A Biblical scholar and linguist once told me that in some translations, the quote from the Book of Genesis, "In the beginning was the Word," comes out as "In the beginning was the conversation." Perhaps because I am a communicator by trade (and without getting into the niceties of Greek or Aramaic or the theological implications), I cherish the idea that humanity and the exchange of ideas are inseparable. Certainly weaving has been shaped for millenia by interaction between people, their environment, their culture, and their times.
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