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THOBE

Tatreez inspired cross-stitch figurines
I began this project as a way to honor historic Tatreez dresses (thobes) while inspiring a new generation of Palestinian embroiderers, and their friends, to engage with this ancient and beautiful craft through play. At its heart, this work is about representation and how we converse with our younger selves. I want Palestinians to see themselves in these figurines and imagine wearing their grandmothers’ dresses.
© 2026 Rima Musa

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Palestinian Tatreez Workshops at de Appel Amsterdam

You are invited to join Rima Musa for a workshop on Tatreez, the traditional Palestinian art of cross-stitch embroidery at de Appel Amsterdam.

Dates

Saturday 31 January, 15:00–17:30
Saturday 28 February, 15:00–17:30
Saturday 21 March, 15:00–17:30
Saturday 25 April, 15:00–17:30
Saturday 30 May, 15:00–17:30
Saturday 27 June, 15:00–17:30

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Memorial Gaza Chest Panel

I’ve been embroidering a Memorial Gaza Chest Panel as remembrance for generations of Palestinian women and girls killed through decades of colonial violence.

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Seeds & Roots Thobe

Currently, I’m crafting a thobe for a young girl from Gaza, drawing from my own childhood thobe, the garment my aunt lovingly embroidered for me. I wish to call this dress the ‘Seeds & Roots Thobe’ and I strive for it act as a vessel of dignity, care, and resilience passed down through generations, especially vital amid the fractures of displacement & profound loss.

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Inside-out

This thobe was my wedding dress. I wear it inside-out, for the first time in years, to mark my grief, to end a long period of mourning.

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20 years

20 years - The discomfort caused by chemotherapy was brutal. I couldn’t even bear to wear my earings anymore. I took them off at the age of 16. I didn’t wear them again for 20 years.