The Fascinating History Of Berber Rugs
While a lot of people have heard of
Berber rugs, they generally don’t know that those rugs were named after
the tribes in Northern Africa that initially started making them &
continue till date. Of course, there’re fake Berber rugs readily
available in the market, but they can’t match the quality of authentic
ones handcrafted by authentic Berber.
The Berbers have lived in the Middle
& High Atlas Mountains for several years before the Arab invasions
in the seventh century and still live there at present. The rugs they
made were used for everything from burial blankets, cloaks, and even
mattresses. They came in different colors, styles, waves and patterns
relying upon which tribe & family crafted them.
The wool was taken from the family ship
& then hand-crafted into different thickness of fibers. Later, the
fibers were dyed in many traditional colors employing dyes from formulas
passed on for hundreds of years. The dyes came from many different
local & distant leaves, fruits, herbs, minerals, and spices.
Each different tribe had their unique
weaves, knots, loops, patterns, and dyes that they used to make every
rug, cloak, or carpet unique. Their distinct colorings & patterns
made them recognizable to collectors, first locally and now globally.
Today Berber rugs found in the castles of royalty & homes of the
rich people across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East also. There’re now
museums that exhibit many of the diverse Berber rugs owned by royalty across the globe.
Till date, there’re many remote regions
in Morocco where households work to produce unique Berber rugs just the
way they have for hundreds of years. You should not compare these rugs
with the machine-made, mass produced Berber style rugs sold in many
shops in the West. These rugs are handmade from start to end and look
unique in the right way.
Whether you want to buy a rug for your
floor, or want to give your wall a unique embellishment, you cannot go
wrong with the authentic Berber rugs available at WeBerber. With us you have the luxury to choose from a wide range of styles, colors, patterns and thickness that match nearly any décor.
We can produce Berber rugs with every
color imaginable. With a wide range of different colors & patterns
including the famous speckled neutrals, our Berber rugs can be used to
give any living space the feeling of timelessness and warmth without
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