Harikleia Sirmans

Harikleia Sirmans

Harikleia Sirmans is known for her many talents. Among other things, she’s an academic librarian and an expert dressmaker. She loves sewing and needlework, and every evening, she crochets to relax. She was born and raised on the island of North Evia, Greece. Today, she lives with her husband in Valdosta, Georgia, and she makes beds, sweaters, and collars for their furry kids.

To Have and to Hold: Mending in a Material World Image

To Have and to Hold: Mending in a Material World

Mending is an act of care, memory, and resistance in a world built on disposability. Harikleia Sirmans reflects on growing up in a Greek village where clothes were repaired, remade, and cherished.

Snip and Stitch Image

Snip and Stitch

The Art of Kofto Embroidery

The Pearl-Button Fever: Fishing Fortunes from the Mississippi River Bend Image

The Pearl-Button Fever: Fishing Fortunes from the Mississippi River Bend

For many years, Muscatine, Iowa, on the Mississippi River, was the Pearl-Button Capital of the World.

From Sheep to Tagari: The Story of the Greek Shepherd’s Bag Image

From Sheep to Tagari: The Story of the Greek Shepherd’s Bag

Harikleia recalls how her grandparents made tagaria, a treasured part of her Greek heritage.

Embroidery and Symbolism of the Eastern Orthodox Liturgical Vestments Image

Embroidery and Symbolism of the Eastern Orthodox Liturgical Vestments

Explore the history behind these embellished garments.

Dressed in 30 Meters of Greek Pride: The Evzones’ Traditional Uniform Image

Dressed in 30 Meters of Greek Pride: The Evzones’ Traditional Uniform

The traditional uniform of the Evzone Guards of Greece is as unique as the guards themselves.