Odete Dias

Odete Dias

It is from the time when most girls stayed at home learning sewing, embroidery and taking care of the housework. At 15, she began working with her mother, and since then, it has become a part of her life, supplementing her income from the land. She has participated in fairs throughout the Algarve and elsewhere in the country and was part of the group of artisans who participated in the first editions of the famous Fatacil. Her favorite technique is the 9-branch work, with which she makes Moses baskets, bags, rugs, doormats, or whatever her imagination dictates.

Belonging to a generation in which girls learned sewing, embroidery and household chores at an early age, Odete Dias started working at the age of 15, learning from her mother. Since then, this art has become an essential part of his life, supplementing the income from the land.

Born in Boliqueime, over the years she has participated in several fairs in the Algarve and throughout the country, integrating the group of artisans who were present in the first editions of FATACIL.

His favourite technique is the nine-branch contract, with which he creates carrycots, bags, carpets, doormats and many other pieces, always guided by the imagination and mastery that experience has given him.