What are Moroccan rugs?

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Using cultural furniture, furnishings, and rugs to add a touch of ethnicity to your home’s decor is a positive way to brighten the ambiance! Home decor homes in ethnic styles have grown in popularity over the last few years.

The use of moroccan rugs is one of the most popular growing styles. Handwoven moroccan style rugs effectively introduce coziness into your home while creating a bright and captivating atmosphere.

How are Moroccan rugs crafted?

Berbers’ hand-spun cloth is named after specific tribes. Modern mass-produced Berber carpets are made with a loop pile construction that mimics the knotting of traditional woven rugs.

Handmade Moroccan carpets are still actively woven in many Berber villages. Many families still rely on this as their primary source of income, selling them in local markets to merchants and tourists. Handwoven rugs are more distinctive because they incorporate artistic designs and natural materials.

These carpets can be thick with a dense pile or flat woven and light to reflect the cold or hot climate in which they are made. Each tribe of generational rug weavers has developed its distinct designs paired with various weaving and embroidery techniques.

Knotted, flat weave and weft substitution are Moroccan rugs’ three major weaving styles.

Types of Moroccan Rugs

Moroccan rugs are divided into forty-five tribal groups, each with its unique layout and design, and decorative styles. The most popular types of Moroccan rugs are as follows:

  • Besi Ouarain rugs: Beni Ourain tribes in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains make Besi Ouarain rugs. They are double-knotted, 100% natural wool, undyed sheepskin rugs with geometric bead layouts.
  • Azilal rugs: These have the same plushness and pile as Beni Ourains. Azilals, on the other hand, are made up of more geometric shapes and a variety of colors of wool tainted with all vegetable dyes. The Azilal region is home to many of the most sought-after, ornately decorated carpets.
  • Boujad rugs: These are handwoven pile rugs made in Haouz, a small region between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic Ocean. These rugs play with bold solid colors, each bit telling a story using traditional Berber lozenges and motifs.
  • Boucherouite rugs: These rugs are made from repurposed materials. They are environmentally friendly Moroccan rugs made by Berber rug weavers (generally women). Every rug tells a unique story that its creator has published. There will never be another rug like it!
  • Kilims: These are typically less expensive than other oriental rugs and can be used as indoor/outdoor rugs in hot weather.
  • Beni M’guild: Women from the Beni M’guild region of Morocco’s western Middle Atlas weave rugs. They are thick in batch to protect them from the elements and prevent them from fading in the sun. The patterns are simple geometric patterns with a red, brown, black, or blue background.

Why should you buy Moroccan rugs?

Moroccan rugs blend sophisticated ethnic decor and design, lending your home a distinctively stylish appearance. Moroccan rugs are made of organic, handwoven wool and can be hung on walls or used as a throw. They are visually pleasing, rich, and colorful, with intriguing motifs, making them an ideal flooring option for your living room or bedroom.