Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Pouf Ottoman

MOROCCAN VINTAGE POUF Bold and colorful vintage Moroccan Boucherouite rugs turned into unique poufs / pillows able to charm any corner of your house. Size: 16" square and 7.5" high with tassels on the four corners There is a small hole in the underneath of the pouf, can be repaired or darned easily. THE POUF IS NOT FILLED! We recommend to stuff your pouf with whatever is available to you, for a firm support: unused clothes, sheets, or towels provide fantastic support for your pouf. For a soft support: you can also simply use scrunched up newspapers or buckwheat hulls More about Boucherouite Carpet: Early 20th century, women here started to create a new type of rug which they did not weave from wool. It is also popularly known as the Moroccan boucherouite rug. Besides being trendy, it is quite stylish, and you can use it as an indoor carpet at home for more practical use. These carpets are slowly becoming favorite for several people as many advantages come from using it. Here are few things that you might not know about these rugs, The Real Meaning: In Moroccan, a boucherouite means merely a used clothing or in other words scrap. Instead of using wool to weave the rugs, women in Morocco started to use yarn rugs from recycled carpets. They also use recycled wool, cotton as well as lurex and nylon. They also use plastic from grain shipping bags as well as packaging material to create this beautiful rug.