Valeria works exclusively on a fully manual vertical loom, practicing the traditional flat-weave (stuoia) technique that defines the Art of Vertical Weaving in Nule. The loom she uses today was not passed down directly through her mother, but through a more intimate family lineage: it once belonged to her grandmother’s cousin, a detail that reflects the communal and extended nature of textile transmission within the village.

At the heart of her practice is the use of Sardinian sheep’s wool, a material deeply connected to the island’s pastoral culture. Working in Nule offers a rare advantage: the presence of a local textile company that processes raw wool and makes it readily available for artisans. This proximity allows Valeria to source her primary material locally and to maintain a direct relationship with the substance she weaves, from fiber to finished work.

Each piece begins with the careful preparation of the loom—a phase Valeria considers the true foundation of the work. Warp threads are positioned, counted, and structured entirely by hand, forming the hidden architecture that supports every color and pattern. The weft is passed alternately from left to right and from right to left, while the manual exchange of threads ensures that each passage is firmly anchored, creating a dense and compact textile.

Rather than producing traditional carpets, Valeria transforms woven sections into textile artworks. In her Suspended Wefts series, the warp threads are intentionally left visible, revealing the internal structure of the textile and exposing what she describes as the “soul of the carpet.”

In her Tradition in Relief and Crossed Wefts works, Valeria expands the language of vertical weaving by integrating materials deeply rooted in Sardinian culture, such as velvet, brocade, and cork. Each work is conceived mentally rather than sketched on paper and developed in dialogue with the space it will inhabit. Colors and geometries are carefully studied—sometimes drawing from traditional Sardinian motifs, other times exploring new contrasts—always with the aim of carrying the Art of Vertical Weaving into a contemporary visual language.