Award-winning entrepreneur Zain Masri has so far digitized about 1,000 traditional Palestinian cross-stitching patterns, which are now available for download on her platform, Tirazain. Zain Masri ...

Palestinian embroidery is a centuries-old tradition. Can digitizing hard-to-access patterns help preserve it for a new generation?

Each cross-stitch in this illustration symbolizes a Palestinian killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7. (graphic by and courtesy Maya Amer) Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery known as taṭrīz has ...

Growing up as a Palestinian in the diaspora, Zain Masri would spend summers visiting her grandmother in Jordan. One summer, Masri’s grandmother, who is a skilled seamstress with her own business, ...

If you’ve always loved the idea of monogramming towels, creating your own unique T-shirts, or designing and selling trendy tote bags, embroidery might just be the hobby for you. It’s the next big ...

Embroidery is the unique art of decorating fabric using needles, threads, beads and various other things using different stitching techniques. It involves creating patterns and designs by hand and ...

‘Figital’— going digital while also retaining the physical aspects of the handloom industry, such as paving ways to have the touch-and-feel vibe, by the customers and designers alike, was the key ...