“The hands remember
what the mind forgets.”
— Studio Notebook, 2024
Oaxaca, Mexico · Est. 2020
From the earth,
for the body.
Slow fashion from living materials
View CollectionOur Story
TERRA emerged from a collaboration between textile artist Lucía Reyes and her grandmother, master weaver Doña Carmen, in the mountains of Oaxaca.
Every garment begins with the earth — natural indigo fermentation vats, cochineal dye baths, walnut hull mordants harvested seasonally.
The studio employs twelve artisan weavers from the local community. Production is measured in weeks, not days.
TERRA makes things that will outlast you. That is the only metric that matters.
The Process
From earth to thread,
by hand, by season.
Every piece passes through four rhythms — gathered, prepared, woven, blessed. The seasons set our pace.
i.
Spring
Gather
Cotton from the Oaxaca valley, alpaca wool from Andean cooperatives, indigo from local growers.
ii.
Summer
Prepare
Fibers are sun-bleached on stone, dyed in copper vats with mineral pigments, dried in shade.
iii.
Autumn
Weave
Backstrap looms set in the studio courtyard. Each piece is the rhythm of one weaver, one season.
iv.
Winter
Bless
Finished pieces rest on cedar racks for one full moon. Hand-stitched signature on the inside hem.
Field Studies · SS25
Indigo Field
Cochineal dye process
Walnut Coat
Weaving studio
Clay Vessels
Current Collection
Earth, Dye & Time
Dresses
Indigo Field Dress
$1,850
Natural indigo resist-dyed dress woven on a backstrap loom. Each piece unique in its dye pattern.
Hand-spun cotton
Accessories
Cochineal Shawl
$680
Large-format shawl dyed with cochineal, yielding a spectrum from deep crimson to soft coral depending on mordant.
Merino wool
Outerwear
Walnut Linen Coat
$2,400
Relaxed linen coat dyed with walnut shells and oak galls. Deepens in colour with age and sunlight.
Belgian linen
Jewellery
Clay Vessel Earrings
$290
Miniature ceramic vessels handformed and pit-fired by local ceramicist Luis Mendoza. Sterling silver wire.
Pit-fired clay