: Montana 2014 Wrap-Up

Thanks for joining us on our first edition of Textile Byways - and for coming along on this journey through Montana. If you have been on a journey recently, which took you off the beaten path, wher...