20/05/2026
In 2022, Weft visited Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, as part of an R&D trip exploring traditional textile practices and natural dyeing within Zapotec weaving communities.
Natural dyeing in Oaxaca exists at the intersection of circularity, material intelligence and cultural preservation; knowledge passed through families over generations, carrying both technique and memory. Despite periods where synthetic dyes nearly displaced these practices entirely, many artisans have continued to protect and revive them, keeping ancestral methods alive through weaving, colour and land-based knowledge.
