Our family half jokingly talked about marrying us off the whole time we were there. While it didn't happen, they did send Shabd and my mom home with a dowry trousseau! They appreciated how interested in weaving and textiles Shabd is, and since they've all boxed up their family textiles in favor of newer styles, they were happy to pass on some choice pieces. Everything was hand woven (and many hand dyed and hand spun from their own sheep's wool) by members of our family.
Shabd and my mom each got a handwoven apron. Evyenia gave my mom hers, and Effie gave Shabd the apron that her mom Marianthi wove for her own wedding dowry and passed on to Effie for hers. It was actually quite an emotional gifting.
The wool for this carpet was carded and spun into yarn by our great grandmother, the yarn was dyed by our grandmother with a combination of natural and bottled dyes, and the carpet was woven by our Aunt Evyenia (I think for her own dowry). She gave identical rugs to Shabd and my mom!
This carpet was woven by our yiayia (Grandma).
This runner was woven by the women in yiayia Froso's family for her dowry.
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