Learn Tatreez. Stitch Your Story.
Design your
tatreez.
Make it yours.
Tatreez Design Studio is a browser-based design tool that lets you customize, personalize, and bring your tatreez vision to life — stitch by stitch. No experience required. No software to download.
Beta opens May 15th — Nakba Day. Free during beta. Paid plans launch later — beta users get early pricing.
Screenshot of Tatreez Design Studio
in action
Motif library preview
Why I Built This
I wish I had this when I made my first thobe.
Hi, I'm Lina Barkawi — a tatreez artist and educator from Brooklyn, with roots in Burqa and Nablus, Palestine, and Panama. I came to tatreez through my mother, and fell in completely when I decided to create a Palestinian thobe from scratch.
Designing that thobe was one of the most meaningful things I've ever done — and one of the most frustrating. There was no tool built for this. Nothing that understood tatreez motifs, their origins, their meaning. I was wrestling with a clunky, expensive desktop program that was never built for tatreez — just to get my ideas onto a grid.
Tatreez Design Studio is what I needed then. A place to play, design, and make tatreez completely your own — whether you're a beginner picking up a needle for the first time or a lifelong stitcher with a thobe in progress.
— Lina
In Collaboration With
The motif library is powered by Tirazain
Tirazain is a dedicated archive of traditional Palestinian tatreez motifs, documented with cultural metadata — village of origin, region, theme, and meaning. Their collection is what makes this tool more than a design app. Every motif you place carries a story, and Tirazain makes sure that story isn't lost.
What You'll Get
Everything you need to design tatreez your way
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Curated Motif Library
Browse traditional Palestinian motifs organized by village, region, and theme — sourced in collaboration with Tirazain. Drag, drop, and place with a live preview.
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Full DMC Color Catalog
All ~450 DMC thread colors across both floss and Pearl Cotton 8 — with clear indication of which colors are available in each thread type, plus live stitch counts and skein estimates.
03
Every Skill Level Welcome
No downloads. No learning curve. Open your browser and start designing. Whether it's your first motif or your fifth thobe, this tool meets you where you are.
04
Powerful Design Tools
Mirror, rotate, fill, layer, and undo to your heart's content. Draw freehand or build with motifs. Your design, your rules — up to 500 undo steps.
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100% Browser-Based
No app to install. No account required to start. Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Just open the link and begin.
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Save & Export
Save your project and pick it up later. Export a full-color PNG or a printable stitch chart PDF with full thread legend — ready to stitch from. Part of the paid plan, but yours free as a beta user.
Beta Access — May 15th, Nakba Day
Be the first to make tatreez yours.
Sign up to get early access when the beta opens on May 15th — Nakba Day. Full access including save & export, free during the beta period. You'll also help shape what this tool becomes.
Free during beta. Paid plans launch later — beta users get early pricing.