Weaving the rainbow

Fall brought their first shearing. Then as the days turned cold their winter wool grew in. It kept them warm right through the snow. Copyright (c) 2004 by George Ella Lyon Next the weaver warps her loom. She ties her different-colored yarn to the back beam, then pulls it, strand by strand, to the front. There she ties it again, making the warp. When it's time to weave deep blue, she'll wind that color on the shuttle the way a painter dips her paintbrush in the paint. Then she'll guide the shuttle over and under the warp to make the weft. Copyright (c) 2004 by George Ella Lyon Excerpted from Weaving the Rainbow by George Ella Lyon, Stephanie Anderson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.