Folk Fibers is the creation of Maura Grace Ambrose.  Maura was educated in Textile Design & Fiber Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design.  She devoted a few years to traveling, working with preschools, and organic farms.  Now she is bringing it all together!   

Folk Fibers aims to share the craft and folklore of natural dyes, quilting, and moccasin making.  My aim is to organically grow, harvest, and forage for natural dyes around Austin, TX.  I focus on "substantive dyes" also know as direct dyes, such as Indigo, Cochineal, Walnut Hulls, and Onion Skins.  I favor substantive dyes because color is achieved without the aid of another chemical additive, known as a mordant.  This is important because I use the dyes to color the fabrics used in the making of baby quilts.  Young subtle skin has a higher sensitivity to chemically treated fabrics, therefore I choose to avoid them.  Substantive Dyes are special because they do not require chemical mordants to achieve colorfast fabrics, and they just so happen to create my favorite colors!  

I prefer to hand quilt over machine quilt.  In comparing the two methods, I believe a machine quilted item is manufactured and will decrease in value as it ages. Hand quilting will increase in value and become an heirloom passed down through generations.  Hand quilting is a dying art that adds one-of-a-kind beauty to a project.