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...

Jan 28, 2019

In this episode, first, I speak with Kristine Vejar the owner of AVFKW about our trip to visit Mystic Pines Fiber Mill, and then I share an interview with Rob, the owner of Mystic Pines, and then Kristine joins me again to talk about the intricacies of designing and making Gather.

Jan 7, 2019

In this episode, Adrienne interview's Lani Estill, the rancher who raises the wool used in A Verb for Keeping Warm's new farm yarn, Gather. Then Adrienne checks-in with Kristine, the owner of A Verb for Keeping Warm - and speak to her about her dream of making a soft naturally-dyed yarn made with California wool.