TATREEZ & TEA CENTRAL MEMBER LEVEL

The Library of Classes

Class Type: Pre-recorded classes and lectures

Prerequisite: None

Cost: $115 per year, or $15 per month

Description: Develop your knowledge of the basics through a library of pre-recorded classes, ranging from easy to intermediate instruction using aida cloth and waste canvas, as well as various tutorials. Regional focuses include Bir Saba, Gaza, Galilee, Hebron, es-Suchne and more. This module includes 9 classes, 3 lectures and 2 tutorials (~20 hours of instruction), with Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanian embroidery techniques. Below is a list of classes provided in this member level:

• Level 1: Palm Tree, شجرة النخيل
  Region: Bir Saba (Bedouin)
  Project Intensity: Easy
  Length: 1 hour, 43 minutes

• Level 2: Tree of Life, شجرة الحياة
  Region: Gaza
  Project Intensity: Easy
  Length: 1 hour, 56 minutes

• Level 3: Zig Zag Panel, متعرج
  Region: Qubayba (Hebron)
  Project Intensity: Intermediate
  Length: 2 hours, 1 minute

• Level 4: Amulet, حجاب
  Region: Bir Saba (Bedouin)
  Project Intensity: Intermediate
  Length: 1 hour, 58 minutes

• Level 5a: Almond Tree, شجرة اللوز
  Region: Safad, Upper Galilee
  Project Intensity: Intermediate
  Length: 1 hour, 54 minutes

• Level 5b: Flower Pot, قوّار
  Region: Ramallah
  Project Intensity: Intermediate
  Material: Waste Canvas
  Length: 2 hour, 5 minutes

• Level 6: Introduction to Syrian Embroidery
  Region: Es Suchne, Syria
  Project Intensity: Intermediate (in technique)
  Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes

• Level 7: Variegated Threads
  Motif: Peacock
  Project Intensity: Intermediate (in technique)
  Length: 1 hour, 6 minutes

• Level 8: Introduction to Jordanian Raqme Stitch
  Region: Jordan & Southern Syria
  Project Intensity: Intermediate (in technique)
  Length: 1 hour, 37 minutes

• Lecture: Palestinian Embroidery, Storytelling & Resistance, A Brief History Through Art, Length: 1 hour, 26 minutes

• Interview: afikra Outline, The Tatreez Institute, Length: 53 minutes

• Artist Talk: For the Love of Tatreez, with Tatter Blue Library, Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

• Tutorial: Mounting & Framing, Length: 31 minutes

• Tutorial: Waste Canvas Removal, Length: 48 minutes

WHAT YOU GET

• ~20 hours of previously recorded classes and lectures prepared, researched and presented by Wafa Ghnaim.

• An opportunity to learn about the latest stitching techniques in Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanian embroidery.

• Classes that never expire, however, they may be updated and swapped out with more recent classes.

• Access to all private Tatreez & Tea community spaces, including group chats on various platforms.

• Ongoing connection and support to the Tatreez & Tea community, an international group of students who will be stitching alongside you and in the Weekly Stitching Collective and class sessions.

FINE PRINT

Please review and agree to the Community Guidelines prior to registration. Failure to comply will result in immediate termination without refund.