Sfia Iminotras
Moroccan Master Weaver & President of the Iznaguen Women's Cooperative | 45+ Years of Handmade Rug Expertise
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Moroccan Master Weaver & President of the Iznaguen Women's Cooperative | 45+ Years of Handmade Rug Expertise
Sfia Iminotras is a master artisan and president of the Iznaguen Women's Cooperative for Authentic Rugs, based in Taznakht, a village in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco with a centuries-old rug-weaving tradition. With over 45 years of hands-on weaving experience, Sfia is a living guardian of Moroccan Berber textile heritage — a craft passed down through generations of women in her community. She leads a cooperative founded in 2009, bringing together 64 skilled artisans who each carry a minimum of 25 years of expertise in traditional hand-knotted and flatweave techniques. Sfia founded the cooperative with a clear mission: to remove the middleman and ensure that the women who spend weeks crafting each rug receive fair and direct compensation for their work. Before the cooperative ...