> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Silvia Benedetti and Andrea Hernández > Reference:: Benedetti, S., & Hernández, A. (2026). In Venezuela, a 91-year-old weaver sticks to traditions. _The New York Times_. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/arts/design/weaving-traditional-venezuela-margarita-mora.html > Date:: 2026 > Tags:: #warp/article #Venezuela #weaving #textiles > WeftLinks:: [[Cultural value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft strengthens relationships between members of a cultural group]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Margarita Mora is a 91-year-old Venezuelan weaver who uses traditional Indigenous and Spanish methods instead of modern machines. She creates beautiful textiles by hand, using local wool and natural dyes, and has taught her family to keep the craft alive. Mora feels happy and fulfilled through weaving, which has been her lifelong passion and legacy. ### Highlights For years, she was an instructor at the Moconoque School of Trade, Arts and Crafts, a nonprofit with the mission of preserving and promoting traditional crafts. In 2008, her face adorned a huge billboard on the facade of a convention center hosting an art exposition in the city of Mérida, southwest of Mucuchies, along with two other weavers and former president Hugo Chávez. For years, Mora farmed merino and criollo sheep; now she buys sacks of wool from farmers in the surrounding area, and stores it on her roof.