Woven

Every thread has a story to broadcast,

Every weave is an echo of the past,

Every loop witnesses the present resistance,

Each color paints the picture of future persistence.

Fabrics remember and debrief —

Memories of love and longing; pain and grief.

Knowledge of culture and identity remains,

Resisting the colonial ornamentation by fain.

Remembering the hands that created,

Symbols, colors, and patterns narrated

Embedded in Mapuche and Otavalo textile,

Embroidered in Masahua and Shipibo textile.

Anecdotes and spirituality woven in the threads of Molas,

Fileteado, Huipil and Corte, and Aguayo.