Details
- 17in x 13in x 6in
- 44cm x 32cm x 15cm
- 950 grams
- Sewing, Detailing, Machine, Dyeing, tamp
- leather, Sabra silk
About the Makers:
The Women's Leather Collective was founded by Rkiya Ibchine and Souhad El Bahiz and is one of the very few, if not the only leather collective founded and run by women in Morocco. Souhad's husband was a famous leathersmith, who received an award as one of the best artisans in Africa in 2000. However, her husband fell severely ill and could no longer work and it fell to Souhad to continue her husband's business and craft. Since then, Souhad has thrived and has turned her husbands one-man business into a thriving cooperative that employs 7 women and brings on more members when larger orders come through. Several years ago, Souhad met Rkiya at a local craft fair, who was an expert seamstress and they decided to join together and have been inseparable since. Today, their cooperative products some of the best leather work on the market due to Souhad's expertise in leather and Rkiyas knowledge of sewing. Their ambition is as big as their ability, and they hope in the near future to move from their small workshop to a large store in the old medina of Marrakech.