26. TATREEZ TALK MAILBAG

ON TODAY’S EPISODE WE’RE CHATTING WITH YOU! WE’RE ALWAYS GETTING QUESTIONS IN OUR DMS, SO WE DECIDED TO DO A SPECIAL MAILBAG EPISODE TO ACTUALLY ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

From cultural appropriation to what we’re working on, we’re sharing it all. We’ve also got some great links for you to check out below that we mention during the episode.

You’ll hear about:

>> 0:54: How do we stay motivated and positive during this genocide?

>> 8:43: How can non-Palestinians practice tatreez and design their own patterns without cultural appropriation?

>> 15:30: How to set yourself up for success with tatreez? How to create rituals?

>> 22:58: What other crafts/art do we do outside of tatreez?

>> 31:18: How do we keep our backs clean and tidy? What is our tatreez strategy?

>> 37:46: What pattern design apps do we use?

>> 40:30: What current tatreez projects are we working on?

>> 44:19: What are our favorite motifs?

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Links mentioned in this episode:

>> Amanne’s Magnifying Glasses

>> Amigurumi - a form of crochet originating in Japan that creates the cutest characters

>> MacStitch / WinStitch - Downloadable software for tatreez design

>> Tirazain - Digital library with 1000+ motifs, including each MacStitch file to use for designing

>> Markup R-XP - Software to track stitching progress

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