The design of Berber carpet was inspired by the hand spun cloth of the Berbers of Northwest Africa. It was made from wool and/or camel hair. In the Berber's cloth, specs of twig, or other bits were woven right into the fabric, giving it a fleck. They have been making the cloth at least as long as history has been recorded.
Our term "Berber" refers to color first. It is called Berber for the specs of other colors, like the ones spun into the Berbers cloth. We sell cut pile carpets with Berber in the color name, just referencing the fleck. "Berber Fleck" is a common term.
The term "Berber" also refers to loops of uneven sizes. Much of the cloth woven by the Berbers was looped, and was also the inspiration for our modern day "Berber" carpet. (The term "Berber", as you know, is used all the time to reference a looped carpet.)
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