The making.

The atelier

The making.

1 fleece

High Atlas wool, hand-spun, nothing blended in

0.65 lb

of wool per square foot, you feel it lifting a corner

1.2 in

of pile, deep enough to sit on

Three chapters 1 / 3
One fleece, one place.
1 Material

One fleece, one place.

High Atlas fleece that winters at altitude, hand-spun, and either left in its natural tone or taken to a quiet dye. Nothing else goes into the pile.

Several hands, one loom.
2 Hand

Several hands, one loom.

Weavers work side by side across the width. Every row is beaten down and combed before the next one starts.

Walked on barefoot.
3 Care

Walked on barefoot.

The pile flattens underfoot for the first months, then springs back fuller. Vacuum gently, no chemicals.

Figures for a Beni Mrirt shag · other ateliers & weaves vary.

Delivery

12 weeks, and it arrives around November 26. Nothing sits in a warehouse: the loom is set the week your order arrives.

01

Order placed

Your piece is numbered and logged in the register.

02

On the loom

Woven by hand, row by row.

03

Washed & sun-dried

In Ouarzazate, until the wool settles.

04

Ships to you

Insured and all-in, tracked to your door.

Arrives by November 26. Shipping included. Made-to-order pieces are final sale.

Technical sheet

Every field traces back to a place and a gesture.

Reference DAMA · beni ourain. Every figure was taken from this design, not from a range.

Dimensions
Across the weave, fringes not included
Material
100% High Atlas wool, hand-spun
Pile height
≈ 1.2 in
Technique
Hand-knotted, one knot at a time
Origin
Beni Ourain, Middle Atlas, Morocco
Weight
≈ 0.65 lb / sq ft
Weaver
Our High Atlas atelier
Year
2026
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Living with it

The first months, and the years after
01

It sheds, then it stops.

A new hand-knotted pile releases loose fibre for two to three months. That is cut wool finding its way out, not the rug coming apart. Vacuum without a beater bar and it settles.

02

It smells of wool, briefly.

Weeks folded in transit concentrate the lanolin. Air it flat for two or three days and it goes. Every rug is washed and sun-dried in Ouarzazate before it ships, which is why it is faint to begin with. If a rug smells of chemicals, it is not one of ours.

03

Moths want dark and still.

They go for wool left undisturbed under furniture, not for a rug you walk on. Vacuum both sides twice a year, rotate it, and lift it when the room moves. We treat nothing with insecticide. Use is the defence.

04

The colour stays where it is.

Every dyed lot is rinsed in Ouarzazate until the water runs clear, before the rug leaves. Blot a spill from the edge in, and never soak it.

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Reviews

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4.9
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