Residency Sefrou – weaving

The artisanal activity of weaving is very complex. Today I had the chance to meet one of Sefrou's weavers, for four generations, Mustapha.

He is not only talented but also very up to date using the a design application to plan his weaving schemes.

You see, weaving is composed of pedals and drawers, and according to their position, and all the possibilities of combinations between them, they form the design of the textile weaved. Mustapha is designing it on his computer (see video), which can take him hours and days, but saves months of work without the computer. Most the weavers today don't use this design application since they are located in rural locations, often without access to internet and computers. Next week I am going to visit and meet several women cooperatives in rural areas to know other technics.

I would like to thank Mustapha to have shown us his home, his ways of working the designs, his patience and immense kindness.

Slama for all of you.