1 Souk des teinturiers
Covered alley of dye workshops where wool and silk are boiled in vats of indigo, saffron and cochineal.
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This guide to the Souk des teinturiers in Marrakesh follows the dyers of Souk Sebbaghine, who have worked the same vats of indigo, saffron and cochineal for more than a century, six days a week, hands permanently stained from the work. You'll hear how each small workshop specializes in a single color or technique, from dye vats to the olive-soap wet felting used on wool, and why every alley runs roughly one shade at a time. Watch for the apprentices carrying buckets of raw wool and glasses of mint tea through the crowd.
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