Pile Knot Rug

Name: Pile Knot Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 20337
Price: 167 USD
Availability: InStock

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Made by Aicha Mhdaoui & Nbarcha Bally — meet them ↓

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SIZE

1m 37cm x 70cm x 3cm — 4ft 6in x 2ft 4in x 1in

WEIGHT

2500 g

MATERIALS

Tadout - Wool, Dyed Wool, and Cotton

PRODUCT ID

#20337

Beni Ourain style rugs are pile knot rugs intricately designed and are used as two sided rugs in Oued Ifrane. There is the summer side, when the pile side is placed face down on the ground to keep things cooler. During the winter, the pile side is placed up to keep things warmer. You can find these carpets with natural wool from the local sheep or cotton yarn bought from the village market. Depending on the size of the rug, it can take weeks to create. Each knot needs to be individually tied and cut, so one person is only able to create a meter in two weeks.

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Handmade by 2 members of Cooperative Nahda

Aicha Mhdaoui

Aicha Mehdoui was born in Oued Ifrane and specializes in all the products that the association produces. She hopes to use her income with the sales to build a new house in the village.

Nbarcha Bally

Nbarcha Bally is 33 years old and married from Oued Ifrane. She is the mother of a son and a daughter. She has learned weaving like most of the local women from her own mother since an early age. She is a hard worker and puts long hours to help her husband with their household expenses and their children’s education. She joined the association not only to help her family but also to develop her skills by attending the training sessions for horizontal and vertical weaving.

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