Fiber Sources   

In 2010 Margot Becker moved to the Hudson Valley on a mission to truly understand and participate in the full process of textile creation from the very beginning to the finished piece.  Following the belief that to know your production line, you must be your production line, this project became an all-encompassing life practice- incorporating animal husbandry, yarn spinning technologies, and fine hand weaving. From 2010 to 2018 Margot worked with the fine wool sheep and angora goats at Buckwheat Bridge Angoras where she assisted in the entire process, from birthing lambs and kids, to shearing, to working in their solar and wind powered mill to create the small batches of yarn that she weaves into one of a kind pieces.  In 2013 she started keeping her own Angora rabbits whose fiber she gently gathers over the year to hand-spin into special edition yarns. While Margot currently does not personally own or work with the animals who produce her fibers, transparency, honesty and kindness guide her fiber choices and is essential to the identity of Margot Handwoven.

CURRENTLY SOURCING:

Fine Wool & Mohair : Buckwheat Bridge Angoras : Elizaville, NY

Cashmere : Springtide Farm : Bremen, ME

Cotton & Linen : Bockens Garner : Forsa, SWEDEN