Meet the Makers
Meet the makers behind our brand
Weaving Process
Artisans primarily use the back-strap loom to create each piece and spend a week up to several months to finish a piece. This detailed process has been passed down for centuries in the Mayan Indigenous groups in Guatemala and results in high quality pieces that are truly unique.
Non-Factory Working Conditions
We support non-factory working conditions and collaborate with artisans to work from home at their own pace so that they can spend time with their children and families while also gaining a fair wage.
Fair-Trade
Woven artisans are paid 100% upfront for their creations and set their own prices for their work. We pay above the living wage and 2X or more traditional market prices.
We make it a point to work with the same artisan groups consistently so that families have reliable income to build generational wealth.
Financial Transparency
We function based off the one third rule for our pricing:
- 1/3 of our price is represented in materials and labor
- 1/3 is represented in exporting/operational costs
- 1/3 is represented as what we keep at Woven to reinvested into future collections and growth