Essaouira Thuya Woodcraft Workshop at Local Cooperative

Create your own thuya wood piece in a 2-hour standard group workshop with guidance from local cooperative artisans near Essaouira.

Getting started

Arrive at the local cooperative near Essaouira and check in for your standard group workshop. After a brief introduction from the artisans, you will be shown to your workstation. Once the wood and tools are laid out for you, the hands-on session begins, and you start working directly with thuya wood.

What to expect

Thuya wood creation workshop

During this 2-hour thuya wood creation workshop, you learn a craft closely associated with Essaouira while shaping and finishing your own object from thuya wood.

Features

• The workshop runs for 2 hours and is fully hands-on, so you spend most of the time cutting, carving, and refining objects from thuya wood under supervision. It is designed as a standard group workshop format, so you learn alongside other participants.
• Guidance from local cooperative artisans is included, with the artisans demonstrating techniques and then helping you apply them step by step to your own piece.
• All wood and tools are provided, so you can focus on learning how to work with thuya wood rather than sourcing materials or equipment.
• The finished piece to take home is yours to keep, turning your practice session into a personal souvenir of Essaouira.
• Water or tea is provided during the session, giving you a short pause while glue or finishes set on your project.
• A souvenir photo is included, so you leave with an image of you and your creation inside the cooperative, alongside your thuya wood piece.