"This profession is vanishing... His skillful hands intricately create shimmering silk fabrics, enhanced with gold or silver thread, for bridal jewellery, designer creations or high-end furnishings. His feet rest on the wooden pedals, his shoulders are bent forward, his arms move apart with each launch of the wooden shuttle. 'Elite of the elite'As fashions have changed, the wide, colourful belts that for centuries were the pride of the master weavers of Fes gradually stopped selling. The master hides his most cherished "treasures" in a small wooden cupboard protected by a dusty tablecloth.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2019 10:52 UTC