Crafts

Among the bustling workshops in the streets of Akyazı, Sakarya in the Marmara region, a 75-year-old craftsman makes the unimaginable— shoes that scale down from size 44 to a minuscule 2 millimeters, setting his sights on a Guinness World Record with his extraordinarily miniature designs.

In her tiny Athens apartment, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need from Greece to Ukraine - and she has no plans to quit just yet.

"Until I die, I will be knitting," Matsouka said. Her knitting needles clicked through her expert fingers, her nails painted red. "It brings me joy to share them."

The benefits of digitization are so obvious and now experienced by citizens that anyone who hinders it can only fight a rearguard battle in favor of their petty interests. All in vain. 

In "The Tale of Tools: The Untold Narrative of Wooden Handiwork Implements from Greece," the Benaki Museum (benaki.org) has put together a very informative presentation that showcases beautifully crafted tools used in traditional spinning, sewing, knitting and embroidery.

Sci-fi epic "Dune," coming-of-age drama "Licorice Pizza" and musical remake "West Side Story" received major boosts in Hollywood's awards season race on Jan. 27 as several of the film industry's top guilds unveiled their nominees.

Hobbies are great ways to explore areas of ourselves; we do not get to engage at work. You do not have to be good at a hobby to enjoy it. You just need to enjoy it. Not every hobby you try will be something that you want to stick with, but that is no reason not to try. Now is the perfect time to try out and pick up new hobbies for yourself that you can do at home.

The Greek capital's biggest event dedicated to handicrafts and DIY is taking place from Friday, November 2, to Sunday, November 4, at the Maroussi Exhibition Hall (Helexpo).

ALC, a Canada-headquartered auto upholstery producer, is set to open its third plant in the country, Capital Daily reports.

The new facility will be located in Blagoevgrad, in Bulgaria's southwest.

ALC Bulgaria so far employs 1600 people in its its plants in Musachevo and Ihtiman.

Tired to colour your roots every month? There is a new trendy solution which answers to all your root-related problems.

Rainbow glitter roots seem to be the new fashion trend, since women creatively paint and conceal their roots with sparkles and star-shaped glitter. And share the outcome with their friends on Instagram.

A group of women from Thessaloniki had the idea to express their solidarity to the refugees by knitting mittens, beanies and scarves for the children.

“We were moved by the children’s joy in Idomeni camp when we gave them the first scarves and beanies we knitted last week,” said to ANA-MPA Rena Akritidou member of the group and journalist.