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| Beautiful Sky Blue to remind me of Chefchaouen |
Whilst on the subject of handloomed weaving, I wasn’t sure if I’d posted photos of the beautiful, traditional woollen blankets we found in Chefchaouen, Morocco (suitably measuring up to it's nickname, The Blue Pearl).
Weavers, generally men, sit in bolt-hole shops along the narrow, picturesque streets of Chefchaouen producing blankets, cushions and rugs in the most wonderful colours. Now, I do use the term ‘woollen’ lightly as I expect there is a scarcity of the real thing in my blanket given how inexpensive acrylic yarns are nowadays. However, I am only guessing and have no evidence to support such a negative remark. Further, the pillows I purchased the following year when visiting with friends are standing up well to quite some punishment on our equally well-used settee. No sign of pilling, on the cushions or the blanket, so I may well have to eat my words.
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| And I couldn't leave the cushions behind, right? |
A summary of our finds on this tour through Morocco & subsequent stops in Chefchaouen are covered in earlier Textile Tourist posts which can be easily found via the Morocco 2012 link over in the sidebar. Even more detail can be found on the Windjammer3 site (link here). I would most happily fill my house with goodies that can be found in any of the souks we visited…but maybe, mostly the Aladdin’s cave that is Fez!
I've just been re-reading a wonderful travel book by Eric Newby (a Brit), "On the Shores of the Mediterranean", a journey he took in the 1980's with his wife, Wanda. The whole book is fascinating to read again, now that we've managed to visit some of the many places he's written about. Without doubt, he captures the essence of Fez; Moroccan to the core and so culturally rich. Visit if you can, you'll be all the better for doing so...if not a little poorer!!
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| I found this photo of an embroidered Horse Cover from Fez. Its in Wiki along with other location facts. |
By the by, even though it's Autumn here in the Med, it really is Spring (well, only just) at home. Hence my need to tidy up & refresh the blog a little with a rather sweet, new look. Even more links to follow when I find them again...
