Bag

The twinning technique did not require any equipment beyond a slender stick over which to hang the warps. The weft yarns were totally manipulated with the fingers. Therefore, it is not surprising to find that examples of twining have been found in nets, traps, and bags that go back as far as 5,000 B.C. Most of this early material was limited in its color due to the restricted availability of natural dyes and the necessary preservation of their color. This bag draws from the wide range of commercially dyed wool yarn and reveals an acute understanding of color. As if the secrets of color had been learned from nature, bands of intense colors move along side of each other and then form juxtaposing shapes at prescribed intervals. No one color is dominant, rather each is an essential part of a punctuated rhythm.