Tell your story through tatreez
Tap into the language of Palestinian embroidery and share your personal story on a Palestinian Thobe
Learn the meanings behind tatreez motifs
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Design a thobe that tells your story through tatreez
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Visualize your dream thobe before it’s stitched
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Honor the time required to stitch your thobe
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Re-connect the wearer with the maker
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Lina’s Thobe helps you bring to life a dress that embodies YOU - all of you.
Tatreez 101 Course now LIVE!
Lina’s Thobe: A Case Study
I N T E N T I O N: “Practice” dress before creating dream wedding dress
R E A L I T Y: Humbling experience taking 2 years to complete… fated to actually be wedding dress
Embedded meanings via motifs:
Curl [Mlawlaw] = Lina’s curly hair
Palm Tree [Nakhl] = the meaning of Lina
Orchid = Panamanian heritage and a tribute to her mother who taught her how to embroider
Placement: Water Springs [Irq Al Oyoun] + Mountains [Jibal] + Stars [Njoum] imitating the world we see; land beneath our feet to the sky above…inspired by Panamanian Abuela
Color Choice: Warm, fall colors… personal preference :)
In the Press.
Threads Of Heritage: Celebrating Traditional Palestinian Clothing
For many centuries, Palestinian women have embroidered their own clothes and dresses. This intricate skill that has been passed down through generations of daughters and granddaughters, is why the craft of Tatreez has been preserved so well.
Stitching together an archive of an endangered Palestinian art
Palestinian embroidery is a centuries-old tradition. Can digitizing hard-to-access patterns help preserve it for a new generation?
