01Technical sheet

One piece, measured and weighed as it is.

Reference SAIBA. Where the record is silent, we say so instead of guessing.

Dimensions
5′5″ × 9′2″ · never resized
Condition
Full pile, no bald areas
Weaver & year
Unrecorded, the wear is the record
Origin
Boujaad, Morocco
Material
Hand-spun wool, madder-dyed
Technique
Hand-knotted, full pile
Pile height
≈ 1 in
Wash
Ouarzazate, before listing
The wool is older than this house.

The fibre, at hand height

02Material & hand

The wool is older than this house.

Hand-spun wool, dyed by hand, then walked on for years.

Material

A vintage rug has already been lived on. The dyes go soft where the light sat, and the pile wears thinner along the paths a household used every day. That is the part no loom can reproduce.

Hand

Another weaver knotted it, decades before we found it. Our work comes after. We wash it in Ouarzazate, dry it in the sun, and secure the fringe. Nothing else.

03Care

What an old rug does, said plainly.

The first weeks

She did her shedding decades ago.

A little dust the first week, nothing after that.

She smells like wool, not like age.

Air it flat for a day after the fold. We use no chemical deodorizers.

Moths go for wool at rest.

Vacuum both sides twice a year, and never store it folded in the dark.

Her colors have already settled.

The fading happened years ago, so what you see is close to where it stays.

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In their rooms

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Heather L.★★★★★2 weeks ago

“Rug is even more beautiful in person. The quality and pile of the rug are so much more luxurious than the pictures show. It can be a gamble ordering a textile, sight unseen, but not in this case. I am so impressed, I'm already searching for other rugs for my home.”

Freya B.★★★★★1 month ago

“Fantastic! This rug is so special. The colours and pattern are gorgeous, it’s so thick and plush. Super comfortable to sit on, lie on, it brings my room together so well. I’d been lusting after a Benisouk rug for so long, I’m so glad to finally have one in my home.”

KATE D.★★★★★1 month ago

“Highly recommended! It’s gorgeous! Very thick and vibrant. It makes our kitchen very inviting.”

Robin G.★★★★★2 months ago

“Highly recommended! The customer service was great, particularly the regular updates. They were super important because the process can be quite long. The rug is utterly gorgeous.”

Delfine B.★★★★★4 months ago

“Highly recommended! It took three months to make this custom handmade carpet The result is beautiful! The carpet has an unique color and is so so soft My family and I just love It!!”

Eileen T.★★★★★4 months ago

“Fantastic! Colors”

Edith Z.★★★★★5 months ago

“Excellent! I adore this rug. It’s gorgeous and so soft to walk on. It’s a work of art!! I feel happy just looking at it lol”

jamie B.★★★★★10 months ago

“Highly recommended! Color!”

Bridget M.★★★★★1 year ago

“Highly recommended! Well made and beautiful”

Maary K.★★★★★1 year ago

“Excellent! The rug is stunning!”

Wendy N.★★★★★1 year ago

“Highly recommended! When I finally unpacked the rug I was delighted. It's perfect for my new living room. Mega soft, colours perfect and my cat, MyMary was on it in seconds”

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