The Weaver
Early humans used fibers from plants to make the first threads. The oldest baskets that have been found are from about 27,000 B.C. in Europe.
When we’ve travelled to Europe we’ve seen tapestries woven to keep the cold out of castles. Theses weavings are immense and often over 25 feet high!
HOW did they create these? They are so intricate and each one often tells a story as well. What materials do you need for weaving? · 1. Weaving loom · 2. Warp thread · 3. Weaving needle · 4. Weaving comb · 5. Yarn, wool roving and threads ...
Our friend, Dina, from the Marian Centre in Edmonton saw that they owned 2 looms in the ‘craft room’ (where we paint) and got interested in trying to teach herself how to weave. They own one very large loom and a smaller one as well.
Dina tried to give me a small lesson in what she does when she weaves and I was lost after…..”Let me show you what I’m doing….” ha ha. Above you can see their large loom and to the right one of Dina’s creations upon the smaller loom.
Dina has really taken to weaving and while we were painting during many different days, she was creating a table mat and a table runner.
It is mind boggling for me to think about a person creating this giant machine (loom) where one fits in threads (that were also hand made) and with many many movements by the person working the loom…finally a beautiful material that you can use in so many functional ways….clothing, mats, tapestries, etc. is created. WOW!
I think Dina has been given permission to take a weaving class in the States. She is SO excited.
We have all heard the ideas that our lives are ‘threaded’ together and that we are all part of the same tapestry.
Let’s not always look at the back of the cloth which may have many tangled knots but turn it over to see God’s perfection in his creations.
Well done, Dina! Thanks for letting me share this thread in your story.