Historical threads: Morocco's last brocade master

FEZ, Morocco - Abdelkader Ouazzani, the last of Morocco's brocade master weavers, has been repeating the same gestures for 63 years in his dilapidated workshop in the heart of the old city of Fez.

"This profession is vanishing. ... There were many craftsmen in Fez, but they all died and only memories remain," said the 79-year-old weaver, the last witness of a bygone era.

His skillful hands intricately create shimmering silk fabrics, enhanced with gold or silver thread, for bridal jewelry, designer creations or high-end furnishings.