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Yarn

All yarn created by A Verb for Keeping Warm is naturally dyed in our Oakland studio. We use organic, sustainably-harvested, plant extracts as well as plants harvested from our backyard dye garden. All of the dyes used have passed vigorous light fastness tests. We use non-toxic, food-grade, aluminum potassium sulfate as a mordant, commonly used for pickling and as an astringent. Our yarns made with U.S. wool include: Flock, Range, and Pioneer. 

Natural dyes provide a beautiful color palette reminiscent of the colors found while walking in the woods or along the sea. We love how plants, and the colors they provide, change seasonally and annually. Natural dyes map our journey of where we have been. They are a stamp of time. By using naturally dyed goods, you are supporting an ancient process - the original way humans added color to cloth. And you are contributing to the growing field of US sourced cloth and yarn.

A Note about Indigo

In addition to the yarn we create, we carry yarns made by other companies in our shop which we believe follow principles similar to ours: yarns made from the heart, easy on the hands, and with sustainability in mind.

  • a verb for keeping warm
  • alpaca
  • andrea mowry
  • Annie Rowden
  • avfkw
  • avfkw lookbook
  • biches and buches
  • Bristol Ivy
  • brooklyn tweed
  • bulky
  • California
  • California wool
  • cashmere
  • chunky
  • cotton
  • cowl
  • DK
  • Elizabeth Doherty
  • fingering
  • hat
  • indigo
  • isager
  • jill draper
  • kits
  • knitting
  • lace
  • lichen and lace
  • light fingering
  • Mary Jane Mucklestone
  • merino
  • merino wool
  • moeke
  • mohair
  • naturally dyed
  • organic
  • pattern
  • silk
  • socks
  • sport
  • superwash merino
  • sweater
  • targhee
  • the fibre company
  • Thea Colman
  • US Wool
  • wool
  • woolfolk
  • worsted
  • yarn
  • All
Persimmon Cowl Kit
  • Persimmon Cowl Kit
  • $78.00


Diamondback Hat Kit
  • Diamondback Hat Kit
  • $52.00 - $58.00


Stitched Together Hat & Mitts Kit
  • Stitched Together Hat & Mitts Kit
  • $62.00 - $68.00


Ebbetts Cardigan Kit
  • Ebbetts Cardigan Kit
  • $234.00 - $512.00


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