Episode 17: Kristine Vejar and Molly de Vries – Indian textiles, natural dyeing, perfection and living a non-disposable life

Summary: I’m very excited to share the 17th episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet two wonderful fiber folk from here in the bay area, both women I’ve really loved getting to know and have had a special part in contributing to this community on both a local and global scale…<a href="http://ambatalia.com/" target="_blank">Molly de Vries of Ambatalia</a> and <a href="http://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/" target="_blank">Kristine Vejar of A Verb For Keeping Warm</a>.<br> <a href="http://www.knitterly.net/"></a><br> Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://knitterly.com" target="_blank">Knitterly</a>, a very special yarn shop created by Shelli Westcott, based in Petaluma California and online at <a href="http://shop.knitterly.net" target="_blank">shop.knitterly.net</a>. I am always so amazed at the well curated selection of yarns, fibers and classes Shelli works so hard to provide all us fiber enthusiasts. Make sure to visit when in Petaluma and online at <a href="http://shop.knitterly.net" target="_blank">shop.knitterly.net</a><br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/knitterly.png"></a><br> Fiber folk 1: Kristine has had a beautiful fiber journey, from India to Oakland and many places in-between. She’s has built a yarn, fiber and fabric shop, A Verb For Keeping Warm, where her days are often spent growing and honing her natural dye business. She’ll be releasing a book soon on natural dyeing, which I can’t wait to dive into. You can find her at <a href="http://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/" target="_blank">averbforkeepingwarm.com</a> and on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/avfkw" target="_blank">@avfkw</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kristine.png"></a><br> Man on the Street: For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a question, shared by Karli in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/woolful" target="_blank">Raverly group</a>. “If you were on a budget for your fiber goods, how would you go about continuing to buy and use natural/local yarns?” One of our Man on the Street team members <a href="https://instagram.com/abbygoodknits/" target="_blank">Abby @abbygoodknits</a>, had a great answer.<br> Fiber folk 2: Our next guest, Molly is so passionate and honest, which I’ve come to love as I’ve gotten to know her. She has a beautiful journey in self discovery and part of that has translated into her impactful business, Ambatalia. She’s on a mission to spread the love and simple pleasures of a non-disposable life. You can find her at <a href="http://ambatalia.com/" target="_blank">ambatalia.com </a>and on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/ambatalia" target="_blank">@ambatalia</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ambatalia.png"></a><br> Giveaway: The winner of last week’s giveaway, is Taralynn Dixon! You’ve won a 2 year subscription to Taproot Magazine. Congratulations!<br> This week’s giveaway is sponsored by <a href="http://ambatalia.com" target="_blank">Ambatalia</a>, and we’re giving away a collection of 5 assorted bento bags, which work perfect as project bags, as reusable bulk food bags or to carry any variety of special goods. To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ambataliagiveaway.png"></a><br> Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in the March knit along of the <a href="http://woolful.com/march-knitalong-moto-vest/" target="_blank">Moto vest</a>. Tomorrow we’ll be kicking off the April knit along, a fun quick knit for kids and bunny lovers alike. We’ll be knitting <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beau-the-bunny" target="_blank">Beau the Bunny</a>, my newest <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/little-woolens" target="_blank">Little Woolens</a> pattern, a small toy bunny who’s ready for Spring. You can find more details on our <a href="http://www.ravelry."></a>