Profession / role:

designer

Company / organisation:

ambikaboutique

Website (if you have one):

ambikaboutique.com

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Entrepreneur

I am looking to discover or buy

sustainable fiber connections

About me / About business or organisation:

I run a B&B retreat site upstate NY. I work with the Textile Arts Center and hold natural dying workshops. i work with a solar/wind powered mill upstate NY to supply local designers. I also have hand crochet/knit production capabilities. I own my own fiber animals and have two collections. Crochet bikinis in the summer and 100% handspun angora products in the winter.

Career history / Company history:

I made crochet bikinis since 2001 and had a shop on the LES NYC. Then I got tired of the fashion industry and started vegetable farming in the hudson valley. I got angora rabbits and their beauty and warmth inspired me to get back into making garments. I now try to do everything as sustainable as possible while living in the country.