Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery

Explore the past and present of Palestinian fashion.

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  • Saturday, 21 June 2025 – Sunday, 31 May 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • Islamic Middle East, Room 42, The Jameel Gallery

  • Free event

Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery photo
Tatreez is the Arabic word for the elaborate hand embroidery found on Palestinian dress. Renowned for its beauty and complexity, tatreez is characterised by remarkable regional diversity. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, every area of Palestine was known for particular embroidery techniques, stitches and motifs. The clothing a woman made for herself reflected her identity and her origins, as well as the changing nature of her life.

This display brings together examples of historic Palestinian dress from the V&A collection — representing the regions of Ramallah, Bethlehem and the Southern Coast — alongside contemporary embroidered work by fashion designer Zeid Hijazi and artist Aya Haidar.