Alda Bugeja

Alda Bugeja is a Gozo-based weaver, textile artist, and educator who began learning the craft from her mother and grandmother at age five. She specializes in traditional weaving, spinning, macramé, and kumihimo, sourcing and preparing local wool by hand. Over her career, she has won awards, exhibited internationally, contributed to documentaries, written instructional guides, created historical textile reproductions for Heritage Malta, and wove the stole for Pope Francis’ visit to Gozo in 2022. She teaches weaving and textile arts to all ages, blending tradition with contemporary designs to preserve and promote Malta’s artisanal textile heritage for future generations.