Tag: Handicraft

  • Cretan weavings and embroidery

    Cretan weavings and embroidery

    The embroideries of Crete are famous for their colorful representations, with themes from both nature and everyday life as well as motifs borrowed from the Minoan and Byzantine tradition of the island.

  • The Cretan knife

    The Cretan knife

    There is no questioning the sentimental and military value the Cretans hold for their knives and daggers, passing them from generation to generation, gifting them as a token of friendship, respect, honor, and love.