In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

Tatreez embroidery has been an integral part of the Palestinian identity. Today, young Palestinians are striving to revive this centuries-old art, blending traditional techniques with modern design.

Exhibition of Palestinian dress and embroidery to open at V&A Dundee - Thread Memory: Embroidery From Palestine explores how ...

Hanan Zarura (right) gives instructions to an employee at her embroidery workshop in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2024. Dalia Khamissy for NPR.

Ghnaim embroidering with her mother, award-winning artist Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim, while presenting Palestinian embroidery at the Boston Children’s Museum in October 1989 (photo courtesy Wafa Ghnaim) ...

All the embroidery is the handwork of Palestinian women. Yamamoto visited Palestine for the first time in 2013. She joined a local tour that her friend Siam recommended.

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

Hanan Zarura, a master craftswoman of Palestinian tatreez embroidery, with a jacket she's been making at her workshop in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Hanan Zarura, a master craftswoman of Palestinian tatreez embroidery, with a jacket she's been making at her workshop in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila, in Beirut, Lebanon.

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.