Dec 21, 2022

On today's episode, listen to a beautiful essay written and read by author, writer, and wool advocate, Clara Parkes, recorded in Maine, where she lives. Clara reflects on the dynamic celestial phenomenon of the Winter Solstice. 

Please see the show notes for more information and a transcript of today's episode.

Feb 19, 2021

We speak with new local (Oakland, CA) knitwear designer Chinua "Chin"Matthews and ask him 11 Questions about himself and his connection to knitting and our community.

Apr 14, 2019

At A Verb for Keeping Warm we work with many textile makers, teachers and artists. We hope to share with you some of those people and their work to inspire your own work.

Youngmin Lee is a Korean born textile artist living in the SF Bay Area who teaches at A Verb for Keeping Warm. Her work features the beautiful and...

Mar 1, 2019

In this episode, first, I speak with Kristine Vejar the owner of AVFKW, then I share an interview with Bristol Ivy. Annie Claire reads a description of her design. And finally, Kristine and I do a quick recap.This is the 8th and last episode of the Fall 2018 Lookbook Series.

Feb 11, 2019

In episodes 1-4, we followed the path of creating our yarns Pioneer, Flock, Dawn, and Ridge. These yarns are made from Sally Fox’s wool and are milled at Green Mountain Spinnery.

Now we’ve switched gears, and are following the path of how our yarn Gather is created - in episode 5, you can hear Lani Estill talk about...