Pile Knot Rug

Name: Pile Knot Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 24101
Price: 107 USD
Availability: InStock

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SIZE

1m 24cm x 50cm x 2cm — 4ft 1in x 1ft 8in x 1in

WEIGHT

1330 g

MATERIALS

Tadout - Wool and Wool String

PRODUCT ID

#24101

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 1 member of Cooperative Nahda

Fatima Mahboub

Fatima Mahboub was born in 1963 in the Ait Aziz village and currently lives near Ifrane river. She is married and the mother of three sons and a daughter. She has never been to school but learned weaving from her mother since childhood as well as western dressmaking. She has never showcased her work in fairs but has joined Association Nahda recently to gain more exposure to the artisan and craft world.

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