“Through sewing, you connect with that subtle thread that belongs to all of humanity and its mysteries. As you sew, you become a spider weaving its web, silently telling the world all the secrets of life.”

— Eliana Bernabé, Se cose, niña mía (2020)

The Studio

“Just as a spider emits its thread, and just as tiny sparks emerge from a fire, so do all vital breaths, all worlds, all gods, and all beings emanate from that Being.”

— Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, 2.1.20. Translation from Sanskrit

— KARINA .

“The thread is an extension of consciousness. Through the meditative rhythm of weaving, repetition quiets the conscious mind and opens a passage into the unconscious, where thoughts, perceptions and impulses begin to take shape. As the thread extends, multiplies and intertwines, the inner world projects itself into matter. Through the movement of the hands, what was once intangible becomes form — a material expression of consciousness, woven into the world.”

CHROMATIC GRADATIONS & OPTICAL PERCEPTION

T H E L A N G U A G E O F L I G H T

— Virginia Postrel, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (2022).

“The history of textiles is the history of human ingenuity, illuminating the very nature of civilization and the accumulation of knowledge, skills, tools, art, literature, laws, religions, and philosophy that stand between humanity and the external world […] in both the tangible and intangible realms.”