She selects wool and flax and works willingly with eager hands. This verse in Proverbs has always been a favorite of mine. It is easy to remember, as the chapter and verse are transposed 31 to 13.
Selected verses are more applicable in today's society.
I have used the above text to plead my case in purchasing reed and various weaving materials or attending workshops and conventions. God has all things in His hands - the materials, the patterns, and of course the overall design. As you weave and create in basketry, it's the upright spokes that give strength. Your weaving material must be overlapped to strengthen or certainly the weaving will come undone if the two pieces only meet. My life is but a weaving Between my Lord and me, I cannot choose the colors He worketh steadily.