Made in the USA: Texas to North Carolina and Back

We left the farm with four bales of cotton in January of 2015 in the back of my Ford pickup truck. Hauling one ton of cotton across I-20 form Big Spring to Atlanta, Georgia and then up I-95 into North Carolina, we arrived exhausted after three days on the road. Little did we know the journey had just begun.

We’ve learned a lot about the textile business these past five years. For instance, I know the difference between a waft and a weave. I know the significance between open-end spinning and ring spinning. Words like chambray and selvedge edge are now part of my everyday vocabulary. As a farmer, I never knew I’d be cultured about such things. More importantly, we’ve learned a lot about ourselves in this process. My wife is a dreamer and a doer. Her determination to create something wonderful from our cottonl kept this dream alive. Dreaming is easy. It is taking all the steps necessary in order to make that dream a reality is where most of us struggle. Thankfully, she never wavered. There were many times, I wasn’t sure this was going to work for us. I had pessimistic thoughts. But Jennie’s drive kept this thing going. Her unique ideas breathed life into one ton of cotton, and her vision is slowly but steadily being seen by many others.

Large rolls of blue and white denim adorn our workspace like the green fields of wheat, barley and cover crops do our fields. Sewing machines hum on the farm alongside the John Deere tractors. The women sew our quilts, pillows, bags etc. while Manuel and I tend to the crops. As my sons get older, they do more on the farm each year. All of it weaves together like the beautiful quilts. This process, this dream has become a reality. And we thank you for making it real. Our first orders have been filled this week. That puts a smile on our tired faces. It took a lot to get us here. And we look forward to filling many more orders for years to come. So keep them coming.