The most long-awaited moment of weaving

It all starts with a drawing, followed by the selection of yarns, observing how they work synergistically together.

I then plan the process by drafting the warp pattern.

Once the loom is warped, the weaving finally begins.

The most long-awaited moment of the process is when the textile is freed from the loom. During the weaving process, the fabric is kept under constant, applied tension, making it appear almost like a rigid surface while on the loom but weave possesses three-dimensionality.
It is when the textile is freed from the loom that the weave reveals its soul, manifesting its unique relationship with light and its own “character” against gravity.

For my weavings I mainly use yarns of vegetable origin, but also wool from sheep raised on the prairies of Campo Imperatore in Abruzzo, selected yarns from small producers, remnants and all kinds of spun materials but I work with all kinds of materials.

Anything can be used for a weaving, as long as it is a line. 

Perhaps it is the line as an element that drives weaving to experiment beyond conventional fibres.
However, what seems experimental today actually has deep roots, leading weaving to become the foundation of many design and construction techniques ranging from architecture to engineering. The choice of yarns, how they are combined, and the application of specific weaving techniques all determine the “character” of the fabric, as I have defined it above.
A grid weave, such as plain weave, will be stiffer yet more airy than a diagonal weave, such as twill. Using the same type of yarn, different fabric properties are obtained depending on the weaving technique.
Weaving creates a three-dimensional surface; the relationship between threads determines the fabric's characteristics.

Weaving can be considered the dynamics of relationships, with something happening at the points where the threads meet.

As I may have mentioned elsewhere, my background in sociology leads me to use weaving as a metaphor to describe my experience.

This brings me to Tim Ingold.

He has described the dynamics of social relationships using the concept of lines, which suggests to me that the experiences we accumulate throughout our lives are comparable to a weaving.

We are accustomed to thinking of human beings as individual units with their own core — a bubble that can come into contact with other bubbles through its outer surface.
This metaphorical visualisation leads us to view the dynamics of relationships as fluid, with each bubble seeking stability by forming larger systemic bubbles. Within these systemic bubbles, individual units float in a familiar, reassuring environment — though in some cases, it is a closed system.
However, Tim Ingold proposes a fascinating new metaphorical visualisation that views social relationships as interweavings, and human beings as lines that meet and intertwine. At their points of contact, something happens that contributes to the creation of a networked structure capable of resilience and sociality.
In summary, there are different approaches to building relationships. You can choose to be a line or a bubble.
I find it interesting and necessary at this moment to try being a line.