Pile Knot Rug

Name: Pile Knot Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 28007
Price: 2013 USD
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SIZE

2m 72cm x 1cm x 1cm — 8ft 11in x 1in x 1in

WEIGHT

23600 g

MATERIALS

Natural wool., Wool String, and Dyed Wool

PRODUCT ID

#28007

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

Aicha Mehboub

Aicha Mahboub is the youngest sister of Naima Mahboub. At 46 she has never been married or attended to school. She learned weaving from her mother and after seeing the success her sister has encountered at the association, she joined soon after. She wants to help her widowed mother with the household expenses since all her brothers got married and have left home to build their own homes.

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