Check out this awesome NYTimes article on the resurgence of natural dyeing, with info on a few groups starting natural dye farms, and CSA co-ops. Such inspiring work!
Working on a new Spring card to send out with orders...The camellias are in full bloom here AND its sunny!?
A big thanks to Joy, for posting about our Spring Collection!See her post at OH JOY!
2 more days for our sale at FAB! We rounded up some pieces from past seasons, cotton scarves, silk wraps and even some silk/merino knits for this flash sale. Almost everything is 50% off retail and p...
plainMADE Spring 2012 Collection is up! Shop our new designs!*A big thanks to Chelsea Fuss at Frolic for the blog-love*
We are so close to finally updating plainMADE with our Spring Collection. Some photos from the shoot in the meantime. Last days for the winter sale!
....some neighbor-goats loaned us a bit of their milk. Soft cheese was made! Im taking a natural dyes class up at OCAC with an amazing, witchy dye-master named Judilee. The samples in the ...
Winter is on its way out in this part of the world! Im ready to pack up every last pair of wool socks, fold heavy sweaters into plastic bins and say hello to some short-sleeved shirts. Before that ha...
Coming soon: Spring/Summer 2012! So many big changes around the studio- plainMADE just signed on with a showroom in LA called The Style Assembly. A last-minute inclusion to PROJECT accessories trade ...
OKAY! plainMADE is having a big winter sale! Everything we have left in on sale, at 35%-40% off retail. There are very limited quantities, in most cases just one or two colors left in each style. Las...
We are getting tough this Spring!
We have been ccccccrazy busy in the studio pulling together a very silly Spring Collection. Inspired by leafy jungle plants, Brazilian body-builders and loud colors, weve whipped up all sorts of hand...
The falseknit was featured in this months issue of Vogue Knitting International!
As promised, a little show-and-tell of recent trades with (and presents from) my jewel-making friends: Necklace by Emily, Sword and Fern Necklace by Jen, Paper Wings Necklaces by...
Finally going on a proper 5 day vacation tomorrow. California. YES, PLEASE!Here are some sneak peaks of the plainMADE studio. We are up to our ears in hand-dyed fabrics, totally excited about n...
In a moment of pause following massively long and exhausting work days, I got to visit my friend Jens studio. A most quiet and calming spot to be. Lots of exciting things bubbling u...
Hope it was the most cozy for all.A big thanks for all the support and orders this season!
Portland Monthly featured a falseknit scarf (available at Sword and Fern) in their local holiday gift guide, "Gifts Under $100". Its a little hard to see in the photo they shot...best to go s...
Hey Locals! Come to the Ace Hotel for Sunday Best this Friday eve and all day Saturday.All sorts of one-of-a-kind knits, printed pieces, bags from us, and a ton of lovely things by other Portland art...
A Christmas tree was procured yesterday. Present-project collaborations in the works.So, it seemed like a good idea to offer a week-long sale, 20% off your entire plainMADE order. All of our lo...
Japanese Maple: alum on wool/bronze gold, saddened with iron/dark brown green
My dear friend Wren, an exceptionally gifted writer, artist, baker-of-treats and gather of even-fancier-treats-from-the-h ills, has been keeping a little blog for a few months. Musings on art and theo...
Using one of her favorite disguises, the handwoven, purple-striped wool cape, St. Kara Patron Saint of Unreasonably Generous and Creative Gifts, made the rounds Sunday afternoon. Perhaps you we...
Pictures from the weekend- Good work JOIN! Thanks for having me as a house-guest Jamie
TONIGHT and TOMORROW!Featuring works from: &c. Jewelry / Aleksandra Pollner / Alisha Louise / Ashley Helvey / Blk Pine Workshop / Brandon Perhacs...
Found these amazing antique printing blocks from India at the flea market last weekend. $3 each!? Cant wait to test them on fabric. I took the usual find as a good omen and awesome inspiration ...
Dear A. Louise (My Grandmother), I heard that you might be interested in a little quince paste, trading for a lovely ceramic piece of your own creation. Any piece? Well, in that case,...
We are entering into the THICK of busy-times. Holiday sales, pop-ups, online sales and events every weekend until Christmas it seems like. Everyone is double dosing on their Bach Rescue Remedies, eat...
After greedily plucking over 30lbs of this ancient fruit off of a friends tree, then driving around for a week with them rolling around in the back of my pickup....this weekend was commit...
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