Handicraft

A handicraft teacher has drawn great interest to a course she teaches to quake-stricken women in Hatay, using stones collected from nature to make dolls.

A student works the loom at a Special Vocational Training School in the town of Kilkis in northern Greece, in a photograph released on Saturday. He is among dozens of young men and women with special needs attending such schools across the country, where they acquire skills that will help them earn a living, develop their social skills and also express their creative side.

A shop of a UNESCO award-winning filigree (telkâri) master has been robbed by thieves who stole nearly seven kilos of silver handicrafts - a result of 20 years of meticulous hard work - in the southeastern province of Mardin.

A senior handicraft teacher in northwestern Turkey discovered traditional methods of papermaking during a trip to North Macedonia four years ago. 

Fascinated by the process, Sevilay Güler began producing handmade paper when she returned to Edirne after spending a lot of time and research.

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).

The Greek capital's biggest event dedicated to handicrafts and DIY is taking place from Friday, November 3, to Sunday, November 5, at the Peristeri Exhibition Hall.

Gear up for fall at the Made My Way Project's Handmade Market, where you can pick up handcrafted jewelry, clothes and accessories, beauty products and decorative items until Saturday, October 7. The Handmade Market - a pop-up event which provides artists, designers and small producers with a bricks-and-mortar venue to sell their creations - is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Cooking, hairdressing, embroidery, painting, gardening, drawing, babysitting, handicrafts and reading.

An online project has been kicked off to save traditional handicraft shops in Istanbul by cooperating with modern designers.

“Crafted in Istanbul” is an online platform created to help artisans present their traditional designs through modern methods in order to prevent their professions from disappearing.

Bulgaria's city of Plovdiv will host the 8th Traditional Crafts Week from 23 to 29 June, the Regional Ethnographic Museum announced.