Vila Cox started her journey in fiber arts at an early age, embroidering pillowcases before she learned to read. After exploring many types of fiber art, a weaving class was taken in 1997. She joined the Handweavers Guild of Boise Valley in 1998 and first joined Complex Weavers in 2000. Vila completed the HGA Certification of Excellence in Weaving in 2008 with a Level II topic of Multi-Harness Diversified Plain Weave.