This blog is being updated on an ongoing basis, as books and resources are compiled on an ongoing basis. If you would like to add to this list, please comment below or 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 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 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.
Saca, Maha. Center for Palestinian Heritage, “Palestinian Traditional Costumes Map”. (2003). Available for free 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.