I am a weaver
Maker of beautiful and useful things
Weaving art, comfort, warmth and style
Weaving the patterns of human history
With wool and linen and cotton
The warp of tradition
And weft of creation
Color and structure interlaced
With ten thousand years of spinning the fiber
And weaving the cloth
That warms us protects us identifies us
I am one small thread in a long lovely garment
Carrying tradition with each pick
Plying past and present to preserve our future
I am a weaver.