‘Due to its contact with the body, the weave of a fabric reveals a plot, a narrative’, says sociologist Patrizia Calefato. The women knew how to listen to fabrics and as they abandoned their houses, they made sure to pack in their bundles not only clothes that would keep them warm, but also those that had a story to tell. Such clothes, nightgowns, dresses, linen were later donated as keepsakes to the ‘House of Asia Minor Greeks’ established in Chania by the ‘Agios Polykarpos’ Brotherhood of Asia Minor Greeks of Chania. These clothing items, their white yellowed by wear and the passage of time, are now carriers of refugee memory from Asia Minor.
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References:
Katerina Schina, The good and the wrong side. The culture of knitting, Kichli, Athens 2014.