Dye studio

Combining foraged materials with traditional techniques, the duo behind home accessories company Forest-and-Found create beautiful and useful pieces imbued with artistry.

I think that it's time that I share a few shots of the inside of the studio with you all. I know you've been patiently waiting for the big reveal, and I really wanted to show you, but the truth is, it's just not that interesting! The studio is working out extremely well, it's super practical and doe

BY KATRINA RODABAUGH // A Verb for Keeping Warm is one of the loveliest fabric and yarn shops I’ve ever visited and yet it’s so much more than a supply store for San Francisco Bay Area fiber enthusiasts. This space also hosts community events, book launches, classes, fiber clubs, an outdoor dye studio, a full […]

Hello Blog Long time no see :-) I haven't abandoned you, its just that I've been unbelievably busy and my brain has been so full of wool that I haven't had any space to construct sentences that didn't start with "Daisy -where's the Precious silk we need another 500 gms of Westerwood for order no 10". We brought 14 or 15 wholesale orders back from Germany and have had another dozen since we came home. I always think we can do it all together, but realised after a week we needed a priority…

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In this post I share my method of scouring cellulose fabric.

The other day, I was finally able to pay a visit to Guðrún, the dyer extraordinaire back with Hespa. As her dyeing business developed, she needed a bigger place and ended moving her dyeing studio to the South of Iceland. It´s extremely spacious, and it´s hard to believe that all her stuff was fitting in [...]

In her small workshop in Dublin, Kathryn Davey makes naturally tinted Irish linen tea towels, napkins, and other household designs, plus scarves and socks.

In Our Tools, Ourselves, we get to know fiber artisans of all walks, ages, styles and skill levels, by way of their tools. For more on the series, read the introduction. As you may know, I’m very lucky to have A Verb for Keeping Warm — one of the best yarn/fiber/fabric stores known to mankind […]

Technically, today is exactly one year from the grand opening of the SweetGeorgia Yarns Studio. It's been four years since I started dyeing yarn as...