Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery with Wafa Ghnaim

Art Illuminated

English - September 23, 2020 17:54 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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Palestinian embroidery (known as Tatreez in Arabic) is very unique and in this episode you will learn why! Starting with the journey of Palestinian American artist Wafa from how she got funding to document this craft to the point where she left her private sector job to do tatreez full time. We talk about the story of Palestine via embroidery and how it is presented to the world in museums. Find Wafa on https://www.tatreezandtea.com/ and on @tatreezandtea on instagram

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