Our rugs are designed in Morocco, entirely handmade, in the pure local tradition. by selected artists and developed by skilled craftsmen from noble wool.
Unique, authentic pieces, like an ode to Moroccan craftsmanship.
A passion that drives us, a heritage that carries us, an art of living that brings us together. Our ambition is to make superior quality rugs that will spruce up your interior space.
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What has always seduced us in Berber rugs is that they have, as for their patterns, no pre-determined rules.
However, it must be taken into account that a rug creates a living space within a room. It should not cover the entire space and touch the walls. A rug should never look like a carpet.
Discover How Berber Rugs Are Made
1. Shearing sheep and buying woolen fleeces.
This step belongs primarily to men. The sheep is immobilized laying on its side and fleece is obtained using big scissors. Generally, it takes between 50 to 100 sheep to get enough wool for a standard-sized rugs.
2. Washing and preparing the wool fleeces.
The ladies then sift the wool and remove the impurities such as twigs. Most of the time, they soak it and beat it with a stick before gently washing it in the river, then placing it in the sun to dry and whiten. At the end of the day, the wool is stored at home for several days until needed.
1. Carding
Wool is cut, then washed and combed. Carding or combing wool is an essential stage in the production of wool fabric. Carding ensures that all of the wool fibers are untangled and oriented in one direction, making spinning more fluid. They work the wool with two wooden planks called imchden (cards), which they maneuver with a lively back-and-forth movement.
4. Spinning
Now. Foams of fleece are set ready to be spun. The tool used at this stage is “drop spindle”. A bundle of the fleece is attached to the hook, then spinning to create tension while gently drawing out the fleece. As the spindle stops spinning, more fleece is pulled down gently then spinning again while holding the fleece firmly between the thumb and the index finger to get a solid thread. The yarn is then wind on the spindle itself and attached again to the hook to keep everything in place.
5. Washing the spun wool and storing the yarn
The yarn is washed again and placed in the sun to dry, then stored until the loom is prepared.
6. Weaving begins
Different colors of yarn are hung on top of the loom depending on the colors that will be used on the rug. The weaver passes the piece of the yarn between two tablecloths using the knife’s hook, and pulls it with the other hand, then cuts it with the knife, and repeats the process horizontally until the entire line of knots is completed. Then the weaver uses the heavy comb to compact the knots down firmly to keep everything in place. The process is repeated knot after knot, row after row, until the rug is finished.
7. Washing and drying the rug
The rug is now ready. It is a common thing for men to take the rug and try to sell it in the local market, taking place once every week, depending on each village.
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At THE BERBER RUGS, when you buy a rug, you buy it at a fair price, directly from the craftsman who sets the price of the rug himself, with no intermediary.
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