As a fashion designer for more than 12 years and a Project Runway finalist, and one of my biggest struggles was finding fabrics that were unique, premium, beautiful, and still affordable. I just immigrated to the US at that time and had no money. I know what it feels like to have a creative vision, but feel limited by what is available, what is too expensive, or what does not feel special enough for the piece you want to create. That is why I started Kiki Textiles — to give designers, sewists, students, and creators access to fabrics that feel inspiring, expressive, and full of possibility. Creativity is already hard enough in a world with so many limits. Fabric should not be one of them.