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3/3 De la toison au fil - le cardage - faciliter le travail des fileuses grâce à un outil low tech

La formation a été animée par Christelle Jeannet, accompagnée d’Annie Lauvaux, de l’association Maroc Inédit et de Jamal Amrray, coordinateur terrain, tous membres du Siroua Wool project.

Un grand merci à Emma François Grasset, sa famille et à Compagnon, leur fonds de dotation familial. Grâce à Compagnon, les formatrices.eurs habituellement bénévoles sur le projet Siroua Wool project ont pu être rémunérés à leur juste valeur, et 10 cardeuses à rouleaux vont pouvoir être fabriquées dans la région et être mises à la disposition des 35 artisanes de la coopérative Timgharine.

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From Fleece to Yarn: Carding – Easing the spinner’s burden with low-tech solutions

The training was led by Christelle Jeannet, supported by Annie Lauvaux (Maroc Inédit) and field coordinator Jamal Amrray, all of whom are members of the Siroua Wool Project.

We extend our sincere thanks to Emma François Grasset, her family, and Compagnon, their family endowment fund. Thanks to Compagnon’s support, the trainers—who typically volunteer their time for the Siroua Wool Project—were fairly compensated. Furthermore, ten additional drum carders will now be manufactured locally and provided to the 35 artisans of the Timgharine cooperative. taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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2/3 De la toison au fil - le cardage - faciliter le travail des fileuses grâce à un outil low tech

Christelle Jeannet, la formatrice derrière le projet « Séraphita, fibres et fil”, a aussi apporté, pour tester, des cardes manuelles avec 3 garnitures différentes. Les artisanes ont apprécié la qualité de ces cardes, plus performantes que les leurs. Elles ont sélectionné la garniture la plus adaptée à la laine Siroua. Elles en disposeront prochainement. Ces 2 types de cardeuses se complètent parfaitement.

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From Fleece to Yarn: Carding – Easing the spinner’s burden with low-tech solutions

Christelle Jeannet, the trainer behind the « Séraphita, fibres et fil » project, also brought along several pairs of hand cards with three different types of cloth for testing. The artisans noted that these were higher quality and more efficient than their current tools. After testing, they selected the cloth best suited for Siroua wool. The hand cards will be supplied to them shortly. These two types of carding tools—manual and drum—complement each other perfectly. taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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1/3 De la toison au fil - le cardage - faciliter le travail des fileuses grâce à un outil low tech

Une première formation au maniement et à la prise en main de cardeuses à rouleaux s’est déroulée dans le village de la coopérative Timgharine de la tribu Feija dans l’Anti Atlas marocain, à moins de 100km du massif du Siroua.

En effet, l’étape du cardage manuel est longue, fastidieuse, et n’apporte aucune valeur ajoutée. L’idée est donc d’introduire des outils et équipements de faible technicité afin de faciliter la transformation manuelle des toisons en fil et ainsi alléger le travail des fileuses.

Les 2 premières cardeuses à rouleaux ont été construites par un menuisier dans la région, à partir d’un modèle en open source développé par un membre de l’association française La Fibre Textile.

La formation a permis aux artisanes de s’entraîner, d’identifier les difficultés, et de se former à l’entretien et aux réglages réguliers indispensables. Cela prendra du temps pour maîtriser ces nouvelles cardeuses, et un suivi régulier sera nécessaire.

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From Fleece to Yarn: Carding – Easing the spinner’s burden with low-tech solutions

An initial training session on the use and handling of drum carders recently took place in the village of the Timgharine cooperative, home to the Feija tribe in Morocco’s Anti-Atlas mountains—less than 100km from the Siroua massif.

Hand-carding is a long, tedious process that adds little value to the final product. The goal of this initiative is to introduce low-tech tools and equipment to streamline the manual transformation of fleece into yarn, significantly reducing the physical workload for the spinners.

The first two drum carders were built by a local carpenter using an open-source model developed by a member of the French association La Fibre Textile.

