then handwoven into these white linen pillow covers
Charkha is the traditional wooden spool used to spin cashmere yarn for weaving
Each throw blanket is woven on a wooden hand loom and finished with a hand-braided fringe
the decorative design is intricately hand-embroidered on the front and back sides
Caravans regularly traveled across the Sahara
Berber Bogolan African Collection then handwoven into these whiteCaravans regularly traveled across the Sahara, trading essential commodities like salt and grain. By 1,100 CE, Timbuktu in Mali transitioned from a semi nomadic settlement into a permanent, vital port on the deserts edge. Bogolanfini, or Mud cloth, originated in Mali around this same time. Bogolanfini combined weaving narrow strips of cloth, finimugu, sewing them together and using fermented mud to make patterns with meaningful symbols. Bordering Mali