Moroccan Boucherouite Rug 2003 187 x 123cm

Looking for something colorful to make your space. A specialty from Morocco to make use of odd swatches of fabric and give them a new purpose.  

Description
A very colorful harlequin design around a red diamond. With a messy fringe at one end in mixed colors. These are creative rugs made using recycled textiles, bits of cotton, scraps of wool, sometimes even gold or silver threads. They are made in areas where wool is hard to find.

Key Info
Process: Double Knotted by Hand on Loom

Material: Wool and Assorted Fabrics

Dimensions: 187cm x 123cm

Story
By evolving classic Berber traditions, passed down from mother to daughter time immemorial, with alternative materials in lieu of ever-harder-to-get wool. The Boucherouite rug takes take months of dedicated work to produce. Relatively new technique, from mid-20th century It is considered as a memory of the craftswoman’s past through the spontaneous color and design choices she made as she crafted. These are creative rugs made using recycled textiles, bits of cotton, scraps of wool, sometimes even gold or silver threads, They can be very hardwearing due to their textile base and yet are easily washable,