TEXTILES TOURS coming up…
MOROCCO
Textiles with Hollis Chatelain
12 – 26 October 2024
Textiles with Victoria Findlay Wolfe
2 – 16 November 2024
1 – 15 March 2025
Textiles with Sue Spargo
22 March – 5 April 2025
7 – 21 March 2026
Textiles with Rachaeldaisy Dodd
3 – 17 May 2025
18 April – 2 May 2026
Textiles with Maria Shell
5 – 19 September 2025
Textiles with Gloria Loughman
8 – 22 November 2025
Textiles with Sue Benner
26 September – 10 October 2026
Women’s Association in the Azilal region of the High Atlas
The new Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech
Nomad weaver at her loom in the Sahara
Jo Lehman and rug weaver in the Atlas Mountains
Atlas Mountains vertical rug loom
Amazigh Carpet Weavers
Women’s embroidery association
Ait Oumghrar embroiderer
Numeracy class for women
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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