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TEXTILE METAPHORS
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-ROLAND. BARTHES- 'Image Music Text' Essays, selected and translated by Stephen Heath, 'From Work to text', p 159
The plural of the Text depends [...] on what might be called the stereographic plurality of its weave of signifiers (etymologically, the text is a tissue, a woven fabric).
. -Puntambekar and Varadachari in their book Hand-Spinning and Hand-Weaving (1926).
Heirloom An object or property that is passed down to one's heirs. The expression indicates how valuable looms once were, since such equipment was worth bequeathing to the next generation.
Cut from the same cloth Have the same essential characteristics. The expression comes from the time when cloth was cut to order.
To be bonded To be held or secured. Bond was a Middle English varia tion on the word "band."
To cotton to To be attracted to; come s from the electrically charged cotton dust or lint in the air in weaving mills.
To needle To (metaphorically) poke at or prick someone, as one pric ks a cloth when sewing.
To tie up loose ends To complete all details of a given task. Comes from sailing ships; the ends of the ropes used in a ship's rigging had to be tightly bound so they would not fray.
Sutra Sanskrit word for ‘text’ or ‘sculpture’ comes from ‘sut’ or thread, and the concept of stringing together.
spinning a yarn when we draw out words and put them together to tell a tale
put a spin on put a spin on ideas and events, shaping them as we would like them to be.
to weave a spell
the web of life
social fabric : the relationships and connections we make with one another; making us all a part of the common thread of society as a whole
shuttling back and forth
the threads of time an expression that links textile strands and the linear mortal path.
umbilical cord
tricot de la resilience (Boris Cyrulnik): permet de donner une image du processus de la reconstruction de soi. Le tricot sera porteur d’une lacune ou d’un maillage particulier qui dévie la suite du maillot.