The SARS-CoV-2 Collection: in Support of Victims of Domestic Violence

A portion of sales from this collection is donated to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.*

This is in response to rising domestic violence resulting from mandatory stay-at-home orders issued during the pandemic’s first wave in the United States and around the globe. Restrictions are easing, however experts warn of a second wave or multiple waves of infections, with the possibility of lock-downs recurring in the future. Additionally, the record rise in unemployment is keeping many more people at home and in potentially dangerous situations. This collection is meant to raise awareness of the impacts of the pandemic as well as to support and provide hope to those who have been impacted by it.

“Almost half (47.5%) of American Indian/Alaska Native women, 45.1% of non-Hispanic Black women, 37.3% of non-Hispanic White women, 34.4% of Hispanic women, and 18.3% of Asian-Pacific Islander women experience contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.” (CDC, 2017)

As a textile company specializing in products for the great indoors, we believe that everyone has a right to truly be safe at home, no matter what the circumstances. We stand in solidarity with victims of domestic abuse and violence.





Designs for the collection are created by visualizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome using custom software written by Phillip David Stearns. Researchers racing to develop vaccines and treatments are targeting the sections of genetic code featured in this collection.

The nucleotides—A, T, G, C—that make up the virus's genome are mapped to different palettes of 64 colors. Each line and pixel is colored to represent a triplet of nucleotides (i.e. AAG or GTC). Glitch processes are applied to basic linear and mosaic forms to warp, distort, and disrupt the information as a visual metaphor for molecular processes we all hope will yield treatments if not a cure.


Emblazoning a woven blanket with the DNA of a virus evokes the horrifying association between blankets and acts of genocide committed by North American colonists against Native Americans. The gesture is not one taken lightly as the comparisons between COVID-19 and the smallpox epidemic have already been made. Native American Tribes are suffering disproportionately from COVID-19 and domestic violence, two interlinked crises that stem from a long history of injustice. In solidarity with Native American Tribes, GlitchTextiles encourages you to take action and donate directly to aid their battle against COVID-19 and the myriad injustices they continue to face.


*20% of sales minus taxes, shipping, and discounts.