Designing the WOOLBORNE Petite from scratch has meant plenty of trial and error. Fleece resists, cork needs support, zippers misbehave, and sometimes the only way forward is to rip it out and try again.
Taking It Apart
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JOURNAL
Reflections from the studio, works in progress, natural dye experiments, and observations from a practice rooted in fiber, material, and nature.
Room on the Loom
Nine yards of warp gave me more than enough room to weave towels—it gave me room to experiment. By leaving part of the outcome undecided, a practical project became an exploration of color, structure, rhythm, and possibility.
Nine Yards, Because I Might As Well
It started with the stash. I wanted to weave towels as a gift, and before buying anything new, I went looking through the cotton I already had. Cones came out of cabinets and bins and eventually ended up lined across my kitchen island—naturals, creams, whites, blues,...
The Part Where I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
There is always a point in making something new when I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I reached that point this week with a zipper. I’ve been working on a smaller WOOLBORNE bag, and I knew almost from the beginning that I wanted it to close differently from...
Making Space for the Work
For years I thought a clean studio was the goal. Then I realized something about myself: if my studio is spotless, I’m probably not creating. This past week wasn’t about cleaning—it was about making space for the work by finding homes for my tools, letting go of what I no longer needed, and creating a studio that works the way I actually create.
A Pallet of Possibilities
A gifted pallet of raw sheep fleeces became years of creative possibility. Join fiber artist Karen Borga as she shares the story behind the wool—and why every finished piece begins long before anyone sees it.
Collection Two Begins
The First WOOLBORNE Collection, and I am so proud of this work. It took me a year to arrive at something I'd put my name on—and along the way, plenty of people told me to just put it out there, that it was good enough. They don't know me. I wasn't ready to release it....
My Palette Begins with Fleece
When people imagine an artist's studio, they often picture shelves lined with paint—rows of colors waiting to become a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract work. My studio has shelves too. But instead of tubes of paint, they're filled with fleece. Romney. Icelandic....
Why Wool Is My Medium
Why did wool become my lifelong medium? The answer isn’t simply about texture or technique—it’s about listening to a material that already knows what it wants to become.
Taking It Apart
Designing the WOOLBORNE Petite from scratch has meant plenty of trial and error. Fleece resists, cork needs support, zippers misbehave, and sometimes the only way forward is to rip it out and try again.
Room on the Loom
Nine yards of warp gave me more than enough room to weave towels—it gave me room to experiment. By leaving part of the outcome undecided, a practical project became an exploration of color, structure, rhythm, and possibility.
Nine Yards, Because I Might As Well
It started with the stash. I wanted to weave towels as a gift, and before buying anything new, I went looking through the cotton I already had. Cones came out of cabinets and bins and eventually ended up lined across my kitchen island—naturals, creams, whites, blues,...
The Part Where I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
There is always a point in making something new when I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I reached that point this week with a zipper. I’ve been working on a smaller WOOLBORNE bag, and I knew almost from the beginning that I wanted it to close differently from...
Making Space for the Work
For years I thought a clean studio was the goal. Then I realized something about myself: if my studio is spotless, I’m probably not creating. This past week wasn’t about cleaning—it was about making space for the work by finding homes for my tools, letting go of what I no longer needed, and creating a studio that works the way I actually create.
A Pallet of Possibilities
A gifted pallet of raw sheep fleeces became years of creative possibility. Join fiber artist Karen Borga as she shares the story behind the wool—and why every finished piece begins long before anyone sees it.
Collection Two Begins
The First WOOLBORNE Collection, and I am so proud of this work. It took me a year to arrive at something I'd put my name on—and along the way, plenty of people told me to just put it out there, that it was good enough. They don't know me. I wasn't ready to release it....
My Palette Begins with Fleece
When people imagine an artist's studio, they often picture shelves lined with paint—rows of colors waiting to become a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract work. My studio has shelves too. But instead of tubes of paint, they're filled with fleece. Romney. Icelandic....
Why Wool Is My Medium
Why did wool become my lifelong medium? The answer isn’t simply about texture or technique—it’s about listening to a material that already knows what it wants to become.