Mission Penelope Gandhi
Creative intervention
The Penelope Gandhi Mission team intervenes creatively in society and production, with new crops and new artisanal forms, to return to the idea, the great value and power of handmade.
It sows flax, produces silk, processes wool, produces handmade yarns, creates natural plant dyes, as a faithful continuation of the actions carried out by the women of Crete from the Minoan era!
Since 2007, it has organized more than 300 actions, on-site visits, discussions, and knowledge exchanges on the art of weaving in all villages and cities of Crete, the surrounding islands, and many places in Greece; it records and videotapes meetings with elderly master weavers and their stories, opens chests, bringing to light the woven masterpieces still preserved in their homes.
We weave knowledge, relationships, and hopes.
The “Penelope Gandhi” Mission was born with the purpose of bringing the art of weaving back into people’s lives—not just as a tradition, but as a source of knowledge, self-confidence, and collective progress. Every action serves a common goal: to unite tradition with the future.
Years
Actions
Villages
Letters
We have been supporting the residents of the mountainous areas of Crete and local communities since 2016.
Letter from EDEEK
University of Applied Sciences in Germany