The right warp thread makes all the difference!

I've never really contemplated the definition for literacy and what it means to me.  Reading the assignment the first thing that comes to mind is being competent in.......  That is competent in whatever the applicable field may be.  I've often described myself as being computer literate, I can find my way around a computer (although the older I get the more challenging it gets!).  As I reviewed the literacy links on youtube I was struck by the different perceptions, but this one, seemed to strike a chord with me. 

Not only was it beautfully done, but it seemed to apply in the most generic, all encompassing way.  I believe that literacy is so much more than just being able to read and write.  It is about communicating effectively for the time and place.   A traditional ivy league professor would not necessarilly be considered literate, in a redneck bar in the back country of Lewis County, WV.  Being able to communicate appropriately for a particular situation is a difficult skill to master and requires an awareness of time, place, surroundings, and a perception of people. 

I don't think I'll be able to keep up the weaving metaphors for the entire duration of the class, but in this instance it will work nicely.  When creating cloth the first item selected in the fiber that makes up the warp thread.  This is the long thread, or the length of material.  Without the right understanding of the purpose of the finished product it is impossible to select the appropriate warp thread.  If a weaver is not knowledgable of the characteristics and tendencies of a fiber they can end up with a disaster on their hands.  An overall general knowledge of a situation is imperative.