> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Amer Shomali, Sunbula and Rachel Dedman > Reference:: https://garlandmag.com/article/three-dresses-from-rafah/ > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp #Palestine #embroidery > WeftLinks:: [[Cultural value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft connects members of a cultural group in the diaspora]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > While Amer Shomali describes the dramatic rescue of three dresses from Rafah, Shirabe Yamada reports on the current state of embroiderers in Gaza and Rachel Dedman reflects on a touring exhibition of tatreez from the Palestinian Museum. ### Highlights While Amer Shomali describes the dramatic rescue of three dresses from Rafah, Shirabe Yamada reports on the current state of embroiderers in Gaza and Rachel Dedman reflects on a touring exhibition of tatreez from the Palestinian Museum. ## Highlights >Three dresses were smuggled out of Gaza to be exhibited worldwide, highlighting the importance of Palestinian cultural heritage. The Palestinian Museum is actively collecting and showcasing tatreez, an embroidery that symbolizes Palestinian identity and resilience. Organizations like Sunbula support artisans in Gaza, aiming to preserve traditional crafts while providing economic opportunities for women. >The Nakba displaced rural women from their land and their productive roles in agriculture, unseating tatreez’s embeddedness in rural life. Embroidery then becomes something that’s done in very different circumstances – in refugee camps in many cases – by women who are suddenly exiled from their homeland or living under occupation.