All Roads: Migration Stories

Where have you travelled from to get here? This Community Case display, delivered by Jelly, explores the routes women have taken to arrive in Reading and celebrates the textiles that travelled with them.
 
Women from all over the world, Sweden, Turkey, Pakistan to name a few have contributed to this display and you can listen to their stories. Using textile techniques that they learnt in their country of birth or in sessions across Reading they have embroidered, appliquéd and painted on to pillowcases. The pillowcase is a universal textile for many countries and cultures to decorate. Symbolising a unity across the globe and a gathering in Reading. 
 
This project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, delivered by Jelly and supported by The Museum of English Rural Life, Reading Museum and Reading Community Learning Centre.