About

Hi, I’m Tsahia, and I created The Fabric Index because I believe that taking care of your clothes should feel empowering, not overwhelming. Whether you’re trying to get a stain out of your favorite silk blouse or wondering how to store a leather jacket properly, I want this to be the place you come to first and the place you trust most.

My relationship with fabric is something I inherited. My mother, Doreen, adored silk, and some of my warmest memories are of watching her choose garments with such thoughtfulness, always reminding me that what you put on your body matters just as much as what you put in it. She passed away when I was a teenager, but that love of beautiful, natural fibers stayed with me and eventually shaped everything that followed.

I spent nearly twenty years working as a strategist in healthcare, designing programs across hospitals, clinics, and community health organizations in the United States. That work taught me how to think about care as a system, how to research thoroughly, how to translate complex information into something people can actually use, and how to build resources that help people take better care of what matters to them. When I moved to Paris to study luxury brand management, I brought that same mindset with me into an entirely new world.

Living in France, I fell completely in love with the craftsmanship behind French ready-to-wear, spending hours in boutiques studying fabric construction, fit, and drape. I write stories about my favorite pieces on my blog The Art and Science of Care. I started collecting pieces I truly cherished, and with that came a real need to understand how to care for them well. What I found was that there wasn’t a single, comprehensive resource that covered garment care in a way that felt trustworthy, thorough, and actually helpful. Tips were scattered across the internet, often contradictory, and rarely written by someone who had tested them on the kinds of fabrics and garments I was caring for in my own life.

So I built what I wished existed. Every article on The Fabric Index is grounded in real experience, careful research, and a genuine desire to help you feel confident wearing and caring for the pieces you love. I want you to reach for your best clothes without hesitation, to know what to do when life happens (because it will, and probably over dinner), and to keep the things you care about looking beautiful for years to come.

I’m so glad you found your way here. Welcome, and please make yourself at home.

With care,

Tsahia

Founder, The Fabric Index