OUR STORY

Wolverski Dyes is a mother-and-daughter Fairtrade clothing store. All the clothing is thrifted or handmade with fabrics that are mostly not synthetic and organic fibers.  These items that are carefully chosen or made are then dyed from plants that are personally forged using a unique process to extract the colors.

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Hannah Grant, the daughter, who recently left her college town with an Environmental Major, set out with high expectations in the PNW.  At the beginning of this new journey when things were not all butterflies and rainbows she would travel outdoors with her plant guidebook and enjoy identifying new plants when coming upon them. This gave her an idea to grow this love into something more.  She always enjoyed being creative, so why not merge the two ideas? Plants equal color and what if she could extract the color into thrifted clothing? She began ordering plant dyeing books and taking classes to learn all about this magical industry.

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Kara Grant, Hannah’s mother, who is also extremely creative, with sewing as one of her biggest loves and passions. This passion started in her younger years when after school she would walk down to her grandmother’s and spend hours talking and sewing together. Kara for many years has mostly been focused on raising her four children and making the family real estate business profitable, but recently is now seeing herself in a very new season.  She has begun to focus more on herself and her other passion, which is sewing, and loves her rich history connected to the craft. 

One day Kara came to her daughter who was struggling with her mental health and feeling frustrated because she was not able to do anything with her creative passions.  They related with one another how life sometimes takes away the things you love doing. Together they decided to find a way to profit off of the things they loved! This led to the vision and awakening of Wolverski Dyes! 

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The name came from Hannah’s Great-Grandparents on her dad's side. They were Russian Jews that immigrated to America and changed their name to Wool which was later changed to Grant by Hannah’s grandfather. Her Great-Grandfather at one point even ran his own textile business!  So it only felt fitting with this being a family business, that focuses on the history and passions of the founders' life stories, to bring back the rich history of their heritage with the name Wolverski.

We hope that the clothing we produce and make is not only something that you find unique and beautiful but that it also inspires you!  Inspires you to stop and recognize nature, beauty, and your own passions as well as recognize the passions of others around you!