Hartwick Atelier specializes in hand spun and handwoven fabrics, natural and ayurvedic dyes, and exquisite heritage handwork. These artisanal techniques rely on rare knowledge and the natural cycles of the sun, wind and rain.

Textile History dates back to the beginning of human civilization.

Each handcrafted piece in the collection is a glimpse into the rich history, intricate process, and generations of skill that have gone into its creation.

Your skin is your body’s largest organ, constantly absorbing from the environment and the fabrics we wear.

• Conventional fabrics are made in large, polluting factories with often substandard conditions. Conventional fabrics contain chemicals that are toxic:

• to the environment during manufacturing

• to human health while being worn

• and to the environment again as the non-biodegradable micro-plastics fill every nook and cranny of our earth.

Handspun, handwoven, and natural dye fabrics are made by artisans, most often in communities with direct connection to the agricultural production of the fibres and deep, generational knowledge of handcraft.

Wearing handspun and handwoven fabric has a different feeling than wearing industrially produced fabrics. The absence of chemicals is a relief you can feel from the first wear. Handwoven fabric drapes and breathes with a supple softness in a rhythm that can only be created by skilled human hands.

Our garments are made as heirloom pieces to be cherished and passed on, and when ultimately the lifecycle of the garment is complete, it will biodegrade and return to the soil.

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”

―Rumi