Hand-woven in the Atlas Mountains.
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A shepherd tends to a flock of sheep in the Atlas Mountains. In summer, the herd is shorn of its winter wool. It can take between 50 and 100 layers to make a standard size rug.
berberian rugs
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The wool is bundled and carried to the River Mountain, where it is rinsed and beat against the rocks to cleanse it of a year’s worth of wear.
The wool dries in the summer sun
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Women spin the wool into long strings of yarn using just their hands, shins and wooden pegs.
berberian rugs
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Now the yarn is either left as natural or dyed with natural pigments and then sent back to the weaving shop.
The new thread is threaded on looms.
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Women begin the long process of weaving a design. Each woman (sometimes working with a partner) works on a rug from start to finish. It may take over a month to tie the knots.
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The finished rugs are then sprayed with water, cleaned and draped over wooden supports where they will air dry from the mountains.
Browse Collection
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All rugs are cleaned professionally dry and carefully hand-checked prior to dispatch before they are shipped off to their new owners
