2024

COOPÉRATIVE DES FEMMES

Works of art design and reproduction

Looking to bring back a beautiful gift from your trip to Crete? In this store you will find beautiful kοpanelli (laces) made by the women of the village in the purest Cretan tradition. It is a weaving technique whose origin is lost in time. The lace is woven with the help of a dozen wooden sticks that are placed vertically on a small loom. The lace design is placed on the koussouni, a term that is most likely derived from the French word "coussin".

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