I am so excited to add a few more dates to the 2017 Tatreez & Tea Brooklyn Workshop Series, funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council! I will be offering a youth workshop at the Brooklyn Public Library on October 13, 2017 at 4-5pm. We will be creating bookmarks and learning the cross stitch. I hope you and your little one can join! Parents are welcome. Reserve your child's ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tatreez-tea-youth-palestinian-tatreez-embroidery-workshop-tickets-37335532583
Youth Palestinian Tatreez Embroidery Workshop (6-13 years old)
Participants will learn how to make a bookmark with plastic needles and yarn, on a plastic canvas. All materials and lessons will be conducive for youth engagement. All materials will be provided and registration is required.
Wafa Ghnaim founded Tatreez & Tea in 2017, after self-publishing her digital book "Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora" in 2016. Since, Wafa has traveled the global providing technical instruction on Palestinian embroidery, and sharing stories and meanings of traditional motifs she has learned growing up in the Palestinian diaspora.
Tatreez & Tea's mission is to provide educational resources, namely through workshops, lectures and publications, to preserve Palestinian arts, crafts and folkloric traditions in the diaspora community.
Traditionally, the history of each design is shared between grandmother, mother and daughter through storytelling. The story is documented through the design itself -- a coded language used by women over centuries -- and decoded through dialogue between women. In the same tradition, Wafa will be instructing students on how to create a cross-stitched bookmark, while sharing the meanings of the motifs used. Storytelling fosters understanding between communities, generations and tribes. Doing crafts together and with our children fosters a deeper understanding of other cultures, one's own cultural identity and the beautiful fabric arts traditions of old Palestine.
This event is generously funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council. To learn more about how to support Tatreez & Tea through 100% tax-deductible donations, visit us at tatreezandtea.com/donate.