The Origin of Weaving

origin
from oriri: the coming out of the stars


weave
from weban, wefta, Old English
weft, cross thread
web

the coming out
of the cross-star

the interlacing of
warp and weft

to imagine the first cross
intertwining of branches and twigs
to make a nest
to give birth

the first spinning of a thread
to cross spiraling
a vegetable fiber imitating a vine

the first thread coming out of fleece trapped in
vegetation

the first cross of warp and weft
union of high and low, sky and earth,
woman and man

the first knot, begging of the spiral:
life and death, birth and rebirth

textile, text, context
from teks: to weave, to fabricate, to make wicker or
wattle for mud-covered walls (Paternosto)

sutra: a sacred Buddhist text
thread (Sanskrit)

tantra: sacred text derived from the Vedas: thread


ching: as in Tao Te Ching or I Ching
sacred book: warp
wei: its commentaries: weft

Quechua: the sacred language
derived from q’eswa:
rope or cord made of straw

to weave a new form of thought:
connect
bring together in one]

Click on the highlighted text to read an excerpt from an essay by Kenneth Sherwood called "Sound Written and Sound Breathing: Versions of Palpable Poetics" that discusses Cecilia’s tendency to improvise in her performances.