The training provided the artisans with hands-on practice, helping them identify potential challenges and learn the essential maintenance and adjustments required for the machines. Mastering these new tools will take time, and consistent follow-up support will be provided. taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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From the series « Shepherds and weavers of Morocco » by @calypsodreamz, winner 2025 of Textile Exchange × Magnum programme @textileexchange @magnumphotos

So happy and proud to see all the shepherds, breeders, women master weavers in the textile ecosystem of Morocco’s Anti-Atlas region highlighted thanks to this award. taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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Thrilled to share that our closed friend @calypsodreamz has been nominated as a 2025 Textile Exchange × Magnum winner. @textileexchange @magnumphotos

What recognition for our collaborative project! The @sirouawoolproject is working to safeguard and promote the endemic and hardy Siroua breed of sheep, Morocco’s best wool breed, which is now threatened with extinction.

#sirouawool #moroccanbestwool #endangeredsheepbreed taken in Jebel Siroua by @memori.lab_

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We are delighted that our very closed friend @calypsodreamz, photographer who has been collaborating with us since 2023, has won the @textileexchange Programme award.

This is in recognition of our collective work led since 2017 on promoting wool, the people involved and the issues at stake in the Siroua massif and the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. Discover the full scope of our SIROUA WOOL PROJECT by following here @sirouawoolproject and visiting the dedicated website.

The Siroua Wool Project is a collaborative effort led by two non-profit organizations, Maroc Inédit and @memori.lab_ , since 2017. Its primary goal is to protect and promote the Siroua sheep breed, a resilient native species recognized for producing Morocco’s finest wool. This breed is currently at risk of extinction. The sheep are found in the Siroua valleys between the Toubkal mountain range and the desert, as well as on the Anti-Atlas plateaus, which are home to the artisan weaving village where our association works.

Huge thank you to all the shepherds, breeders and weavers and a particular thank you to @jamalyuba always very involved! taken in Jebel Siroua by @memori.lab_

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Mama & Aïcha carefully preparing the warp threads at the village.

Picture @calypsodreamz taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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The spinning stage is surely one of the most beautiful parts of the transformation process. At any time of day or night, you’ll come across women handspinning. They have learnt to handspin at a very young age, and do so very naturally in the kitchen while waiting for the meal to be ready, during a meeting, or outside in the village lanes... it’s always so beautiful to watch.

Picture @calypsodreamz taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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2/2 Fatima & Fatima trying the hand-operated roller carding machine to make the spinners’ work easier. taken in Anzal, Ouarzazate, Morocco by @memori.lab_

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1/2 The manual carding stage is long and tedious and adds no value. We are thinking of introducing low-tech tools and equipment to facilitate the manual transformation of fleeces into yarn. We’re going to buy 10 hand-operated roller carding machines to make the spinners’ work easier. We tested an opensource model developed by a member of the French association La Fibre Textile, which could be reproduced and marketed in the region. An initial training day has already been organised with several cooperatives and weavers’ associations. A week of training will be organised in October at the village, led by the team of professionals, members of the French association of sheep shearers (ATM)

First picture @calypsodreamz taken in Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco by @memori.lab_

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First picture by @calypsodreamz Fatma & Kbira sorting the Siroua wool before washing it.
All of the others pictures show Kbira, Fatma el Ghana & Jamal experimenting washing by fermentation. It is often necessary to check the appearance of the wool, rinse it for fear of it fermenting too much @sirouawoolproject by @memori.lab_

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All our wool co-creations with the women weavers masters are made with wool from the endemic Siroua breed. The craftswomen wash the fleece and this is stage is the first step in the long crafting process. Through the @sirouawoolproject we aim to improve the process by experimenting with washing by fermentation, which saves water, requires less work and preserves the fibre. We started testing this year and will continue throughout the very hot period, with the aim of using as little water as possible.

picture @calypsodreamz taken in Anti-Atlas by @memori.lab_

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