{"product_id":"intro-to-tatreez","title":"Intro to Tatreez: The Tatreez Sampler Kit","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatan is proud to present our first tatreez kit! This project is a natural offshoot of our in-studio tatreez classes and tatreez club meetings--all created to help efforts in reviving this cultural practice in our Palestinian communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If I didn't love tatreez [embroidery], I wouldn't have sacrificed all day and night. I adore tatreez.  Ever since I was this tall [gestures], I've loved tatreez.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003eUm Ibrahim,\u003cem\u003e The Embroiderers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The old thobes [dresses] are mostly embroidered with red, but the red of Ramallah was different to that of Hebron and to that of Bir Al-Saba' [Beersheba]. And really, [these woman] had an instinctual feel for colors. It's amazing! They used to naturally combine colors--that even if we studies--we wouldn't even think to try today. They had such strength and passion. They would work instinctively and come up with extraordinary designs.\" -\u003c\/i\u003eMaryam Malakha,\u003ci\u003e The Embroiderers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis kit is our first \"volume\" of a series of future tatreez kits made by and available at Watan. A special collectible box and surprise supplies\/accessories will be created for each kit. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollect and sew the series!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor this kit, we chose to emulate the spirit of a tatreez sampler--a practice piece of fabric on which women would begin to sample a motif for the first time, taking some time to study the motif and the strategy of its sewing. The look of historical samplers are, we think, gorgeous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf following our exact patterns, your finished piece may either be a 4x6 or 9x12 pattern. If deciding to create your own configuration of the motifs, your results may differ (beautifully!). We can't wait to see what you create.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKit includes: a collectible box, a 12-page instructional booklet complete with 5 videos, a resource guide, 9x12 and 4x6 PDF patterns, 2 DMC Pearl Cotton thread balls, sewing scissors, a needle, a 9x12 piece of Aida cloth in white, and a hand-illustrated \"Tatreez of Palestine\" sticker sheet. We also include an invitation to our bi-monthly tatreez club at Watan Studio in Orland Park, IL!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur resource guide (periodically updated) includes links to a vast array of tatreez books, videos, Instagram accounts focusing on tatreez, our exclusive tatreez-inspiration Pinterest board, and more! We also include homage to Wafa Ghnaim (author \u003cem\u003eTatreez \u0026amp; Tea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThobna\u003c\/em\u003e), who must be created a seminal figure in educating the current generation on tatreez and expanding knowledge production on tatreez in the US. We thought the creation of this guide was essential to helping first-time tatreez-ers take their practice past their first projects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WATAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43785244606627,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/2838\/3021\/files\/TATREEZKITSAMPLER.jpg?v=1703513886","url":"https:\/\/watanpalestine.com\/ar\/products\/intro-to-tatreez","provider":"WATAN STUDIO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}