Reading List
This page is being updated on an ongoing basis. If you would like to add to the list, please email Wafa at wafa@tatreezandtea.com.
BOOKS & RESEARCH
Abu Omar, Abed Al-Samih. Traditional Palestinian Embroidery and Jewelry. Doha: Al Sharq Arab Press, 1987.
Allenby, Jeni. "Re-inventing Cultural Heritage: Palestinian Traditional Costume and Embroidery since 1948." Textile Society of America. (2002).
Amir, Ziva. Arabesque: Decorative Needlework from the Holy Land. Van Nostrand-Reinhold, 1977.
Davis, Rochelle A. Palestinian Village Histories Geographies of the Displaced. Stanford: Stanford Univ Press, 2011.
Dedman, Rachel. At the Seams: A Political History of Palestinian Embroidery. Birzeit: The Palestinian Museum, 2016.
El-Khalidi, Leila. The Art of Palestinian Embroidery. London: Saqi Books, 1999.
El Khalidi, Leila. "Refugee Camp Embroidery Projects: History, Products, Museums, Where and How to Buy." Refugee Camp Embroidery Projects. 11 Mar. 2021. Available for free download online
Fetters, Faye. Cross Stitching Guide for Beginners: Cross Stitch Mastering in 7 Days. Scotts Valley: CreateSpace Publishing, 2018.
Ghnaim, Wafa and Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim. Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora. Brooklyn: Self-published by Wafa Ghnaim, 2018.
Ghnaim, Wafa. THOBNA. Washington DC: The Tatreez Institute, 2023.
Kawar, Widad Kamel and Tania Tamari Nasir. Palestinian Embroidery: Traditional “fallahi” Cross-Stitch. State Museum of Ethnography, 1992. Available for free download online
Kawar, Widad Kamel. Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage. Cyprus: Rimal Books, 2011.
Munayyer, Hanan Karaman. Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution. Northampton: Olive Branch Press, 2020.
Nasir, Tania Tamari and Mary Jabaji Tamari. Spring Is Here: Embroidered Flowers of the Palestinian Spring. Beirut: Institute for Palestine Studies, 2015.
Rajab, Jehan. Palestinian Costume. New York: Kegan Paul International, 1989.
Roth, Ann. Jerusalem in Needlepoint and Embroidery. Hoboken: Prentice-Hall, 1972.
Saca, Iman and Maha Saca. Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing. Chicago: Oriental Institute Publications, 2006. Available for free download online
Saca, Maha. Center for Palestinian Heritage, “Palestinian Traditional Costumes Map”. (2003). Available for free online
Sheets, Kristine, Embroidered Memories: Postmemorial Nostalgia in Palestinian Tatreez (August 19, 2024). Emotions and Society, 2024. Available for free download online.
Skinner, Margarita. Palestinian Embroidery Motifs: A Treasury of Stitches 1850-1950. Cyprus: Rimal Books, 2007.
Skinner, Margarita. The Journeys of Motifs: From Orient to Occident. Cyprus: Rimal Books, 2018.
Vogelsang-Eastwood, Gillian. Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2019.
Vogelsang-Eastwood, Gillian. Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World. Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Weir, Shelagh. Palestinian Costume. Northampton: Interlink Books, 1989.
Weir, Shelagh and Serene Shahid. Palestinian Embroidery. London: British Museum Press, 1988.
Weir, Shelagh. Embroidery from Palestine. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2007.