Welcome to Gridra.
Where traditional and contemporary craftsmanship meet graphic design and embroidery.
We host private and public workshops and create custom, high-quality embroideries inspired by Cypriot patterns.
How it all beganLet’s start from the basics: our founder is from Paphos, Cyprus. Natali Touloupou, her name.
Natali grew up in a creative Cypriot family with her grandfather, a carpenter, and her two grandmothers, who always gave her homemade local delicacies, told her stories of days gone by, and showed her all their textile creations.
Her degree in graphic design and her thesis project allowed her to study the Fythkiótika textiles from Paphos, where she became passionate about finding ways to bring people closer to craftsmanship and cultural heritage. She created her own font (“Fythkiótiko typeface”), which features symbols from the original textiles.
Upcoming Workshop
Small Group
New upcoming embroidery workshop!
- We will get to know about the fythkiótika textiles from Paphos.
- We will learn the fundamentals of cross-stitch embroidery.
- We will make our own embroidered piece inspired by the fythkiótika!
🗓️ 17 October 2026, 11:00–13:00
📍Matao Thrift, Old Town Nicosia, Antigonou 2
> 25 Euros
Seats are extremely limited. If interested, please text +35796822955 as soon as possible.
If you have participated in a previous workshop:
- You will learn a new fythkiotiko pattern!
- You can bring along the embroidery you started during the previous workshop to carry on working on it 🪡
- You can advance your techniques!
The workshop is beginner-friendly!
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