atelier X office

Sunday 25th of January

We share our workspace, Henk has set up his home office in my atelier.

The brick red office chair fits seamlessly into the bright & colorful room, n'est pas?

shukran caro

I recently posted about the beanies that Aisha made on Place des Epices. Because we unfortunately can't sponsor her during the workshops this year, I figured out a way to support her anyway and sold some of the beanies she made before.

Shortly after I found out Caroline (a lovely lady from the Netherlands, who I met at hotel Chambres d'Amis last year and once more at Villa Augustus afterwards) happened to be in Marrakech to prepare her future group trips to Morocco. I follow her on Instagram and found out by chance she was in Marrakech, because of her Instagram stories.

So I send her a message and asked her for a favor:
If she could an would be so kind to hand Aisha the money for her 'famous' handmade moroccan beanies. She immediately responded very enthusiastically and I knew she was the right person to do this, because she cares about the Moroccan people, especially now, just like me.

So Caroline went looking for Aisha, with the 2 photos I sent her. A photo of Aisha at Chambres d'Amis and a photo of Aisha and me, so she could explain to Aisha, what this was all about. Since Aisha is currently not working on Place des Epices, it was not that easy to find her. With the help of a guide and asking around many people in the medina, she found her eventually.

She sent me a picture of the Aisha and her together in the Medina; support mission accomplished! It made my day, I love it when things work out so well and Aisha was super happy! Caroline was also very pleased to be able to help with this mission.

Shukran dear Caro, thanks for your help and commitment and of course also a huge thanks to the ones who bought a beanie in my Etsy shop.

Let's hope we can meet and work with Aisha herself again next year.

atelier

Atelier. I love the sound of the elegant french word for ‘workspace’.

In the past months I've moved my workspace items, the entire wool collection, a desk, a sofa and a lot of vintage furniture to the spare room in our house. It's completely decorated with items we already stored in barn and attic. In the meantime it is slowly taking shape and it's an inspiring place and wonderful room to work. Moreover it's a great space to relax on the sofa.

It's great to have a special spot to call your 'own'.

color story

Color story

... from my new studio under construction.

A sneak peek in the vintage sorter cabinet with sixty-four compartments.

The former wool cupboard was stored in the attic for years, to finally be reused in my new workspace.


photo: June 2012

veggie shopping & veggie cooking

With its bounty of offerings on the local vegetable market in the medina, April’s 'green is the theme' was all about cooking on this day of the Green Gardens workshop.

In the morning we went with our arabic-french shopping list, made by Mohammed, to the souks. When we arrived back home with baskets full of fresh ingredients, chef Rachida was ready to give us a vegetarian cooking class on the patio in the shade of the banana trees.

With help from Rachida we added the seasonal green pops of color to our dishes and made ourselves a delicious Moroccan lunch, which we ate afterwards on the roof terrace and cooked for a crowd...

After a siesta by the plunge pool, we left at the end of the afternoon to the Secret Garden. The light is so beautiful at the end of the day and the garden is even more enchanting.

How to celebrate this green day more appropriate than in the greenest restaurant imaginable...? and Le Jardin's chocolate cake with a view on the garden and magical music was certainly a highlight of the evening.

medina life

A trip to Marrakech on your travel bucket list?

But you rather not travel alone? This is your chance!
With a group of super nice participants from all over the world, you will have the time of your life!
During the Cool Crochet workshop, you stay in the green oasis, hotel Chambres d'Amis, in the middle of the Medina in Marrakech.
You will discover the colorful city in a very special, authentic and adventurous way.
We will bring you to the most wonderful places and yes, we will crochet 'in between' in the coolest places.
How about a daytrip to the Atlas Mountains? Or crochet a bikini top in the middle of the desert?
Furthermore we take you to wool heaven in the Souk (don't forget to save some space in your suitcase, to bring wool from the Souk)

Click H E R E for more information and send me a mail, if you think this is about you.

We'll be back in Marrakech, 8 weeks from now...

green gardens workshop october 2017

Green Gardens Workshop in a nutshell.

A week in magical Marrakech, discovering, experiencing, creating and sharing with a group of nature-loving women from around the world.
The Green Gardens Workshop is an alternative way to have a unique taste of the Red city.
Besides visiting the most diverse, courtyards, gardens and parks, we cycled through the city and the palm grove, we cooked our own veggie lunch under the banana trees, after shopping the ingredients on the local market.

In the meantime we collected 'greens', seeds and flowers for our herbarium and we also had to update our instagram accounts, haha...

It's impossible to capture this week in and around Marrakech in just a few pictures.
The sights, smells, sounds, mad adventures and fun we had together...

Thanks Amanda, Ank, Christelle, Debbie, Ellen, Flip, Jane, Kerrin, Marielle, Martien, Teresa and Tif!

New dates for the travel workshop in 2018:

Cool Crochet Workshop Spring 2018 - Wednesday 11th April - Monday 16th April
Green Gardens Workshop Spring 2018 - Thursday 19th April - Tuesday 24th April

Cool Crochet Workshop Autumn 2018 - Wednesday 3th October - Monday 8th October
Green Gardens Workshop Autumn 2018 - Thursday 11th October - Tuesday 16th October

If you would like to join one of the workshops in 2018, please send an e-mail to info@woodwoolstool.com