The embroidery features complex motifs. Kitamura says each pattern has a story, and there are regional variations between the pieces. "In Palestine, it was a tradition to tailor one outfit with ...

Israa Alsaafin's face lights up as she drapes her silky thobe — a traditional Palestinian embroidered dress — onto a chair ...

Stitch by stitch, a woman carefully sews a deep magenta thread onto a tapestry, slowly revealing an intricate geometric design. There is chatting, and there is mint tea. But at the centre, a ...

Each shoe features strips of traditional Palestinian tatreez embroidery, in tones of terracotta and sky blue, on a white background. These pieces of hand-worked cross stitch have then been sewn ...