Ancient berbere carpet 170x306cm

100% handmade wool antique carpet in morocco. An old carpet is often a carpet already used. In moroccan tradition, berber women did not tie carpets because of selling them, it was for personal use. In case there is no need for a carpet at home, this does not prevent the berber woman from stopping working because it is more than a tradition, it is a way of life. To stock up on old berber carpets, we have our own agents who regularly go to villages and mountains. Our agents knock on the villagers' doors and ask them if they have old carpets for sale. As long as carpet production never stops, women take the carpets they have in their rooms and sell them to make way for the new carpet being weave on the craft. We transport these carpets to our premises and wash them carefully. For some who have holes or damage, we repair them in such a way that we keep the spirit of the carpet. The age of carpets is often between 20 and 90 years old. So they are not antiques but only antique carpets. That's why the old carpets we're proposing can survive for decades more. Because of the multiple washes that a carpet undergoes during its period of use and the time spent under the sun to dry, the colors are often pastel or even washed out. We then come across beautiful textures that many of our designer clients regularly ask for. It's in the big fashion these days.

Ref. : D63GEAGP