Tatreez Companion: Palestinian Embroidery Study Booklet (Second Edition) by Wafa Ghnaim

A 65-page full color companion booklet that serves as a supplement to any teacher and student of Palestinian embroidery (tatreez) in the diaspora. Includes a statement about cultural appropriation, three methodologies of traditional cross-stitch, over 50 tatreez patterns, many of which were digitized based from traditional dresses in North American and European museums, as well as an embroidered wall hanging found under the rubble of Gaza in 2023.Assembled and curated by Wafa Ghnaim, this companion houses the most popular motifs and designs in Palestinian embroidery that were stitched by her students in Tatreez & Tea classes between 2017 to 2023. The companion provides more than 50 cross-stitch patterns, including; numerous Tree's of Life, Almond Tree (Safad), Tree of Love (Jerusalem), Crushed Sugar (Bethlehem), numerous Amulet's, Palm Tree (Bir Saba), Coffee Bean (Yaffa), Cyclamen flowers (Ramallah), Houses (Al Khalil), Airy Fairy Branch (Yaffa), Pasha's Tent (Al Khalil), numerous