The Tatreez Institute

The Tatreez Institute Founded by Wafa Ghnaim, Tatreez & Tea’s mission is to preserve Palestinian embroidery and storytelling traditions in the diaspora. Book an event today.

Also known as Tatreez & Tea, the Tatreez Institute (TI) was founded by Wafa Ghnaim in 2016 to preserve, document, and research Palestinian, Syrian, Lebanese, and Jordanian embroidery, dress, and history from the diaspora. A wide range of curricula is offered virtually, from beginner to advanced classes, teaching children and adults. Virtual and live classes, private events, tutoring, company event

s, and university classes are only some of the ways you may learn tatreez with Wafa. Wafa currently teaches at the Smithsonian Museum, conducts research through museum collections, and teaches at universities around the world including the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Princeton, Rutgers, to name a few. Tatreez & Tea has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, NPR, The Oregonian, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Atlas Obscura, Electronic Intifada and more.

06/25/2026

Join us for a special author & artist talk with visiting educator Wafa Ghnaim, and come learn about regional distinctions in Palestinian dress & embroidery (tatreez).

Wafa is the founder of the Tatreez Institute, specializing in Southwest Asian traditional fashion and embroidery. She is the author of Tatreez & Tea (2016) and Thobna (2023), with research published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Singapore. While she currently resides in Washington, DC, she grew up here in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Special Announcement 🍉 My sister has just released a limited quantity of heirloom watermelon pins handmade by my mother,...
01/31/2026

Special Announcement 🍉 My sister has just released a limited quantity of heirloom watermelon pins handmade by my mother, Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim. My mother is the inspiration behind the Tatreez Institute, my book Tatreez & Tea, and everything I do. She is a renowned artist and has dedicated her life as a Nakba survivor to preserving Palestinian embroidery in the United States and in the world. Please show your support.

Purchase here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1723851605/handmade-watermelon-pin-3-by-feryal

12/28/2025

I am deeply honored to wrap the year with Marcel and Isabel talking about the language of my mother’s hands, childhood in the yard, material culture and oral tradition, the intricacies of provenance and appropriation, techniques of cultural erasure, and how Palestinians continue to make critical meaning through the art of dress. Check out Episode 51 at my link in bio. 💜

12/16/2025
Color Paperbacks Are Now Available!For a limited time — now through December 17 — you can order color paperback copies o...
12/03/2025

Color Paperbacks Are Now Available!
For a limited time — now through December 17 — you can order color paperback copies of:

• Tatreez & Tea
• THOBNA
• Tatreez Companion
• Tatreez Beauty Coloring Book

The Tatreez Institute now ships to the United States and Canada. Bulk orders at a discount are also available for Tatreez Companion and Tatreez Beauty. 🥰

Please note that these are not signed and will ship directly from the printer. Delivery before the holidays is not guaranteed, so please check the estimated shipping times listed in the shop.

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