FearKnot

For the brave.

Our Story

It all started in a laundry basket. We learned that our clothes were shedding microscopic plastics with every wash and wear. Wanting to create the healthiest home possible for our son, our search for a solution first led us to recycled plastics, but we quickly realized this was an incomplete solution.

A sock made from recycled plastic is still a plastic sock, and it still sheds microplastics for its entire life.

Our mission became clear: we didn't need a "better" plastic, we needed to eliminate it entirely from our daily essentials. This sent us on a journey back to nature's original performance fibers, materials that are renewable, biodegradable, and strong enough to withstand the toughest trails.

Established 2025

In Chattanooga, Tennessee

Our mission is a reflection of our home. Decades ago, Chattanooga was named the "Dirtiest City in America," choked by industrial pollution. But through a collective will and a shared vision, our community transformed itself.

Today, Chattanooga is celebrated as the "Scenic City," a world-renowned and thriving outdoor destination, which has been officially named the first National Park City in North America.

This incredible story of rebirth is woven into the fabric of our brand. It’s a constant reminder that with courage and commitment, we can reverse the damage, clean up our environment, and build a healthier, more sustainable future. The spirit of our city is the spirit of FearKnot: a belief that a better path is always possible.

Our Commitment

At the heart of FearKnot is an uncompromising commitment to our principles. First and foremost is sustainability. We want to fight microplastic pollution by crafting our products with sustainable and renewable sources, ditching materials like polyester and nylon.

This is matched by our dedication to performance, designing and testing every product here in the Appalachian mountains to be as resilient as the adventurers who wear them, a promise we'll back with our FearFree Guarantee.

Finally, we are guided by an unwavering integrity, a promise to be transparent in our journey, honest about our materials, and to always choose the right path over the easy one. These are the threads that guide every decision we make.

Our Founders

We're the founders of FearKnot, a military family with a love for the outdoors. Our sense of service took on a new, more personal meaning with the arrival of our son. Our focus shifted to the immediate world around him, the air in our home, the clothes on our skin, and the desire to use products we could trust completely.

When we couldn't find the simple, sustainable, and durable products we wanted for our own family, we decided to create them.

FearKnot is the result, a company born from a parent's promise, tested on the trails of Chattanooga, and built on the belief that the best gear is better for both our families and our environment. For us, this is more than just a company, it's a commitment to a path of intentional living, both on and off the trail.

We're so glad you're here to join us on this journey.

— Chase, Mike, & Archer
Founders, FearKnot

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A New Approach

A New Approach

Finding a manufacturer is easy if you are willing to settle for what is already on the shelf. You open a catalog, pick a standard blend, and start production. But as we moved deeper into the development of FearKnot, it became clear that buying off the shelf was not going to cut it. The standard options forced us to choose between performance and the planet, and that is a choice we refuse to make.

A messy pile of natural earthy tone yarns.

The Search for a Better Yarn

When we started this journey, we were fueled by a single, clear mission to create a performance sock that was sustainable and didn’t contribute to plastic pollution. This mission has been our compass from day one, guiding every decision.

Colorful yarn in a roll.

Woven Within: Part Six - The Impact On Us

Now, we must confront the final, most personal part of this story. What happens when this pollution stops being "out there" in the environment and starts being "in here," inside our bodies?

Colorful plastic pellets

Woven Within: Part Five - Better Plastics Are Still Plastic

One of the most talked about solutions is the installation of filters on washing machines to catch the fibers before they go down the drain. On the surface, this seems like a logical step, and any effort to reduce pollution is a positive one.

Colorful plastic laid out in sand.

Woven Within: Part Four - Synthetics in a Closed System

For the hundreds of thousands of microscopic fibers shed in a place we all know, our laundry rooms. That moment is the start of a vast and destructive journey that touches every environment on Earth, revealing the true, lasting impact of the clothes we wear.

Colorful sweaters hanging on a rack.

Woven Within: Part Three - The Pollution in Our Homes

We often think of pollution as something that happens "out there" in distant oceans or industrial towns. But what if one of the biggest sources of this pollution isn't an external threat...

Colorful cones of yarn on a vertical rack.

Woven Within: Part Two - An Industry of Plastic

To truly understand the issue, we have to look beyond our laundry baskets and into the industrial systems that created it. How did our clothing become a primary source of plastic pollution?

Colorful fabrics laid on top of each other.

Woven Within: Part One - The Plastic We Wear

From the depths of the Mariana Trench to the peak of Mount Everest, plastic pollution has reached every corner of our planet. But a more personal and invisible threat has recently come into focus: microplastics.

A washer and dryer in a laundry room with a wicker basket.

A Plastic-Free Future, One Sock at a Time

As new parents, we became hyper-aware of everything we brought into our home, from the food our son ate to the clothes he wore. From the start, we wanted to give him an abundant appreciation for the outdoors and the natural world around him here in our home base of Chattanooga.

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