Palestinian Embroidery

Traditional Palestinian embroidery is called tatreez. It is a skill many women in Palestine learn as children and practice into adulthood, both to decorate their own homes and also for income generation.
Embroidery patterns are traditionally cross-stitched on dresses and headdresses, while nowadays and due to the popularity of this craft we can see embroidery put on all sorts of Palestinian accessories such as embroidered pencil bags, coin purses, cardholders, shawls & scarves, wrist bands, bookmarks, even book covers, and wall art.