Tanneries in Marrakech, Morocco


Still the leather industry in Morocco follow the traditional way and handmade, using natural materials hundred percent, spread most of the tanneries in Fez, famous for this profession since three centuries, and Nana today chose to highlight one of the tanneries in Marrakech, which flock to the tourists, despite the stench.

Workers working under the sun on the leather handle cross dipped in water with the addition of lemon and bird droppings and dogs and use of coded Obbaga normal.



Begins leather handle up to tannery in donkey carts, cross-sorted and then placed in the «vine» or «short» (in the form of a large vase) by type and color to be soaked in a solution of lime and water, until the skin becomes soft and is added to the solution droppings dogs or chickens or pigeons. This mixture gives the place back by the stench of workers.
Is soak the skin in the solution for several days and weeks, and if necessary re-soaked several times. After soaking comes the cleaning process as it is ejected from the leather «short» to be cleaned manually wool leeches. Then the skin is washed in water and add the leaves under the sun to dry.Next step is to dye the skin, as it is placed again in the «short» of natural dye colored water and leave for several weeks, and is moved across the skin all directions constantly until the dye is distributed throughout. 
Next step is to dye the skin, as it is placed again in the «short» of natural dye colored water and leave for several weeks, and is moved across the skin all directions constantly until the dye is distributed throughout. 
These dyes are natural substances made ​​from a mixture of saffron yellow and red peppers.
In the final stage, finished leather go to workshops where industry are the traditional bags, shoes, sports and so on. 
Tanneries flock to a large number of tourists, especially foreigners, despite the stench, and are keen to buy mint before accessible for the purpose of mitigating the severity of the smell.

 
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