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Tunisia’s Magic Carpets: Margoum2 min read

By Khaled Daboubi January 30, 2023
Written by Khaled Daboubi January 30, 2023
Tunisian Margoum

The Margoum, a typically Tunisian carpet for an authentic decoration. 

The “Margoum” is taken into consideration one of the maximum essential conventional fabric industries that Tunisia is specific to withinside the Maghreb region, with its conventional functions and characteristics, become related to southern Tunisia, making it a name of originality and nobility. And an extension among records and geography.

Margoum is a carpet of various sizes, and even though it is absolutely woven from wool, it’s miles lighter in weight and less difficult to apply than the heavy conventional carpets, the manufacture of which become mounted withinside the city of Kairouan.

According to researchers specialized in conventional industries, the Berber tribes that settled in southern Tunisia, particularly withinside the areas of Tataouine, Medenine, Gabes and Gafsa, inherited the weaving of the “Mergoum”, as they had been acknowledged to apply it of their mountain houses at the flooring in addition to to enhance the partitions and corners.

Tunisian Margoum.
Tunisian Margoum.

The town of Oudref, withinside the nation of Gabes, in southeastern Tunisia, is taken into consideration the capital of the “Margoum”, as its enterprise represents an artwork this is inherited from generations, and a sort of capabilities that ladies should grasp and be capable of grasp its arts from an early age.

Making the “Mergoum” is a technique that calls for patience, strength, and high-quality bodily and intellectual attempt for numerous hours a day. The technique of stitching a medium-sized “Mergoum” the use of the conventional guide approach takes among to 3 months, relying at the variety of day by day operating hours.

Margoum knitting calls for a huge quantity of herbal wool, that is subjected to washing and softening processes, after which converted into woolen threads to be used in weaving.


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Khaled Daboubi, 37 years old, Computer Engineer. I worked on several positions in several startups around the world. Currently, I am a consultant in the Minister of Energy of Quebec in Canada.

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