Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in Colombia

This article examines Colombian textile narratives as forms of testimony and collective healing in the context of armed conflict. Through embroidery, sewing, and weaving, women survivors materialize absence, articulate trauma, and recompose disrupted social bonds. Drawing on key examples—such as Violeta, the memory quilt of Blanca Nieves Meneses, and collective works like Nuestras víctimas—the article shows how textile practices function as archives, political interventions, and reparative acts. These textimonials generate shared meaning, foster community resilience, and reshape public memory from the grassroots.