TEXTILES TOURS coming up…
MOROCCO 2026 & 2027
Textiles with Sue Spargo
7 – 21 March 2026…SOLD OUT!
Textiles with Rachaeldaisy Dodd
18 April – 2 May 2026…SOLD OUT!
Textiles with Lorena Uriarte
7 – 21 September 2026…SOLD OUT!
Textiles with Sue Benner
26 September – 10 October 2026…SOLD OUT!
Textiles with Heidi Parkes
11 – 25 April 2027
Textiles with Lorena Uriarte
1 – 15 May 2027
Textiles with Valerie Kirk
12 – 26 September 2027
Textiles with Sue Spargo
3 – 18 October 2027 (new itinerary!)
Textiles with Jane Sassaman
24 October – 7 November 2027
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- Women’s Association in the Azilal region of the High Atlas
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- The new Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech
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- Nomad weaver at her loom in the Sahara
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- Jo Lehman and rug weaver in the Atlas Mountains
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- Atlas Mountains vertical rug loom
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- Amazigh Carpet Weavers
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- Women’s embroidery association
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- Ait Oumghrar embroiderer
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- Numeracy class for women
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- It’s never too late to learn! Women’s association numeracy class
We explore the traditional Amazigh (Berber) crafts of Morocco at a grassroots level where women’s cooperative ventures present a range of textile creations that meld age-old skills with new innovations. Weavers of carpets and cloth, embroiderers and basket weavers are found in remote locations where they still employing their skills to enrich and maintain their traditional life style.
At the gateway to the Sahara we encounter the immense sense of space, silence, changing colour and light of the landscape. We meet the inhabitants of this extreme environment in an unforgettable desert experience where women continue to weave the traditional wool tents of the nomadic tribes on simply constructed portable desert looms and decorate and furnish their homes with wool and recycled rag rugs.
The Amazigh Culture & TEXTILES tour includes hands-on experiences and demonstrations. We learn some exquisite embroidery techniques, learn to tie knots to make rugs, explore some eco-dyeing using Rose Madder and Pomegranate and weave a basket using date palm leaves!
Our tour host artists have many years experience working with textile artists and collections.
Accommodation is provided in the most comfortable traditional guesthouses, where we enjoy the extraordinary delights of Amazigh food and hospitality. Travelling with a small group of like-minded enthusiasts and experienced guides you will discover the highlights of Morocco and the Amazigh Culture that evolves and continues largely through the extraordinary textile tradition. We also enjoy music and a complete range of traditional cultural experiences and crafts. Partners or travelling companions are most welcome and will not be left out!
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