Moroccan Gray Rug

Gray Moroccan Rug - Handwoven Wool - Knotted Motifs - 63 x 39 in

£668.00 GBP
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Moroccan Gray Rug

Gray Moroccan Rug - Handwoven Wool - Knotted Motifs - 63 x 39 in

£668.00 GBP
6–13 weeks to weave
Weekly loom updates
Know who is weaving your rug
Final photos and video shared
Free tracked shipping
DDP available by country
About the rug
The Story of This Rug

Dozens of motifs. One grey field. A garden of blessing for your home.

Six weeks of work. The hands of Moroccan women. One loom. One rug — never to be repeated.

Handwoven by Moroccan women artisans, this gray flatweave rug carries a full garden of Amazigh motifs — stars, crosses, lozenges, flower clusters, butterflies, and eyes — scattered across a warm stone-grey ground in a palette of red, orange, navy, ivory, green, brown, and ochre. Woven over roughly six weeks on a traditional loom, every knot tied by hand, every symbol chosen by the artisan herself. Made from 100% natural sheep's wool, the fibres are plant-dyed using madder root, natural indigo, and pomegranate peel, then woven at the slow pace that handmade work demands. A dark navy border of eight-point stars frames the entire field, grounding the abundant inner design. It is the only one of its kind in the world.

Meaning & Symbolism

This rug is a visual lexicon of Amazigh protection and blessing. Star motifs radiate outward from their centres — in Amazigh tradition, the star guides travellers and signals good fortune for the household it enters. The cross forms anchor the field in the four compass directions, each arm a wish cast toward a different corner of the home. Butterfly shapes, known in Berber weaving as symbols of transformation and joy, appear in warm orange and gold, mid-rug.

The flower clusters — rendered in rounds of burgundy, green, and ivory — speak to growth and the abundance of the natural world. Small diamond lozenges scattered between motifs stand for protection tightly drawn, a shield repeated across the surface so that no corner of the home is left unguarded. The navy border star-rosettes seal the whole composition: a continuous ring of guidance and calm around everything inside.

The palette carries its own meaning. Red speaks of strength and vitality; orange of warmth and welcome; navy of protection and quiet calm; green of growth and the land. The result is not only decoration, but a handmade object shaped by patience, memory, and daily use.

The Symbols on This Rug

Each motif carries meaning in Amazigh weaving — together they read like a quiet blessing for your home.

Star
Guidance & good fortune
Cross
Blessing in every corner
Lozenge
Protection drawn tight
Flower Cluster
Growth & abundance
Color from the Earth

Every colour in this rug comes from one of two sources: a plant-based pigment dissolved in a copper pot, or the natural colour of the wool itself, straight from the sheep. Nothing is bought as a ready-made colour.

The pigments — from root, stone & peel

Deep Red
from madder root

Navy Blue
from natural indigo

Warm Orange
from pomegranate peel + madder

Mixed by hand to make more

The earthy greens and sandy ochres are not separate dyes — they are made by layering and over-dyeing the base pigments by hand.


Sage Green
yellow + indigo, over-dyed

Warm Ochre
from pomegranate peel

From the sheep, not the dye pot

The grey ground and ivory accents are not dyed at all — they come straight from the natural colour of the wool, sheared from different sheep.


Stone Grey
from grey-fleeced sheep

Natural Cream
from light-fleeced sheep
Perfect Spaces

At 63 × 39 in (160 × 99 cm), this rug works beautifully as a warm, grounding centrepiece in rooms that deserve a handmade focal point.

Living Room

A warm, grounding centrepiece that anchors a seating area with handmade texture and abundant Amazigh pattern.

Bedroom

Soft wool texture and a natural grey ground make the room feel calm and settled beneath your feet each morning.

Wall Décor

The dense woven design and border pattern display beautifully hung vertically as cultural textile art.

Cozy Corner

A compact layer of colour, softness, and handmade presence that transforms any quiet corner of the home.

Nursery

Gentle colour, wool softness, and quiet symbolic warmth support a calm, protected corner for little ones.

May every corner of your home be filled with light and protection. May luck, harmony, and positive energy follow you and your loved ones every day. — The Artisan's Blessing
1
Of its kind
in the world
6
Weeks at
the loom
100%
Hand-tied
wool knots
100%
Natural wool
plant-dyed
Technical details

✦ Handwoven over ~6 weeks by the Iznaguen Women’s Cooperative in Taznakht
✦ 100% High-Quality Atlas Mountain Wool, naturally plant-dyed
✦ 63 × 39 in (160 × 99 cm) — flatweave & hand-knotted construction
✦ Meaningful Berber symbols carrying blessings from the weaver
✦ Moroccan Artisan Label & STEP Fair Trade certified

Need another size or have a question?

Tell us the dimensions you need in feet or centimetres, or let us know how we can help.

Natural variation

Each TazRugs rug is woven entirely by hand from natural wool. The material and the hands behind it give every piece its own character, with gentle differences in size, pattern, colour, texture, pile, and finishing.
These beautiful details are part of what makes a handwoven rug unique. No two pieces are exactly alike.
Once your rug is finished, we share final photos, close-up images, and a video so you can see its colour, texture, pile, and finishing clearly before it leaves Morocco.

Shipping, returns & cancellations

Tracked shipping is included. Delivery times vary by destination, and DDP is available in selected countries.

As each rug is woven to order, returns and exchanges are not accepted. Please review your measurements, colour direction, and design carefully before placing your order.

Cancellation requests may be made before preparation of your rug begins. Once the wool has been sourced and preparation is underway, the order can

How your rug is made

01

After your 50% deposit

Colour and texture confirmed together.

02

At the loom

Handwoven in Morocco. Weekly updates from the loom. Know who is weaving your rug.

03

Before shipping

Final images are shared for your review. The remaining 50% is due before shipping. Free tracked shipping follows.

Our roots in Taznakht

Each rug finds the right hands.

TazRugs is rooted in the Iznaguen Women’s Cooperative in Taznakht. We also work with carefully selected women-led cooperatives across Morocco, matching each commission to the cooperative and weaver whose knowledge best suits its technique, texture, and design.

Woman weaving a Moroccan rug at a loom
From the loom in Taznakht

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