Posts Tagged ‘Morocco’
Oct 10
Textile Arts of Morocco Tour
An exclusive journey prepared for ClothRoads and Thrums Books Fall 2019. This will be our third journey. The second journey is fully booked for May 2019.→ Read more
Jul 25
No Escaping Rugs in Morocco
ClothRoads isn’t known for selling handwoven rugs. But we were in Morocco after all on a textile tour, and had spent many days looking at rugs, learning about the various differences in designs and weaves. Dr. Susan Shaefer Davis, our guide and the author of Women Artisans of Morocco, had→ Read more
Jun 20
Button Making on the Textile Tour in Morocco
Before the ClothRoads/Thrums Book tour to Morocco fades into memory, there are special moments from the May trip that are highlights. One was visiting the town of Sefrou and meeting Amina Yabis, the founder of the Cherry Button Cooperative. We traveled there to learn the technique of making the jacquard-style→ Read more
Nov 08
Textile Travel With A Natural Dye Highlight
Over the past few weeks, we have journeyed on textile travels along two very different cloth roads : Linda Stark, along with Linda Ligon and Karen Brock of Thrums Books, were traveling in Morocco visiting with artisans from the Thrums Books, Women Artisans of Morocco. And I was in the→ Read more
Aug 10
A Moroccan Button Takes on New Forms
The mastery of making traditional, hand-knotted buttons by the Moroccan women of the Khenifra regions has taken on new forms. Through the creative efforts of the Artisanat des Femmes cooperative, these buttons have been strikingly transformed into colorful strings of jewelry. Despite their tiny size, the djellaba buttons used on→ Read more
Apr 23
Women’s Cooperative in Morocco Creates Striking Jewelry
The mastery of making traditional, hand-knotted buttons by the Moroccan women of Khenifra has taken on new forms. Through the creative efforts of the Artisanat des Femmes cooperative, these buttons have been strikingly transformed into colorful strings of jewelry.→ Read more
Jul 25
Treasuring the Santa Fe Folk Art Market
In the world of the best-of-the-best artisanal markets, none rises higher than the Santa Fe Folk Art Market. For me, no other place exists during the second weekend in July than here, with the global tribe of makers. These magical three days are filled with festivities, food, music and a→ Read more
