About this episode
Send us a text This week Felicia chats with one of her personal heroes in the world of hand-crafted colour: Kristine Vejar. Kristine is a natural dyer, teacher, owner of A Verb for Keeping Warm and the author of The Modern Natural Dyer . She is also the founder of many thoughtful projects including The Seam Allowance and The California Wool Project . Please join us as Felicia and Kristine discuss Kristine’s rich and fascinating journey through textiles, yarn, and colour. In this episode, we talk about: 1:24 How Kristine got into natural dyeing and created A Verb for Keeping Warm 9:26 Describing the set up of the studio at A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, California 11:42 Felicia asks Kristine how she learned natural dyeing 13:29 Discussing the difficulty of doing natural dyeing on a large scale and the issues that come with natural dyes like colour consistency 19:57 Felicia and Kristine chat about Kristine’s book: The Modern Natural Dyer and the challenges that came with creating it 27:57 Felicia asks Kristine what she learned on her trips to Iceland, Indonesia, Oaxaca, and Japan 34:16 What Kristine plans to do with all her natural dyeing research 36:38 Discussing the “universal truth” of makers around the world 39:33 Kristine discusses the keynote address she gave in June 2017 at the Flag and Wool Fiber Festival 44:08 Felicia and Kristine discuss what the value of the things we make 47:35 Where to find Kristine online 49:25 Felicia’s final notes and podcast giveaway! Links and Things Here’s where to find Kristine online: Website: www.averbforkeepingwarm.com – Sign up for the monthly newsletter to keep up with all the happenings at Verb! Instagram: www.instagram.com/avfkw Facebook: www.facebook.com/avfkw Twitter: www.twitter.com/avfkw Creativebug: www.creativebug.com/instructors/a-verb-for-keeping-warm