Borderland Threads weaves stories across countries and cultures. We use arpilleras (embroidered patchworks), testimonios (testimonial narratives), and different artistic media to tell stories of migration to Chile. 

Borderland Threads is a research project that seeks new collaborative ways of learning about migration in Chile. Since 2022, we have organized arpillera workshops with groups of migrant women living in the country. The conversations that unfold and the experiencies that are shared in these workshops open up new ways of thinking about migration. We do not want this to be translated into only academic data, so we look for different creative ways to share participants' stories and bridge the specificity of their experiences with a wider audience.