Folkling Shop Update: Because of A Field of Buttercups

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I know there have been more “Folkling Shop Update” posts than others lately on here.
The main reason, if I’m being honest, is that more in depth creation is the thing that’s keeping me goin these days.

And these posts allow for that.

But also my hope with these posts is that I can more consistently share a little more of my artistry and inspiration.
How I correlate and connect all of my passions into a photograph of a dress.
How a field of buttercups can leave your creative cup filled for days.
How the fullness of intention, mindfulness and specific action can be executed in everything that we do.

It’s a stretch to you perhaps. But it makes sense in my mind.

I’d been driving past this field for about a week, watching the golden waves grow brighter and brighter with each passing rain.
I finally donned this folkling dress and headed out to shoot in it yesterday afternoon.

These photographs emulate a feeling of quarantine relief for me. The ability to go outside and be in nature amidst this pandemic has been one of the saving graces of where I currently am.

I hope this dress can bring a similar feeling of calm— Even if you just wear it around the house.

Suggested listen: Diamonds & Gasoline by The Turnpike Troubadours

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Folkling Shop Update: Naturally Dyed

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One of my main ethos’ in selling vintage is encouraging a more sustainable and ethically responsible lifestyle in myself and in others. It goes along with my five year pursuit of the art of slow living.

These pieces are a collection of vintage that I’ve held onto over the years because, despite stains or perceived plainness or lack of wear, I believed their bones were just too good to not be given a second life.
(See some of the before photos here!)

I have had various adventures in natural dyeing in the past, primarily with yarn and knitwear (see more here), but it was so much fun experimenting with clothing this time and some natural and simpler ways of dyeing that I hadn’t used before.

I had so much fun working on this collection and I hope you all find a little bit of inspiration to perhaps repurpose or recycle something in your own closet vs. throwing it out.

Sometimes we just need the chance to look at something through a different lens to fall in love with it all over again.

Suggested listen: Shades of Man by Khruangbin

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Natural Dyeing

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I have been working on natural dyeing some vintage pieces for Folkling over the last few weeks. Pieces that I have been collecting that were otherwise unused, unworn, stained or just needed some new life.
I thought it would be fun to show a few before photos!

The after will be revealed and available in the shop later this week. Follow Folkling on Instagram and turn on post notifications to be the first to see!

It’s been a long while since I’ve experimented with natural dyeing, but I thought I would share some fun 35mm film photos of when I did it for a knitwear collection I had at a Quirk Gallery Trunk Show back in the day!

When I lived in Richmond, this was how I would dye my knitwear and yarn.
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I’d set the dyes in my tiny kitchen on the stove and then I’d rinse the pieces in the alley next to my apartment and dry them on the roof of my building (where I wasn’t really allowed to be… but I digress….)

This time in my life and chapter in my creation process is such a special one to me.

I have always been proud of my tenacity and resourcefulness in not allowing limitations to stop me from achieving my goals.
This is something I’ve learned partially because I’ve had to, but also because I learned early on that out of limitations creativity and some of my best art is born.
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First two portraits of me were taken by my fellow natural dye/fiber artist friend, Emily.

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On The Feeling of Home

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These times certainly pose opportunity for contemplation.
Contemplation, and solitude of course are not foreign states for me. They’re ones I find myself inhabiting regularly, if not striving to obtain more routinely and consistently.

The concept of home is one that is often on my mind, but especially so in these last few weeks.
How many don’t have a safe or comfortable one to retreat to in these times.
How many I have had over the years.
How tired of mine I am.
How happy in mine I am.
How I often ascribe the feeling of home with temporary places or people that I meet.
(Most recently with a man in a pair of raw denim jeans, beat up leather boots and kind eyes, standing on a sidewalk…)

I am fortunate to have had many homes.
Indeed, to still have many homes.

And while I am both in the midst of trying to find a permanent place and home that is wholly mine, and also get back to one of my homes (The Road), I am still pressed to move into a state of gratitude for it all.

So here’s a little collection of film photos from one of my old Richmond apartments.
My favorite one in fact.
Taken in a new season of my life, albeit long ago, and blossoming with exciting potential, contented wonder and settling in.

And as hard and utterly frustrating as some things have been in this current season of my life, I still associate those same aforementioned feelings with where I am now.

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Folkling Shop Update | The Best Clothing Has A Story To Tell

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I found this snap-front made in the USA denim Wrangler shirt in Texas during my year on The Road a few months back.
It had a few holes and some fraying on the hem, but I believe strongly in there being immense beauty in clothing that shows a little bit of character and grit and it being better than all of the fast fashion BS out there…

After all, the best clothing has a story to tell.

Suggested listen: Sunset Canyon by Foxwarren

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Folkling Vintage 3 Day Sale

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Cinemagraph by Meagan Abell

Cinemagraph by Meagan Abell

This image is from 2016.
In my last apartment in Richmond. Back when I was first dreaming up Folkling and thinking about sharing my love of old things and living a more sustainable life with others in a more tangible way.

Fast forward four years and how it’s evolved and helped me to more feasibly live a life of motion on The Road and brought some pretty life changing people and experiences into my life—I am humbled.

It’s been a hard time for all of us in varying ways, and honestly I feel like I'm barely scraping by in the way of making ends meet right now, but there is still so much good to focus on and I am doing my best to continue to do that this month.

If you have the means, and are wanting to give a home to a special old thing to brighten up your maybe-over-spent days in your home—I got you covered.
 

Supporting small businesses is important now more than ever and I’m not just saying that because I own one. 


The ingenuity and hard work of so many creative minds is what this country is built on. Let’s bond together and make sure that continues through these trying times to the best of our ability.

⋒⋒⋒ 3 Day Instagram Story Sale ⋒⋒⋒

 I am having a sale over on the Folkling Instagram through the weekend!
Pieces will be posted in the story and purchased through DM and paid for via Venmo/PayPal.

 Watch for some deals. 
Combined shipping available for multiple pieces!
 

Thursday $40 Sale

Friday $20 Sale

Saturday $15 Sale

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A Type of Heaven

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Voices mix with the ice in the whiskey and the night pulls up around us.

Worn boots rest on weathered decks.

Half-mast eyes look on. 

Glass rims are raised to meet knowing smiles.

Time pushes back against the tide coming in and for a moment it is within this still alcove of water that all else in the world pauses too.

It is a storied wonder that this is perceived as a type of heaven. 

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Folkling Shop Update | Wild Like The West

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It’s no secret that despite being an East Coast girl, a proud Virginian through and through, I have a love affair with the wild wild west.

I spent a year living on The Road last year out of my Subaru Outback, Blue Moon, and documenting stories and narratives from rodeos to cattle drives.

I met a lot of hard working men and women across America from all walks of life.
What I loved most was that they all embodied a deep sense of pride in the ability to work hard for themselves and their families and provide needed resources for others.

These vintage pieces remind me of the sense of timeless style from those regions, the expansive landscapes, and the utilitarian pride that comes from a long day of working hard with your hands.

Shop the Chocolate Suede Vest and the Roebucks Indigo Denim Work Vest.

Suggested listen: The Devil Wears A Suit & Tie by Colter Wall

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