What Is Tatreez? A Guide to Palestinian Embroidery

If you have ever looked closely at a Palestinian thobe, you have probably noticed the embroidery before anything else. Flowers, birds, trees and geometric patterns appear across the chest, sleeves and skirt, and when you look at another thobe from a different part of Palestine, the colours, patterns and even the type of stitching may be completely different.

This is tatreez.