2025 Course List, Information, & Registration
Note: Courses are displayed in chronological order. Some additional courses may be added in Fall 2025.
Priority for new course registration is always open first to current & former students.
The Thobe Project - Winter 2025 Cohort
In this 20 month course, you will receive support and instruction for creating your first thobe in accordance with ancestral Palestinian practices. Please see the objectives of the course in the 'About the Course' section. No sewing machine or sewing experience is required.
Price
Duration
$450
20 Months
The Tahriri Series - Winter 2025
Learn the best techniques for adorning your hand made pieces and thobe with the stitching style made famous in Bethlehem centuries ago. Explore tahriri stitching throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in Palestine and take your skills from beginner to advanced with both live instruction and pre-recorded tutorials.
Price
Duration
$155
3 Weeks
The Baby Thobe Project - Summer 2025 Cohort
Make a toddler to child sized thobe. This course includes instruction for pattern sizes 2T-8 years old. Construction techniques and decorative stitches covered differ from The Thobe Project course to ensure continual learning is supported across all courses. No sewing experience or machine are required.
Price
Duration
$480
16 Weeks
The Tahriri Series - Fall 2025
Learn the best techniques for adorning your hand made pieces and thobe with the stitching style made famous in Bethlehem centuries ago. Explore tahriri stitching throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in Palestine and take your skills from beginner to advanced with both live instruction and pre-recorded tutorials.
Price
Duration
$155
3 Weeks
The Baby Thobe Project - Winter 2025 Cohort
Make a toddler to child sized thobe. This course includes instruction for pattern sizes 2T-8 years old. Construction techniques and decorative stitches covered differ from The Thobe Project course to ensure continual learning is supported across all courses. No sewing experience or machine are required.
Price
Duration
$480
16 Weeks
Belt-Making Class - April 2025
In this course, learn how to make a Saya belt to beautifully compliment a current thobe project you may be working on or even to add a hint of our beautiful Palestinian heritage to any garment. No sewing machine or sewing experience is required. Materials not included, but a materials kit can be added.
Price
Duration
$65
2.5 Hours
Belt Making Class - June 2025
In this course, learn how to make a Saya belt to beautifully compliment a current thobe project you may be working on or even to add a hint of our beautiful Palestinian heritage to any garment. No sewing machine or sewing experience is required. Materials not included, but a materials kit can be added.
Price
Duration
$65
2.5 Hours
The Jerusalem Thobe Project [One Time Offering]
This will be a remake of a historic Jerusalem Thobe known as Thobe Abu Qutbeh, remade with the finest materials available to most closely resemble the materials of our ancestors. This course will be conducted in a stitch-along format. Materials kits will be made available at cost to practitioners.
Price
Duration
18-20 Months
The Thobe Project - Summer 2025 Cohort
In this 20 month course, you will receive support and instruction for creating your first thobe in accordance with ancestral Palestinian practices. Please see the objectives of the course in the 'About the Course' section. No sewing machine or sewing experience is required.
Price
Duration
$450
20 Months
The Tahriri Series - Summer 2025
Learn the best techniques for adorning your hand made pieces and thobe with the stitching style made famous in Bethlehem centuries ago. Explore tahriri stitching throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in Palestine and take your skills from beginner to advanced with both live instruction and pre-recorded tutorials.
Price
Duration
$155
3 Weeks