Chefchaouen carpet sourcing

Beautifully perched beneath the peaks of the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen is an incredible, blue-washed mountain village and certainly one of the prettiest locations in Morocco. It feels like its own fantasy world with its unique bright-blue buildings and narrow bustling lanes.

It offers many native handicrafts that are not available elsewhere in Morocco, such as wool garments, woven blankets however we were here for one thing in particular, Berber carpets! Better in terms of quality, design and value then you will find anywhere else in Morocco, they are a style of carpet that use a cut pile construction type and usually contain small flecks of dark colour on lighter shade background colours, occasionally with accents of camel hair. These are the rugs that we were on the hunt to source.

Our hosts offer traditional sweet mint tea to sip whilst an initial flurry of rugs in various styles, sizes and colours are unveiled. Cries of “haali” (keep it) or “ishmaa” (take it away) were issued to narrow down our selection and find the perfect pieces. Finally bartering with the salesman to find a price both parties can agree on. It was a very exciting experience and we now have the perfect memories of our trip to the beautiful blue city.