Cooperative Tiglmamin · Khenifra
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
SIZE
2m 36cm x 95cm x 1cm — 7ft 9in x 3ft 1in x 1in
WEIGHT
2000 g
MATERIALS
Wool, Cotton warp yarn , and Dyed Wool
PRODUCT ID
#24681
This lightweight rug is loosely woven and can also be used as a blanket. Btaniyas often feature natural dyes and are always made with natural wool.
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MEET THE MAKERS
Halima Aissaoui
Halima Aissaoui from Moulide was born in 1976 and later relocated to Khenifra. Halima is a widow and has three children. Halima completed the third grade and then went on to learn the art of weaving from her mother and through vocational training. Halima joined the cooperative in order to make money to manage the expenses of her home and her children.
Zhour Ousbigh
Zhour was born in 1965, she is married and has four children. Zhour did not study as a child but attended literacy classes at the mosque as an adult. She learned to weave at home from her mother. As a member of the cooperative she hopes to use her earnings to buy a house.
Mlouda Amrous
Mlouda is 52 years old, she is married and the mother for four children. Mlouda did not attend school but learned the craft of weaving from her mother and grandmother which gave birth to a love of weaving. The craft disappeared for a number of years and was not a viable way to make a living. With the start of her family’s cooperative she has the opportunity to work, create and share this traditional industry both nationally and internationally.
