The Simplest Way to Start Your Dream Thobe
Join a powerful 90-minute live workshop to design your thobe with meaning—and get my beginner-friendly sewing pattern, visual guides, and a step-by-step plan to bring it to life.
Join today for only $33
There are two workshop times to choose from—pick the one that works best for you.
What You’ll Get Inside the Workshop
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Live 90-Minute Workshop: Design Your Thobe Story
A guided session where you’ll learn how to design a thobe rooted in memory, identity, and cultural meaning—whether you’re starting from scratch or have ideas waiting to be stitched.
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Beginner-Friendly Thobe Sewing Pattern (worth $27!)
Get access to my exclusive adult thobe sewing pattern—designed specifically for first-time makers. Simple to use, customizable, and ready to bring your dream thobe to life.
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Visual Design Warm-Up + Pinterest Planning Session
Play with layout, color, and symbolism through a beginner-friendly design warm-up. Then follow a step-by-step walkthrough to build your Dream Thobe Inspo Board—no art skills needed.
Plus these BONUSES
Sign up for Design Your Thobe Story and you’ll get all of the following for FREE—because you deserve to feel fully supported as you begin your thobe-making journey.
BONUS #1: “How Long Will It Take Me to Make My Thobe?” Calculator
This interactive tool takes the mystery out of the process by helping you estimate your timeline based on how much you want to stitch, your experience level, and your weekly rhythm. No more guessing or feeling like you’re falling behind—just clarity, pacing, and peace of mind. This bonus alone can save you hours of overplanning and second-guessing.
BONUS #2: Thobe Starter Checklist (Printable PDF)
A beautifully organized checklist of exactly what you need to get started—tools, materials, mindset reminders, and action steps. Whether you’re a total beginner or returning to tatreez after a long pause, this guide will help you feel grounded and ready instead of overwhelmed.
BONUS #3: Dream Thobe Moodboard Template (Canva Link)
This plug-and-play Canva board is your creative playground. Easily organize your color palette, motif inspiration, regional references, and layout sketches in one place. It’s the perfect bridge between your imagination and your sewing pattern—plus it’s actually fun to use!
This is worth a LOT more than $33 and I can’t promise it will stay this low.
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If you’ve ever wondered…
“How do I even begin designing a thobe that actually reflects my story?”
You’re not alone.
The truth is, a lot of us weren’t handed down thobes or taught how to translate our memories, identities, and values into a stitched garment. It can feel overwhelming—like you need to be an artist, a historian, or have learned from your teta to do it “right.”
That’s exactly why I created this workshop:
To guide you through a simple, soulful process for mapping your personal story into a thobe design—even if you’ve never designed or stitched anything before.
You won’t just be looking at pictures of thobes or picking motifs at random. You’ll walk through a framework that roots your thobe in you:
YOUR memories, YOUR relationship to Palestine or land, YOUR cultural inheritance, and the future YOU’RE claiming through thread.
This is more than a design session. It’s a reclamation. A quiet act of resistance. And it’s the first step to making your thobe real.
Creating a thobe is the project of a lifetime—and your story deserves to be stitched.
Let me show you a simple method to move from overwhelm to your first stitches.
In this 90-minute live workshop, I’ll guide you through the same step-by-step process I’ve used to help over 50 Palestinian women and Palestinian allies in the diaspora design deeply personal thobes that honor their story, culture, and connection to land.
You’ll walk away with a clear vision for your thobe—mapped to your memories, values, and identity—even if you’ve never embroidered a stitch or told your story out loud before.
Over 50 aspiring thobe-makers have used this exact process to design garments rooted in story, not just style—most for the first time in their lives.
Don’t take my word for it…
This workshop is rooted in the same storytelling approach that’s already helped so many first-time thobe-makers find clarity, confidence, and deep cultural connection:
Iman
“The story on my thobe is the story of her lineage.”
