Stories from the Workshop

Notes on the people, materials and techniques that have endured for centuries.

12 August 2026

Why the Crafts Endure

A craft has not survived because it was protected, but because someone needed it. That remains the only real protection.

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3 August 2026 · Elena Petreska

Colours from Root and Bark

Before aniline dyes, the entire palette of the Macedonian kilim came from plants growing within a day's walk of the village.

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