Tatreez Garden is an AI image generator trained on a curated dataset of Palestinian embroidery interwoven with plants significant to Palestinian ecology, culture, and diet.
Tatreez, a form of Palestinian embroidery traditionally crafted by women for thousands of years, is a wearable art form representing identity, resistance, connection to land, and cultural memory. In Tatreez Garden, users can generate their own patterns inspired by Tatreez while exploring plants that hold cultural and ecological significance to Palestine, woven into their designs.
Tatreez connects feminist craft, identity, ecology, and embodiment through textiles and clothing. By reinterpreting traditional cross-stitch patterns with generative AI, the project explores collective memory, diasporic ties to place, and the continuities of Palestinian culture and identity across time and space. Users participate in this evolving archive that reaffirms Palestinian futurities in connection with land, craft, community, and heritage.
