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How did the idea for The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth come into being? |
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Visiting New York City, in the fall of 2000, I seemed to “bump” into the idea of thread outside Lincoln Center, as if it had been circling in the wind, and I serendipitously walked by at that precise moment. Suddenly, I envisioned people around the world tying pieces of thread together. However, since I could not readily answer the questions of how, when, where or why, I quickly brushed away the idea and sent it swirling back into the universe.
Twelve months later, the tragedy of September 11 rocked the world. Shocked by the depth of such hatred, I lay awake most of that first night. I imagined thousands of others, awake in the darkness as well--some crying, some praying, most despairing. I worried about our world, seemingly hanging by a thread, and I reflected on the thread from which we hung. Was one thread enough? Again, I pictured people around the world tying their threads together. This time I began to see how, when, where and why. Daring to believe that our fragile threads of hope are enough, especially when joined together, I clipped the first thread, starting in motion, The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth.
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Is it too late to send my threads? |
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The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth is no longer collecting threads. We estimate over 50,000 threads were gathered to weave the 49 panels.
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Where will the World Cloths hang? |
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The desired locations are museums, world conferences and the United Nations. Funding is being sought to travel the cloths world-wide. Ultimately, the cloths will find permanent homes with organizations devoted to building worldwide community.
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Why will each World Cloth be woven in sections? |
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Most hand looms are smaller. In order to hand weave such a large cloth, it necessitates weaving separate panels and hanging them together after completion. Also, inviting different weavers to complete a panel of the cloth adds to its diversity.
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What is the significance of the number seven ( 7 )? |
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The number seven was chosen because of its symbolism. In addition to being the number of world continents, colors in the color spectrum, days in a week, and notes of the diatonic scale--seven symbolizes perfect order, completeness, totality, safety and synthesis. This is the reason each World Cloth will include seven panels and the total number of World Cloths will be seven. |
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