Our story

A small house for Moroccan rugs

Wool, geometry and colour that has been worked out over generations. Our job is to choose well, describe honestly, and get the rug to you intact.

What we actually do

Tyigo LLC is a shop, not a workshop. We do not weave these rugs and we do not claim to — the people who do have been at it far longer than we have. What we do is choose them one at a time, check them properly, photograph them as they are, and handle everything between your order and your floor.

That distinction matters more than it might sound. A great deal of what is sold as a “Moroccan rug” online comes with a story attached — a village, a family, a certificate — that nobody can verify. We would rather tell you less and have all of it be true.

So each listing carries the measurements we took, the composition we confirmed, and photographs of that exact piece. Where we know the region a rug came from, we say so. Where we don't, we leave it blank, and you can ask.

See the collection

A Moroccan wool rug photographed in detail

How we work

Four things we hold to

We only say what we know

A rug's origin, its fibre and its weave are stated on its page when we have confirmed them, and left off when we haven't. We would rather a listing look sparse than carry a region or a technique we can't stand behind. You will not find the word 'certified' anywhere on this site, because we hold no certification to point you at.

The photographs are the rug

Every image on a product page is of that individual piece — its actual colour, its actual wear, its actual irregularities. Nothing is a catalogue shot of the style in general, and nothing is retouched to even out the weave.

The price is the rug, and only the rug

Shipping is quoted separately, once we know where a rug is going, and confirmed with you before anything is dispatched. We would rather show you a real FedEx figure than bake a guess into the price.

Small on purpose

We keep a handful of rugs rather than a warehouse. It means we can answer any question about any piece from memory, and it means nothing sits in the collection that we wouldn't happily keep.

Background

The tradition behind the rugs

What follows describes Moroccan weaving in general terms. It is context for reading a rug — not a claim about any particular piece in our collection.

Where they come from

Rug weaving in Morocco is a regional craft: the mountains, the plains and the desert each developed their own vocabulary of knots, colours and proportions. The names most often heard in the trade refer to the group or region a style is associated with, not to a single workshop.

Beni Ourain — associated with the Middle Atlas; typically ivory or cream wool with dark geometric linework.
Azilal — from the High Atlas; a single-knotted pile, often on a pale ground with irregular, freely drawn motifs.
Boujad — from the Haouz plains near Boujad; recognised for pinks, mauves and saturated reds.
Kilim (hanbel) — flat-woven rather than knotted, so there is no pile; lighter, reversible and closely patterned.
Boucherouite — woven from recycled textile strips rather than new wool, giving dense, high-contrast colour.

What they are made of

Wool is the traditional fibre, and it is what gives a Moroccan rug its resilience. Wool fibres are naturally crimped, so a pile springs back after being compressed, and the fibre's outer layer resists soiling and holds dye deeply. Cotton is commonly used for the foundation — the warp and weft the pile is knotted onto — because it is dimensionally stable.

Wool pile — durable, naturally flame-resistant, and forgiving of foot traffic.
Cotton foundation — keeps the rug flat and square over time.
Recycled fibre — used in boucherouite-style rugs, mixing cotton, wool and synthetics.
Undyed wool — the ivory, grey and brown tones of natural fleece, used without pigment.

Reading the patterns

Moroccan rug motifs are geometric rather than figurative: diamonds, chevrons, lozenges, ladders and open fields. Because rugs of this tradition are woven without a printed cartoon to follow, the linework drifts — a diamond widens, a border stops short. That irregularity is characteristic of the weave, not a defect.

Diamonds and lozenges — the most widespread motif across regions.
Open fields — large undecorated areas that let the wool itself carry the surface.
Asymmetry — lines that shift or motifs that change scale across the rug.
Abrash — subtle horizontal colour banding, caused by different dye batches of yarn.

Living with a wool rug

A wool rug rewards simple, regular care. The advice below is standard practice for wool floor coverings and applies to any rug with a wool pile.

Vacuum regularly without a rotating beater bar, which can pull at the pile; use suction alone.
Rotate the rug every few months so light and foot traffic wear it evenly.
Blot spills immediately with a clean, dry white cloth — press, do not rub, and work from the outside in.
Keep it out of prolonged direct sunlight, which fades dyes over time.
Use a rug pad underneath: it stops slipping, cushions the pile and lets air circulate.
For deep cleaning or an old stain, use a professional rug cleaner who handles wool.

How to care for a wool rug