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Kairouanese Berber Mergoum

Materials used are wool and cotton.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MATERIALS

Designations

Nature

Utilisation

Chain knot

-Cotton thread 20/12
-Or Cotton thread 20/6 of same thickness and strength

Knots

Natural or dyed wool :
-mechanical weaving or handwoven.
-Assaying 2.300 m/kg
Cleaned and treated against moths.. Dye withstands light, cleaning, and rubbing

Three
threads

Two threads

A certificate or a bill of sale guaranteeing all the operations associated with the wool used for the carpet (cleaning, dying, etc.) is provided by either the wool seller or the wool dyer and required by the ONA.

SPECIFICATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION
OF FINISHED PRODUCT

Critères	Superieur	1st choice	2nd choice
Sectional Warping	500 chain threads by line minimum	450 chain threads by line minimum	400 chain threads by line minimum
Texture	25 x 26	23 x 26	20 x 26
Chain threads	Not apparent	Not apparent	More or less apparent
Weight	Mini : 2,000 kg maxi : 2,200 kg	Mini : 1,900 kg Maxi: 2,000 kg	Mini : 1,600 kg Maxi: 1,800 kg
Centralization of design	Tolerance of 1% on each dimension	Tolerance of 1,5% on each dimension	Tolerance of 2% on each dimension
Fringes	Perfect regularity Double stitching of fringes	Regularity double stitching of fringes	Irregularity, does not complement aspect of Mergoum
Patterns	Regularity and symmetry of patterns	Regularity double stitching of fringes	Irregularity, does not complement aspect of Mergoum
Change of hue	None	None	Light in background where it does not alter aspect of Mergoum
Warping	None	None	Partial and does not alter aspect of Mergoum

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