Maria – traditional weaving workshop
This experience will help guests exercise their handcrafting capabilities over a journey on traditional weaving that connects yesterday’s traditions and crafts with today’s needs. They will learn how to hand-craft appliqués, patchworks, quilts, decorative textile creations, through a joyful game of imagination and aesthetics.
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Traditional weaving and handcrafting capabilities
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The secrets of textiles
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Reusing old fabrics and textiles in a contemporary manner
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Hand-crafting: appliqués, patchworks, quilts, decorative textile creations
Irakleio, Attiki - Where the Experience will take place
What Wikipedia says
Irakleio is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.
Irakleio is located about 8 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Nea Ionia, Metamorfosi, Lykovrysi and Pefki. Irakleio is subdivided into several quarters, including Palaio Irakleio, Neo Irakleio, Ano Irakleio and Prasinos Lofos. The main thoroughfare is Irakleiou Avenue, which connects it with central Athens.
Irakleio was named after a sanctuary of Heracles that was located in the area in classical antiquity. Before the Greek War of Independence the village was known as Arakli. Irakleio was part of the city of Athens until 1925, when it became a separate community, elevated to municipality in 1948
Maria Yiannakopoulou is your Hostess for the whole experience
Maria owns a traditional weaving workshop and is a living proof of the fact that imagination and aesthetics can be greatly enhanced through a hands-on experience on decorative textile creation. She loves helping her guests spend a few invigorating hours, while practicing these arts of the past in a contemporary manner.
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Place of ORIGIN: Athens
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LIVES in: Iraklio, Athens
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SPEAKS: English
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LOVES: hand-crafting, design, reading
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Has TRAVELLED to: all over Greece
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Personal TRAITS: patience, attention to detail, appreciation for traditional arts & crafts
Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together
The guests will exercise their handcrafting capabilities through a journey on traditional weaving, thus connecting yesterday’s historic crafts with modern decorative requirements, and appreciate the need for reusing old fabrics and textiles in a contemporary manner.
The guests will learn how to hand-craft appliqués, patchworks, quilts, decorative textile creations, through an entertaining game of imagination and aesthetics. All these, can be employed for creating room decorations or gifts. The guests will learn the secrets of textiles and weaving, and will spend their time in a pleasant and joyful manner.
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Traditional weaving and handcrafting capabilities
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The secrets of textiles
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Reusing old fabrics and textiles in a contemporary manner
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Hand-crafting: appliqués, patchworks, quilts, decorative textile creations
Here are the details for Booking this Greek experience
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Place: Irakleio, Attiki
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Meeting Point: at Maria's workshop: 1 Papanoutsou Str, Irakleio 14122, Athens
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Duration: 3 hours
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Timetable: 11.00-14.00
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Availability: 1 May - 30 June
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Group size: 10 persons max
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Price: 30 euros per person for the whole experience
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What’s SPECIAL about this experience: a chance to utilise and develop hand-crafting capabilities, and discover tradition along the way in a joyful manner
