Through workshops in five museums across England, along with an open call, the Arab British Centre and Tatreez Collective aim to create several large-scale Cypress tree patchworks – a powerful symbol of hope and resilience in Palestinian culture – each made up of 100+ individually stitched Tatreez panels. Your contribution will be vital to this collective artwork. By participating, you’ll add your unique voice to a patchwork of embroidered Cypress trees, each one representing the strength and unity of our community. Together, we will create a stunning visual representation of solidarity and cultural heritage.

To help us grow our collective artwork, the Tatreez Forest, we’re heading to five museums across England to run practical workshops exploring the history and process of Tatreez.

In our workshops you will:

• View historic Tatreez textiles from Palestine from your local museums’ collection
• Learn about the origins of Tatreez and its cultural significance in Palestine
• Start stitching your own Tatreez Forest panel with expert guidance from the Tatreez Collective. You will submit your finished panel later.

Sign up below to secure your place at our next workshop at The Whitworth Gallery in Manchester. In this workshop you will view some of their collection of historic Tatreez garments, followed by a practical workshop led by the Tatreez Collective. Places are free and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

This workshop is now sold out. To join the waiting list, please email info@arabbritishcentre.org.uk