“My family is very ethnically diverse—I'm Egyptian, my husband is Turkish, and our three children married into Syrian, Vietnamese, and Palestinian families. I hope to one day pass my thobe down to my Palestinian granddaughter. The story on my thobe is the story of her lineage.”
Adriana
“I love Tatreez - and I’ve always had the dream for this amazing thobe for my own wedding one day…”
“At first the cost held me back. But I figured the value of learning a new skill and having the sense of accomplishment (once I finish my thobe) was worth it. Also I didn’t know if I’d have enough time to dedicate to it - but I was too excited to hold myself back.”
Cherine
“The best part was…the history and background of the designs and motifs and learning to translate that into my own expression and design.”
“Lina has the ability to listen to each of us and adapt her feedback to different levels of advancement in the group. And being part of a helpful, thoughtful and amazing community of fellow thobe-makers has helped me keep on course, and has totally enriched my experience so far. ”
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Here’s what you’ll learn in Design Your Thobe Story…
How to root your thobe in personal and cultural meaning:
We’ll begin by exploring what makes a thobe Palestinian—not just in motifs or colors, but in purpose. You’ll get a guided tour of traditional thobes across regions like Gaza, Ramallah, and Bethlehem, learning how each one tells a story. From there, we’ll shift focus to your story: how to ground your garment in memory, lineage, and lived experience—whether you’re connected to the land through family, history, or longing.
How to map your story using my Thobe Story Framework:
This isn’t just journaling or mood boarding—it’s a step-by-step process that helps you identify defining memories, values, and emotions, and then translate them into design inspiration. We’ll ask thoughtful questions like: What do I want my thobe to say about me? What am I reclaiming, honoring, or imagining through this garment? You’ll come away with a written reflection and symbolic anchors to use as design guidance.
How to visualize your thobe—even if you’re not a designer:
You’ll get a warm-up exercise to explore color, motif meaning, and layout inspiration using a guided Pinterest session. I’ll show you how to collect references that feel true to your story, not just aesthetically pleasing. Then, using a Canva template or your own creative tools, you’ll create a draft visual plan for your dream thobe—motifs, placement, different panels and all.
How to actually begin—with clarity and structure:
The final step is where the overwhelm often hits—but not here. You’ll get access to my Thobe Sewing Pattern (a $27 value), along with a checklist to prepare your materials, plus a time calculator to estimate how long your thobe may take. Whether your goal is to make a wedding thobe, an everyday dress, or a keepsake for a loved one—you’ll know exactly how to get started after the workshop ends.
How Design Your Thobe Story will help you finally begin your thobe-making journey with clarity, confidence, and deep purpose
You’ll start by reconnecting with what makes a thobe Palestinian—and what makes it yours. Through stories, images, and examples from traditional thobes across regions, you’ll begin to see how thread has always carried memory, meaning, and identity.
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You’ll reflect deeply on your own UNIQUE story—even if you’ve never put it into words before.
With my step-by-step Story Mapping Framework, you’ll uncover the moments, values, and details that make your thobe meaningful—so you don’t just stitch a pattern, you stitch a purpose.
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You’ll translate your story into visual language—even if you’ve never designed tatreez before.
Through warm-up exercises and guided exploration, you’ll play with color, layout, and motif inspiration. Then we’ll walk through creating a Pinterest mood board to bring it all together—no design skills needed.
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You’ll walk away with a starting point for your thobe AND the sewing pattern to bring it to life.
By the end of the session, you’ll have an inspiration board and a set of motifs to kickstart your design journey—plus a beginner-friendly sewing pattern that guides you step-by-step, designed for first-time sewists so the process feels approachable and doable.
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Most importantly, you’ll no longer feel disconnected or unsure—you’ll feel READY to start.
You’ll leave the workshop feeling grounded, excited, and ready to start creating a garment that reflects who you are, where you come from, and what you’re carrying forward.
All for less than a disposable outfit from a brand that exploits workers and the planet—while your thobe is part of a Palestinian tradition of slow, intentional craft that honors both memory and land.
Join today for only $33
Still on the fence?
