The
Moroccan carpet seems to conquer the chic and bohemian interiors of a growing
number of people who have not all, one day, set foot on Moroccan soil. The
Moroccan carpet is also often called Berber carpet. It is more poetic, when in
addition we are told that it comes from the High Atlas it makes vibrate our
adventurous fiber. We are barefooted in Sarouel on a Beni Ouarain languorously
entwined by Lawrence of Arabia. The object of this little article is to help
you find yourself among the different types of Moroccan carpets.
Moroccan
carpet Beni Ouarain
Give honor
where honor is due. Beni Ouarain is undoubtedly the most emblematic of Berber
carpets. It is the warmest, the sweetest and the one your cat prefers. 100%
pure wool, you will usually find it predominantly white with fine black
geometric patterns.
Originally
they actually come from the Atlas Mountains. Where the nights are cold enough
for the sheep to give soft, dense, first-muted wool. They were woven by the
Berber women of the wealthiest families having the opportunity to buy the large
quantities of wool of first mowing necessary for the making of each Moroccan
carpet Beni Ouarain.
Today, tourism and development of Moroccan craftsmanship require,
we must not believe that all Beni Ouarains are made in the remote villages of
the High Atlas. However, the production remains largely artisanal, provided by
those who have learned from their parents and inherited the traditional large
looms, our artists also dare to mix their own creativity with tradition and
often offers rarer colors or original motifs.
