Yarn moving through the shuttle as I weave connects me to the turkish weaver whose 10,000-year-old piece of fabric still exists, to Lydia the dealer in purple cloth, and to the weavers on backstrap looms in Guatemala and Sierra Leone who were photographed for me by family members who also saw the connection. Protection from the elements is a basic human need, reflected in how quickly clothing appears in creation stories: God provided animal skins for Adam and Eve as they left Eden; Spider Woman taught the Navajo people to spin, and Spider Man taught them to weave.

My love of textiles comes from my mother, who taught me to knit when I was 9 or so. My first weaving venture was selling potholders to neighbors. The potholders were made on the potholder loom Mom used as a child at camp. In high school, I sewed a skirt in which the intersecting threads were clearly delineated. The thought ocurred to me that I wanted to make fabric "from scratch".

I love color and texture, the feel of the yarns as I touch them, and the hand of the fabric. I design my woven pieces to let the yarn speak for itself. I learn something new with each warp - sometimes about the interlacement of the yarns, sometimes about myself.

Charlotte, NC

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