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Embroidered tablecloth made by Haf Weighton and clients of Oasis Cardiff – a charity founded in 2008 that aims to help refugees and asylum seekers. In 2022, Amgueddfa Cymru commissioned the textile artist Haf Weighton to design a collaborative stitching project with refugees and asylum seekers who attend the Oasis centre in Cardiff. During April and May 2022, she conducted a series of workshops (at St Fagans and Oasis) where individuals contributed hand and machine-sewn depictions of plates of food – representing the food cultures of countries such as Albania, Honduras, Morocco, Russia, Sudan and Syria. The work showcases the skills and creativity of the people who took part, and symbolises the act of coming together around the dinner table – to share as one community.