Taita Tatreez Tea are back! Taita Leila and Tatreez and Tea have created a new limited edition Palestinian embroidery kit, this time focusing on the waste canvas technique. With this kit, you will learn how to implement waste canvas on fabric -- a skill that will allow you to embroider on any garment, scarf or pouch. Waste canvas has been used since the beginning of the twentieth century in Palestine, providing a guide to Palestinian embroiderers by gridding fabrics that aren’t countable. When the waste canvas is removed, the embroidery is revealed on the fabric. Included in the kit is the second edition of our exclusive instructional guide has been expanded to 24 pages and updated to include: Instructions on the...
"In the face of the increased mortal danger of the past two weeks, Palestinians are uniting once again. In Palestine and across the world, vast numbers are taking to the streets, organizing on social media, defending their homes, protecting each other, and demanding an end to ethnic cleansing, apartheid, discrimination and dispossession. Our communities have been systematically denied their right of return and forcibly fragmented and erased since An-Nakba, the dawn of Israeli settler colonial rule in 1948, and this recent coming together has given us some much-needed confidence amid the rage and grief of the past two weeks. We are starting to feel, in spite of all that is happening, in spite of years of dehumanization, some hope. We,...
Our latest collection "Roh Sitti" is a little bit different to our previous ones. Because this collection is dedicated to our namesake Taita Leila, we wanted to donate the proceeds to an institution in her honour. As she was forced out of her birthplace and hometown, we thought it fitting to partner with Grassroots Al-Quds. Grassroots Al-Quds is a platform for community mobilization and networking in occupied Jerusalem. They believe that the vision for Jerusalem, and the path to it, must be articulated and shaped by the Palestinian community itself. In order to break free from the Israeli occupation, and build a vibrant and just society, they believe that the Palestinian people need to lead their struggle for liberation...
Yesterday we received the upsetting news that Taita Leila, the woman this social enterprise was named after, has passed. Taita Leila, our grandmother, was incredibly intelligent, loved to read, loved handicrafts, good food, hazelnut coffee and embroidery. She was incredibly stylish and unapologetically feminine. Her love for cats was unparalleled, claiming that pets funnily enough make you more human. Despite the challenges of forced displacement from her home in Jerusalem, she held her Palestinian identity close to her heart. She was incredibly educated and used her research skills to write ‘The Art of Palestinian Embroidery’ which set the landmark for research on this important topic. Taita, we will miss you greatly and hope to make you proud 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 مبارح وصلتنا...
After crowdfunding, releasing the Qabbeh and the Benayiq collections, we are ready to introduce the final collection in our Anatomy of a Thobe series. The Irdan Collection We took our inspiration from the beautiful, bell, long and pointed sleeves, as seen in the image in this post. Known as the irdan, these large and bellowing sleeves were tied behind the woman's back while she would be busy doing manual labour. This collection is designed with the modern woman in mind, no matter what kind of business she may be up to. We are staying true to our concept of crowdfunding, but executed a little differently. Our subscribers responded to a survey where they could preview our designs. Together with their insights, we think this...
