Walk into my studio and you won’t find a single skein of acrylic. No polyester, no nylon, no blends with mysterious percentages of “other fibers.” Everything I work with comes from the earth — cotton, linen, wool — and that’s entirely intentional.

It starts with how they feel. Natural fibers have a quality that synthetics simply can’t replicate. Cotton softens with every wash. Linen develops a patina over years of use. Wool is warm in winter and surprisingly cool in summer. These are materials that respond to the body and to time in ways that plastic-based fibers never will.

Then there’s sustainability. Cotton, linen, and wool are biodegradable. When a handwoven cotton towel finally reaches the end of its life — and with proper care that could be decades from now — it returns to the earth. A polyester blend does not. In a world drowning in textile waste, that distinction matters to me.

But honestly? It’s also about integrity. I weave things meant to be kept. Heirlooms, not throwaways. Natural fibers age gracefully — they tell the story of their use. That philosophy only works if the material itself is worthy of the long game.

Choosing natural fibers isn’t a limitation. It’s the whole point.