"The good weaver is one who presses down, beats the cloth, picks the thread with a thorn; who weaves loosely, weaves tightly. She makes it tight, compresses it, beats it down; she warps, provides the heddles, provides the leashes; she places the template--inserts it; she puts the weft in place--extends it; she twists the thread. She weaves; she directs others in weaving."