
The day the carpet finds its chain
La genèse d’un tapis berbère ressemble à celle de tous les autres tapis disséminés parmi les communautés humaines depuis la nuit des temps. A chaque
At the source of the Berber carpet
Buy your Berber carpet right from the source; from Moroccan women expert in the ancestral art of weaving.
Dar Arbalou makes it possible for you to choose the size, colour and pattern of your carpet.
You will get to know the craftswomen in their home environments.
You will be able to follow the weaving process remotely.
And you can plan a visit to the weavers’ villages.
The latest Dar Arbalou rug woven by the craftswoman Samira. With a size of 2 m x 1.50 m, in natural wool and and in off-white dotted with colored stars. The sweetness of authenticity.
After finishing her Glaoui style carpet, Fatima began weaving a new work in the Azilal style, size 2m x 1.50m. An elegance of colour and freshness in Amazigh style
The latest Dar Arbalou carpet: an original creation by the craftswoman Khadija from a little village near Ouarzazate. Size 1 m x 1.50 m. It perfectly illustrates the know-how and the sense of harmony of the Amazigh tradition mastered by these women.
The Dar Arbalou carpet of the day, being cut from the weaving loom. A beautiful Azilal style made by the craftswoman Khadija from the village of Zaouit Sidi Ahmed (size 2 m x 0.60 m)
A magnificent Boucherouite-type carpet, new, discovered in a village of Aït Zineb and made by Khadija. Solid and flexible at the same time, soft and robust… Like the Amazigh world in itself. Size : 240 cm x 150 cm
Ouarzazate, Telouet, Taznakhte, Skoura, Aït Ben Haddou … On the edge of the High Atlas.
Here, we are in the territories of the Aït Ouaouzguite tradition, one of the cradles of the Berber or Amazigh carpet tradition.
However these craftswomen are able to make all other styles of rugs and carpets from other regions (Beni Ouarain, Azilal …) as well as the more common styles such as the Boucherouite rag-rugs, made from scraps of fabric of varying colours.
In particular, they can make carpets from one of the models presented in the catalogue, according to the size you would like, or according to your own choice of colours and patterns.
Fatouma
Samira
Khadija
Khia
Sfia
The following catalogue presents the craftswomen’s creations from several villages around Ouarzazate : Zaouit Sidi Ahmed, Timdline, Imzoughen …
Fatouma, Fatima, Khadija, Sfia, Khadia and Samira have all perfectly mastered the ancestral expertise of Berber carpet-weaving, passed from each generation to generation by their mothers.
La genèse d’un tapis berbère ressemble à celle de tous les autres tapis disséminés parmi les communautés humaines depuis la nuit des temps. A chaque
Le tapis commandé par Andreas est terminé. Il a quitté sa trame et se prépare au départ pour la Suisse. Alors qu’il découvre l’existence du
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Dar Arbalou is a project of the web magazine sudestmaroc.com and the Moroccan association Almaouja set up to promote and support Moroccan women of Amazigh tradition and experts in the art of carpet weaving.