Molas are made using a technique called reverse applique, where multiple layers of fabric are sewn together, and then the designs are cut into the top layers to reveal the underlying colors and patterns. This process involves layering fabrics, cutting designs, and then stitching the edges to create a finished mola. 

These molas and fun accessories are hand-sewn and cut by Yulisa and Jovita, 2 of the artisans that make up Amaitule, a group of Gunadule artisan women that lives in Necoclí, Antioquia,  in the Caimán Nuevo indigenous community. For thirty years, she has developed the traditional textile art of mola, which uses multiple layers of cotton fabric and threads to form complex designs full of symbols and color.  For her, this craft represents and offers protection for the body against negative forces, in addition to being the traditional attire for women of her community. 

As the legal representative of her community's Indigenous women's association, Jovita knows that her molas, cosmetic bags, and the keychains she makes, are more than just a simple artistic expression. She understands the importance of the designs embroidered on these objects, as they are sacred elements of the nature that surrounds them, and each mola represents a powerful element of the feminine universe. 

Her work also involves teaching girls how to work with mola and thus preserve their people's cultural identity through creativity and abstraction that tells the story as they perceive and understand it. 

“For us, the land is our mother earth, and its nature is where we draw inspiration to make our molas,” says Jovita, who helps 15 families with her Amaitule workshop.