Welcome to Beautility—where discarded textiles are transformed into handcrafted luxury. Every stitch is a statement of sustainability, and every piece is a soulful blend of beauty and function.

Rag weaving is both art and archive. Across the globe—and especially within African American communities—rag rugs emerged out of economic necessity and creative brilliance. In an age before fast fashion, every spare strip of fabric was saved, reused, and transformed into warmth, color, and comfort.

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In the 18th-century, one of the first recorded uses of rag weaving was for “tatter-woven” bed linens. In the American South, African American women—especially during and after enslavement—used similar methods to create quilts, rugs, and woven home goods from cast-off fabrics. These were practical objects, yes, but they also held memory, resistance, and grace.

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In the tradition of the Gullah people and other African diasporic communities, coiled fabric baskets and rag rugs were not just items of use—they were sacred expressions of survival and love. I am not Gullah myself, but I was deeply honored to be taught Gullah rag quilting by my dear friend and master artist Sharon Cooper Murray, known as the Gullah Lady. Though she has now retired due to illness, her teachings live on in every stitch I make. For nearly four decades, I have lived and created in South Carolina’s Lowcountry—where this tradition continues to inspire me.

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Each Beautility basket and rug is handmade—no machinery, just heart and heritage. A single 54” x 68” rug can divert over 28 pounds of fabric from landfills, giving waste a new purpose and offering your home warmth with meaning.

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Our handcrafted home goods are not just beautiful. They are intentional. They are sustainable. And they are proudly rooted in a legacy of Black women who created beauty from what others cast aside.