• TIZWIT golden-yellow and brown Beni Mrirt rug with an irregular checkerboard in an isolated product view
  • TIZWIT hand-knotted golden-yellow and brown Moroccan wool rug displayed outdoors in a full front view
  • Angled view of TIZWIT Beni Mrirt rug showing its irregular golden-yellow and brown checkerboard
  • TIZWIT golden-yellow and brown wool rug laid flat, showing the full hand-drawn checkerboard pattern
  • Close-up of TIZWIT Moroccan rug showing irregular golden-yellow and dark-brown wool squares
  • Low-angle detail of TIZWIT Beni Mrirt rug showing the soft pile and changing checker proportions
  • Detailed view of the TIZWIT rug edge showing its hand-knotted golden and brown wool texture
  • Back of TIZWIT Moroccan rug showing the woven checkerboard construction and finished edge
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Woolheritage

TIZWIT

TIZWIT

$400.00 USD
$400.00 USD
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TIZWIT is an expressive Beni Mrirt rug, hand-knotted in M’rirt from Moroccan wool. Its golden-yellow and dark-brown field is built from hundreds of irregular squares, forming a checkerboard that shifts continuously across the surface. Dense and graphic from a distance yet visibly shaped by hand up close, TIZWIT brings warmth, movement, and playful structure to the room.

Each TIZWIT rug is woven knot by knot in M’rirt by Khadija and other women artisans using a traditional vertical loom. The Moroccan wool is hand-spun and worked into a soft medium pile, giving the contrasting colours a rich, tactile depth.

The checkerboard follows the rhythm of the hand rather than the precision of a machine. Individual squares widen, narrow, lean, and change proportion as the rug grows on the loom. Because every rug is made to order, slight differences in pattern, colour, and dimensions make each TIZWIT one of a kind and are part of its handmade character.

TIZWIT means “bee” in Tamazight, Morocco’s Amazigh language. The name reflects the rug’s honeyed palette and energetic repetition—a field of small marks working together to create a larger whole.

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Made By

Khadija and the Women of M'rirt

Khadija leads a group of women weavers in M'rirt, a small town in the Middle Atlas mountains where the Beni Mrirt rug takes its name. The collective was founded by her mother and aunts, who learned to weave as girls and have been weaving for over forty years. They specialize in soft hand-knotted Beni Mrirt rugs, made with wool from sheep raised in the surrounding hills and dyed with plants gathered from the valley. Each rug takes between three weeks and three months to weave, depending on size and complexity.

The Details

Hand-Knotted in Morocco

Every Wool Heritage rug is hand-knotted in the Middle Atlas mountains by a small group of Berber women using techniques passed down through generations. Yours is one of one. No two rugs are identical, and slight variations in pattern, color, and dimensions are part of the craft.

Plush Pile

Our rugs are knotted with a soft medium pile that's plush enough to sink your feet into. If you'd prefer a custom pile height for your space, send us a note before we start your rug and we'll work with you on the right depth.

Tassels

Traditional Moroccan rugs are finished with hand-plaited cotton tassels on the two short ends. Each tassel is twisted and knotted by hand, which means lengths and thickness vary slightly across the row. The natural irregularity is the signature of a real handwoven rug, not a flaw.

No Tassels

Traditional Moroccan rugs are finished with hand-plaited cotton tassels on the two short ends. Each tassel is twisted and knotted by hand, which means lengths and thickness vary slightly across the row. The natural irregularity is the signature of a real handwoven rug, not a flaw.
OUR PROCESS

Made the Slow Way

Each Wool Heritage rug begins with hand-spun wool from the Atlas mountains, dyed with plant-based pigments, and knotted by hand on a traditional loom. Depending on the size, a single rug takes weeks to months to weave. Once finished, it is washed, sun-dried on wooden racks, and brushed by hand. Made the way it has been made for over a hundred years.
MEASURED IN MONTHS
A single rug is woven knot by knot over weeks or months by women who learned the craft from their mothers, who learned it from theirs.