Grief Quilt for Palestine - Workshop
A free workshop exploring tatreez and the Grief Quilt for Palestine.
School of Culture & Creative Arts | College of Arts & Humanities | Thinking Culture
Date: Thursday 23 July 2026
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Strange Exchange
Category: Community events
A free workshop exploring tatreez and the Grief Quilt for Palestine.
The Grief Quilt for Palestine begun by art historian and quilter Dr Jess Bailey and her students will be exhibited at Strange Exchange, Glasgow on Thursday July 23 and Saturday July 25.
On July 23rd, a free tatreez workshop will be offered, celebrating the art of tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. An introduction to the symbolic and cultural significance of tatreez and a chance to learn Palestinian cross stitching, all materials and patterns provided.
Tatreez kits will be available, created by Palestinian artist and designer, Jude:
As a Palestinian artist and designer, my work focuses on humanising the Palestinian struggle—especially amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza—by highlighting resistance and resilience. I aim to challenge mainstream narratives and create space for often-overlooked social issues. These kits were originally designed for a workshop I hosted during an 'Interchange week' at university, and have been repurposed for many local activist groups to host their own tatreez workshops. I hope these zines to bring communities together and learn about Palestinian traditions.
Grief Quilt for Palestine
This event is part of a special programme presented by Thinking Culture, around the Grief Quilt for Palestine. In June 2024, a group of students at University College London and The Slade School of Fine Art curated an intervention at the MA Degree Show about their university’s complicity in funding genocide through its investment portfolio. The UCL Action For Palestine’s exhibition, titled the Palestine Zone, provided explicit evidence of this complicity in arms manufacturers, advocated for divestment and an end to apartheid, and celebrated Palestinian culture in the face of attempted erasure since the 1948 Nakba النَّكْبَة & before. Further information.
An artist talk with Dr Jess Bailey and Dr Sharbreon Plummer will take palce on July 30.
