Cooperative Nahda · Souq El Hed
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
SIZE
1m 65cm x 1m 4cm x 3cm — 5ft 5in x 3ft 5in x 1in
WEIGHT
4100 g
MATERIALS
Cotton and Heid Lakubah
PRODUCT ID
#6750
Despite its modern chic appeal, the Boucharef carpet is woven into traditional Atlas Mountain culture. When poorer families were low in supplies during a cold winter, they washed and tore up old clothing to furnish their homes. Fortunately today, the carpet carries on in tradition rather than in necessity.
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MEET THE MAKERS
Fatima Hafsi
Fatima Hafsi was born in 1969 in Oued Ifrane. She is married and has two daughters. She has recently joined the association but has known weaving for a long time, learning it from her mother. She attended school until the third grade in primary school only. From her experience, she wishes to teach the young girls who are dropping out of school nowadays how to weave in order to give them purpose but also to pursue the transmission of her craft and make sure it doesnβt disappear.
Hafida hafsi
Hafida was born in 1979 in Oued Ifrane where she has lived her whole life. She is not married and has attended school through her second year of college. She is the treasurer of the association's sister, and learned weaving from her family members. She wants to create new designs for her carpets, creating new motifs that unique and original.
VISIT THE VILLAGE
Cooperative Nahda hosts visitors in their village — share tea, watch the artisans at work, and see the craft up close. Visits start at $14 per person, and most of it goes straight to the group.
Souq El Hed, Morocco · about 2 heures 17 minutes from Fez
