> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Daniela Contreras > Reference:: https://garlandmag.com/article/interweaving-the-archive/ > Date:: 2025-06-06 > Tags:: #warp #Chile #textiles > WeftLinks:: [[Peace and justice value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a peaceful means of championing justice.]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > A Chilean collective has woven tapestries that honour the struggle for justice led by women. ### Highlights  The exhibition highlights the resilience of women in Chile during the civil-military dictatorship from 1973 to 1990. It showcases their collective acts of protest and community-building, emphasizing their crucial role in the fight for democracy and social change. Through essays and artistic expressions, the exhibition connects historical memories with contemporary feminist movements, celebrating women's contributions to society. > Colectiva Tramando (Spanish: “tramar””, to plot/ to weave), founded by six Chilean women and with over fifty collaborators, invites us to reflect on textiles as a memory and political action device. >This collective work compiles twenty-four practices of resistance and resilience carried out by women’s groups during the civil-military dictatorship in Chile from 1973 to 1990. Through tapestry, it highlights the protagonists, slogans, and struggles that took place in both public and domestic spaces. >the arpilleras implied the unveiling of women’s narrative that, through threads and needles, allowed the unspeakable to be said.