Textiles

2nfrom

After more than 20 years designing, manufacturing, and selling hats worldwide, Carol now handcrafts each piece in her studio using sustainable and organic fabrics, upcycled and local leathers and hides, and materials sourced from her regional Fibershed, often working directly with sheep farmers and naturally colored cotton growers. Branches become buttons, wool becomes hats, hides become clutches, and scrap leather is transformed into whimsical pouches—each piece designed to connect people to the natural world. Her work also honors a deep artistic lineage, including her great-grandmother Hetty Anderson, a hat maker in Ventura, California in the 1890s, whose legacy continues to inspire Carol’s craft.