Pile Knot Rug

Name: Pile Knot Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 4529
Price: 829 USD
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Made by Hafida Mehboub & Fatima Hajou — meet them ↓

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SIZE

2m 80cm x 1m 72cm x 3cm — 9ft 2in x 5ft 8in x 1in

WEIGHT

12850 g

MATERIALS

Tadout - Wool, Cotton, and Natural wool

PRODUCT ID

#4529

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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MEET THE MAKERS

Handmade by 2 members of Cooperative Nahda

Hafida Mehboub

Hafida Mehboub is known by the members of Association Nahda as a talented, hard working, and motivated weaver. Though she never attended school as a girl, her driven personality has landed her in math and literacy classes provided by a local association. She plans on investing the money she earns from Anou in her children.

Fatima Hajou

Fatima Hajou was born in Errachidia and moved to Oued Ifrane when her parents moved to the village for work. She never formally attended school but is a regular at a local association’s math and literacy classes. She has been involved with the association since 2011 and specializes in the btaniya and tazrbit carpets. Fatima is married and has two children, whom she hopes she’ll be able to support with the income she makes from her sales.

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