The making.

The atelier

The making.

3

weavers at one loom, working the pile together

~380

hours to knot a single Mrirt rug by hand

4 cm

of dense pile, standing high underfoot

12 wk

on the loom, then washed and sun-dried

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

One fleece, one place.

High Atlas fleece that winters at altitude, hand-spun, kept in its natural tone or taken to a quiet dye, then woven flat, pick by pick, into a low graphic cloth.

Woven by hand.
2Hand

Woven by hand.

Several weavers work one loom together, every row beaten down and combed before the next begins.

10–12 weeks on the loom.
3Time

10–12 weeks on the loom.

Then washed and sun-dried in Ouarzazate. The dry climate lets the wool settle, without treatment.

Technical sheet

Every field traces back to a place and a gesture.

Reference TERRA WEAVES MEDIUM EDITION – HANDWOVEN WALL ART · . Every figure was taken from this design, not from a range.

Dimensions
2′7″ × 2′7″ · fringes not included
Origin
Beni Ourain, Middle Atlas, Morocco
Material
100% High Atlas wool pile
Technique
Hand-knotted, high pile
Pile height
≈ 1.2 in (3 cm)
Weight
≈ 0.65 lb / sq ft
Weaver & year
Our High Atlas atelier, 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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