S1E24. Illustrating Palestinian Identity with Tatreez with Nada Esmaeel of @nadasink

S1E24. Illustrating Palestinian Identity with...

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S6E7. Small Windows Into Tatreez with Abeer of Taqa

Send us Fan MailABEER IS AN URBAN DESIGNER AND LIFELONG TATREEZ ENTHUSIAST, USING DESIGN AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH HER PALESTINIAN ROOTS (@taqaclothing). Abeer shares her family's connection to Palestine — her mother from Yaffa and father from Jerusalem, though her family was disp ...  Show more

S6E6. The Butterfly Motif with Watfa

Send us Fan MailWATFA IS A TATREEZ ARTIST, EDUCATOR/HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, FIBER ARTS TEACHER AND PHOTOGRAPHER (@stitched_by_foof). She shares her deep family connection to Palestine, tracing her father's journey from Dirar Al-Ba'ain near Ramallah to Brazil, where he met her moth ...  Show more

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