1. OUR TATREEZ JOURNEY

THE CO-HOSTS BEHIND TATREEZ TALK: THE PODCAST TO ACCOMPANY YOU WHILE YOU STITCH.

Lina (@linasthobe): Palestinian Panamanian who learned the cross-stitch from her brilliantly talented latina mother and made the connection that the main Palestinian embroidery technique is one and the same as the cross-stitch in 2019 after taking an in-person tatreez class with Wafa Ghnaim from Tatreez & Tea. 

Amanne (@minamanne): Learned the cross-stitch on her own using YouTube videos by Roba in 2018. Initially dove into the beauty of tatreez and using tatreez to beautify things but then fell in love with the community, history, and meaning and significance that tatreez has to offer as she learned more.

Lina & Amanne discuss all things tatreez, including appreciation for handmade things, getting pieces framed (any Palestinian framers out there that we can recommend for all of our projects?!), the process of creating something beautiful, the remarkable community, and the healing, soothing, therapeutic aspects of tatreez.

You’ll hear about:

>> 2:52: Introduction to Lina’s Tatreez Journey

>> 7:36: Introduction to Amanne’s Tatreez Journey

>> 12:39: The impact of COVID on tatreez (hint: community)

>> 14:21: Amanne and Lina get introduced

>> 21:20: Transitioning from Lina’s individual practice to a thobe and teaching

>> 24:00: What does tatreez mean to us? (hint: connection to Palestine, healing, community)

>> 31:00: The feeling of home in Palestine through tatreez

>> 35:39: Storytelling through tatreez 

>> 40:50: Diversity in the tatreez community

>> 42:30: Tatreez as art and the stitcher as an artist

Links mentioned in this episode:

>> Wafa Ghnaim from Tatreez & Tea (instagram/website)

>> Roba’s Tatreez YouTube Videos in Arabic

>> Almacén de Pontejos in Madrid for an experience buying needlework materials

>> Tatreez kits: Min Amanne, Badan Collective, Hint of Tatreez

Follow us @tatreeztalk
Follow Amanne @minamanne & Lina @linasthobe