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Author:: [LOURDES MEDRANO](https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/lourdes-medrano)
Reference:: https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/01/07/migrants-border-traditional-crafts
Date:: 2022
Tags:: #Mexico #textiles
WeftLinks:: [[Peace and justice value of craft]], [[Migrant and refugee value of craft]]
### Summary
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Artisans Without Borders have developed embroidery workshops on the Mexican-USA border for refugees to make a living while living in limbo. As well as providing a living, it offers psychological support:
> "Embroidering helps me to de-stress, to not spend so much time thinking about my situation and about the long wait."