Women often work together on weaving. The woman on the left is
winding wool into into balls, and the one on the right is weaving a
flatweave piece called in Berber lehemel. A flatweave is a piece
that has no knots; it resembles a blanket but is heavier. She
is weaving on a metal loom that the local group gave her and which
she will pay back gradually from her rug sales.
This woman is also making a flatweave or lehemel.
This is a detail of a knotted rug still in the process of being woven.
Knots are tied onto the long warp threads, and weft threads added over
them to hold them in place.
Several women, either from one family or a group of neighbors, may work together
on a rug. There are four here.