Cross-Stitch : Tatreez Trees

Tickets are free, with a suggested donation option to donate to Palestine Children's Relief Fund

In the first session we will learn the basic approaches of Tatreez, and how it differs from Amero-European cross-stitch. We will practice the basic stitch and start a single-colored tree motif. Students may finish the first tree during this session, or finish it between sessions.

We will start the second session with questions and troubleshooting any work done between classes. We will then learn a second version of the tree motif to finish the pattern. We will finish up the back of our embroidery so it is ready to hang.

• Learn about Palestinian Tatreez
• Learn the basic cross-stitch and approach to a Tatreez pattern
• Create 1-2 Cyprus tree motifs based on embroidery from the Hebron region
• Finish your embroidery so you can hang or display it

• Needle
• Thread
• Aida cloth
• 3" hoop
• Pattern and instruction sheet
• Access to A2's x and tools for the duration of the session.

Kat Lombard-Cook is a designer, educator, and researcher. For over twenty years, she has used a variety of visual media from film to fiber to tell stories. Her embroidery practice centers on foregrounding the value of craft and preserving practices and knowledge for future generations. Kat has taken virtual classes from Wafa Ghnaim, author of Tareez and Tea and founder of the US Tatreez Institute, where she learned the skills she will be teaching. As a lifelong learner, she loves to learn new techniques and share them with others through her teaching.