>[!NOTE]+ Meta 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 ![[Pasted image 20220126122246.png]] 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."