Design Your Thobe Story is for you if…
✅ You’re Palestinian—or deeply connected to Palestinian heritage—and want to reclaim your story through thread, memory, and intention.
✅ You’re part of the diaspora and crave a way to feel rooted, creative, and connected to your lineage—even if you've never made a thobe before.
✅ You’re an aspiring thobe-maker who wants to design with meaning, not just aesthetics.
✅ You want your thobe to reflect your story—not just a traditional pattern someone else picked for you.
✅ You’ve hesitated to begin because you’re afraid of getting it wrong, don’t know where to start, or think you need to be an artist to do it justice
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Still have questions?
Read on for answers…
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Yes, absolutely. This workshop is designed for dreamers before doers. You don’t need to know how to embroider or sew to begin designing your thobe. All you need is curiosity, care, and a desire to tell your story through fabric and thread. I’ll walk you through everything, step-by-step.
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This isn’t just a design class—it’s a storytelling ritual. You won’t just gather visuals; you’ll walk through a reflection process that connects your identity, memories, and values directly to the garment. By the end, you’ll have more than an aesthetic—you’ll have a story worth stitching.
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The goal of this workshop isn’t to rush you into stitching—it’s to give you the clarity and direction you need to take your first real step. You’ll leave with a mapped-out story, visual inspiration, and the sewing pattern in hand. Whether you begin stitching next month or next year, you’ll know exactly how to begin when you’re ready. This is about moving forward with intention, not urgency.
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Because reclaiming your story shouldn’t be cost-prohibitive. This offer is designed to be an accessible first step—especially for Palestinian women in the diaspora who have been told our traditions are too hard, too complicated, or not ours to keep. I want to prove that you can begin now, without waiting for permission.
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Due to the digital and live nature of the workshop and instant access to the sewing pattern and bonuses, there are no refunds. That said, I deeply believe in the value of what you’ll receive—and I’m here to support you through it.
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Yes! The workshop is hosted live—and if you join us in real time, you’ll unlock an exclusive bonus only available during the session. If you can’t make it, no worries—you’ll still get the full recording afterward, along with all the materials, prompts, and bonuses to follow along at your own pace.
Real talk: it’s easy to feel disconnected, intimidated, or unsure where to begin right now...
Especially if you're in the diaspora, holding grief for a homeland under siege, apartheid, and genocide while craving something tangible to root into—something that feels like yours.
Maybe you’ve dreamed of making a thobe for years, but the path felt overwhelming. Maybe you’ve collected motifs, saved fabrics, sketched ideas—but still don’t feel ready. Or maybe, deep down, you’re afraid of doing it wrong… of not being “Palestinian enough”… of stitching a story you’re still trying to claim.
I see you. And I created Design Your Thobe Story for you.
This isn’t just a workshop—it’s a soft landing. A place to begin your thobe journey with meaning, not perfection. A way to honor your voice, your memories, your place in the collective story of Palestine.
If those feel like reason enough to join Design Your Thobe Story, I would LOVE to see you inside.
I created this workshop because I know what it’s like to long for belonging—and to finally feel it when I put needle to thread.
My hope is that this gives you not just a plan, but a sense of permission. To start slow. To start messy. To start your thobe.
You in?
Join today for $33
Join for just $33
I’m offering Design Your Thobe Story at two different times — so you can pick the one that works best for your schedule. And if neither fits, you’ll still get the full replay.
Each session includes the live 90-minute workshop, sewing pattern, bonuses, and replay — a guarantee you’ll receive the full experience no matter what.
Thursday
Sep. 25th
at 7:30pm EST
Live 90-minute Design Your Thobe Story workshop
Beginner-friendly sewing pattern
Full bonus bundle (checklist, calculator, moodboard)
Replay access included
Saturday
Sep. 27th
at 1:00pm EST
Live 90-minute Design Your Thobe Story workshop
Beginner-friendly sewing pattern
Full bonus bundle (checklist, calculator, moodboard)
Replay access included