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THE SHETLAND SOUK > Moroccan rugs, wall hangings and throws available in Shetland.
These pieces are no longer available online but a selection can be found at The Scrapstore in Lerwick. We are currently travelling to re-stock our range of Berber rugs. If you are interested in particular styles, colours or sizes of rugs please email peeriemole@yahoo.com and we will endevour to source pieces for you.
These rugs are handwoven by the Berber tribes in the Rif Mountains of Morocco. They include traditional and contemporary work. The rugs are made from cactus silk fibres, cotton, goat and lambs' wool. All the dyes are hand worked and made from 100% natural Rif sources such as poppy flower, indigo, henna, saffron, mint and kohl. The story of each rug is noted below.
The pieces were sourced from a Berber co-operative in Chefchaouen, a mountain town in the Rif. The co-operative aims to promote this high quality work and to acheive fair prices for the makers. Moroccan design has recently been featured on television programmes such as The Home Show and is reguarly seen in interior design magazines. These are authentic pieces individually selected and carrried over land and sea from Morocco to Shetland during November.
Click on the rugs for enlarged images. I also have a range of glass and ceramics in the Ceramateek Galleries.
Karen Emslie/ December 2008
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Large Traditional Berber Handwoven Wool Rugs
Large Size (2 available), Antique Indigo Rug (over 50 years old, 1 available)
These are traditional Berber Kilims. Such pieces have been made in Morocco for hundreds of years and are the familair patterns often associated with Moroccan design. Each one tells the stories of the maker's life through traditional Berber tatoo patterns. The exact story woven into each rug is personal to the maker and remains secret.
Dyes: Black - kohl, Red - poppy, Yellow - saffron, Orange - henna, Blue - indigo, Green - mint.
£250/ £175 |
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Cactus Silk Berber Handwoven Rug/ Hangings
(4 unique pieces available - Poppy Red/ Indigo Blue, Kohl Black, Blue/ Kohl Black and Runner )
These rugs or wall hangings are handwoven using cactus silk fibres. They are then embroidered using needles made from cedar wood. The brilliant colours are made from natural plant dyes from the Rif.
Dyes: Black - kohl, Red - poppy, Yellow - saffron, Orange - henna, Blue - indigo, Green - mint.
The patterns are traditional Berber tattoos and are based on the makers lives, families and the natural environment. The protective Hand of Fatima and Evil Eye also feature.
£100/ £175 (runner) |
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Berber 'Three of a Kind' Goat and Lambs' Wool Rug
Runners (2 available), Small Rug ( 1 available)
These unique pieces combine three traditional forms of textile craft. Weaving, done by men, and knotwork and embroidary, done by women. They are exceptionally beautiful and heavy wearing pieces. The weaving and knotwork is done by hand and the embroidary by using needles made from cedar wood.
Dyes: Black - kohl, Red - poppy, Yellow - saffron, Orange - henna, Blue - indigo, Green - mint.
The patterns are traditional Berber tattoos and are based on the makers lives, families and the natural environment.
£275/ £150 |
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| Berber 'Picasso' Small Handwoven Wool Rug
Small Rug ( 1 available)
An experimental piece designed by Berber women. This rug combines complex hand-weaving with a strong understanding of the use of natural colours. It is based on modern art work and the Rif landscape. This is a special, one-off piece.
Dyes: Black - kohl, Red - poppy, Yellow - saffron, Orange - henna, Blue - indigo, Green - mint.
£120
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Moroccan Silk Throws
Silk and Cashmere Throw (1 available), Silk Throw ( 1 available)
Very large and stunningly beautiful silk throws. The first piece, in olive and blue, uses silk. The second, in pink, scarlet and dusky orange, combines silk, cotton and cashmere.
£85/ £100 |
Karen Emslie: 07786541065/ peeriemole@yahoo.com |
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