S7E9. Carrying Her Grandmother's Name with Subhya

Send us Fan Mail MEET SUBHYA, A TATREEZ ARTIST AND A GRADUATE STUDENT  CURRENTLY STUDYING TO BECOME A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR (@svbhya). Her family's story spans three continents: her father was born in Al-Quds in 1966, just before the 1967 war forced his family to flee on foot to Amman, where they lived in refugee camps before he eventually made his way to Houston at 17. On her mother's side, her grandfather left Palestine in the 1950s on a boat bound for South America and ended up in Brazil, married a Brazilian woman, and raised a daughter who, despite growing up in Brasília, would say she felt more Palestinian than Brazilian.  At the center of it all is Subhya's paternal grandmother, also named Subhya, a prolific tatreez artist who stitched thobes and large tapestries and whose habit of gifting her handstitched thobes to her Brazilian daughter-in-law quietly tied both sides of Subhya's family together long before Subhya ever picked up a needle herself. In this episode, Subhya traces how she learned tatreez in 2023, began hosting her first workshop in Houston in 2024 to a room of 40 students, and built one of the only tatreez communities in her city. She also opens up about how practicing tatreez reconnected her to her late grandmother's memory and became a source of pride for her family, and shares her vision for combining her counseling background with tatreez. Make sure you check her out on IG, and if you’d like to purchase or commission a piece from her, you can do so at svbhya.com. You’ll hear about: >> 1:18: Subhya’s connection to Palestine >> 9:26: Subhya’s tatreez journey >> 15:20: Starting tatreez workshops >> 18:15: Relationships with family after learning tatreez >> 20:44: Tatreez community in Houston >> 26:32: Blending tatreez with mental health >> 33:07: Current tatreez projects >> 37:25: Major life lesson from tatreez Rate, Review, & Follow on Your Favorite Podcast Platform “I love Palestinian embroidery and Tatreez Talk.” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show! This helps us elevate the vibrant narratives of Palestinian embroiderers and support more tatreez-ers — just like you — in learning more about tatreez and connecting with each other. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and others -- just scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We’re adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now! Boycott Resolute RGL. Click here for more information. Boycott ZARA and all Inditex brands—Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Oysho, ZARA Home. Click here for more information. Follow us @tatreeztalk Follow Amanne @minamanne & Lina @linasthobe