Anastasia Savvidou
- Country
- Greece
I am a co – founding member of the social enterprise FORME, a network for women artisans. I actively encourage, teach, advise, and mentor women, empowering them to develop their creative skills and build sustainable businesses. I believe in the power of community and collaboration, helping women connect, grow, and share their crafts with the world.
I enjoy knitting, crocheting, and embroidery, constantly exploring new techniques to expand my creative boundaries.
For me, crafting is a form of mindfulness, clearing my mind and allowing me to be fully present in the moment.
With experience in the textile industry, I have worked closely with manufacturers, advising and combining colors and fabric types to curate distinctive collections.
I am passionate about creating home crafts using old fabrics, blending textures and design to create unique, sustainable pieces and also I enjoy creating patchwork with various fabric scraps.
Artworks
It's a flower pot for my flowers. It was created with leftover fabrics. I usually decorate gifts for dear friends who appreciate the circular economy.
Spring flowers. Table runner embroidered with Byzantine stitch on linen fabric. I designed on the fabric and embroidered. It has a satin cord sewn around it.
The Bottom of the sea. I painted it on canvas with oil. It is 95 cm x 65 cm.
Two styles of handcraft.
1. The labyrinth. Cross-stitch embroidery, the design is by counting each box using the appropriate color of thread.
2. The avalanches. Crocheted with crochet and cotton threads