by Woven Wildly | Aug 9, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Slow Fashion in Practice, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
How Woven Wildly’s Mochilas Create Pathways to Education, Energy, and Community-Led Resilience It’s tempting to believe a single purchase can “save” a community. It can’t — and that’s not the point. The mochila was never meant to be a lifeline. It is, instead, a...
by Woven Wildly | Jul 29, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Slow Fashion in Practice, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
Inside the Spiritual Language of Indigenous Mochila Patterns The spiral, the triangle, the jagged line — they are not decorations. They are not trends. They are not designed the way most people understand design. In the hands of the Indigenous women who weave them,...
by Woven Wildly | Jul 14, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Slow Fashion in Practice, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
A label can’t tell the whole story. Here’s how we measure fairness — and why it goes far beyond a paycheck. When people hear “fair trade,” they picture something good. A brand that pays its workers. A product made ethically. A symbol of doing the right thing. But the...
by Woven Wildly | Jul 6, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Slow Fashion in Practice, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
An open letter to the fashion industry. Dear Fashion Industry, We need to talk about your favorite word: slow. You’ve put it in look books, hashtags, hangtags, captions. You use it like a spell — as if saying “slow fashion” makes everything better. As if “slow” means...
by Woven Wildly | Jul 2, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
They are not frozen in time. They are not poor. They are not gone. The Kogui are still here — walking gently, living wisely, and carrying ancient strength through a world that barely sees them. If someone from Vogue or National Geographic asked me, “What’s one thing...
by Woven Wildly | Jun 30, 2025 | Ancestral Craftsmanship, Artisan Stories, Behind the Mochila, Community impact, Cultural Preservation, Mochila bags, Mochila styles, Our Philosophy, Sustainable development, Woven Wildly
When the world didn’t answer, we started writing anyway. Because the story mattered — with or without permission. We Wrote to Them We told our story. Carefully. Respectfully. Truthfully. We shared the photos. The school. The solar panels. The fiber in women’s hands....
