r/tatreez

I started this 5 months before the horrors of Oct. 7th. It was meant to be a simple birthday gift for my best friend. A tribute to his home and culture. Once Oct.7 happened and the events since this project became more than just a simple birthday gift. 15 months of working and then another 6 months framing it myself. I wanted to share it in r/ cross stitch, but was too scared given the topic. This was my first attempt at Tatreez and I’ve never been more proud.

Finished what was meant to be a quick project but took a while because stitching through seams is really hard... now I know! 😅

Red is DMC 666 in size 8 perle, yellow is a vintage thread so I don't know what colour code it is, unfortunately.

Patterns from Tirazain Archive:

Qras - Disc = yellow motif. I skipped one element because my hands were getting too sore.

Star / Moon = red motif. The name seems to vary by region?

I haven’t been able to work on this as much as my heart wishes, but i will keep going anyway

This was a quick project to practice using waste canvas. The motif is Moon With Feathers (although I believe that in some regions it would be called a star) and the pattern is from Tirazain Archive:

https://tirazain.com/archive/p/lily-f5j49-2ydlp-jkdr3-8wm7l