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The Middle Atlas Skirt Pattern and Intarsia-in-the-Round

When I was doing research for my book, Keepers of the Sheep: Knitting in Morocco’s High Atlas and Beyond, I came across a beautiful pair of leg warmers in the book Berber Costumes of Morocco by Frieda Sorber and Marie-Rose Rabaté. The complex tessellating pattern was intriguing and reminded me of the patterns decorating objectsContinue reading “The Middle Atlas Skirt Pattern and Intarsia-in-the-Round”