{"id":9212,"date":"2026-05-09T00:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/2026\/05\/09\/a-traditional-tanning-process-moroccantastics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:57:25","slug":"a-traditional-tanning-process-moroccantastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/2026\/05\/09\/a-traditional-tanning-process-moroccantastics\/","title":{"rendered":"A Traditional Tanning Process\n\u2013 Moroccantastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n        <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Iferd: The Pigeon Poo Bath<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first step in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccos-leather-traditional-work-a-treasured-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan handmade leather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moroccan leather<\/strong><\/a> tanning process is to soak the hides in a fermented solution of pigeon poo and tannery waste, known as iferd. This helps to loosen the hair and flesh from the hide. After a few days, the hides are removed from the iferd and scraped to remove the hair and flesh.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lime and Argan-Kernel Pit: A Powerful Cleaning<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The next step is to soak the hides in a lime and argan-kernel pit. This helps to further clean and soften the hides. After a few weeks, the hides are removed from the lime and argan-kernel pit and washed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Qasriya: The Spirit of the Leather<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The hides are then placed in a pit of pigeon poo and water, known as qasriya. This helps to further soften the hides and make them more pliable. After a few days, the hides are removed from the qasriya and scraped again.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tanning Process: A Natural Transformation<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The final step in the tanning process is to dye the hides. Traditional Moroccan tanners use only natural dyes, such as pomegranate, indigo, and saffron. The hides are dyed by hand and then left to dry in the sun.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Smooth Finish: The Birth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccos-leather-traditional-work-a-treasured-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan handmade leather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moroccan Leather<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once the hides are dry, they are ready to be made into products. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccos-leather-traditional-work-a-treasured-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan handmade leather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moroccan leather<\/a><\/strong> artisans are skilled in a variety of techniques, including hand-stitching, embossing, and carving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccos-leather-traditional-work-a-treasured-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan handmade leather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moroccan leather<\/strong><\/a> products are known for their high quality and craftsmanship. They are a popular choice for people who want to own unique and beautiful pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Handmade products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>moroccantastics.com<\/strong> <\/a>to shop our wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccos-leather-traditional-work-a-treasured-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan handmade leather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moroccan leather<\/strong><\/a> products today and experience the difference!\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccantastics.com\/blogs\/news\/moroccan-leather-a-traditional-tanning-process\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iferd: The Pigeon Poo Bath The first step in the Moroccan leather tanning process is to soak the hides in<\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":9213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow1p3FDA:productID":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbagh08_1200x630.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auctionafrique.co.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}