How is building and remodeling a building like weaving a beautiful piece of cloth?
The similarities are fascinating.
BVUUF Building Committee & Milo Construction Co.
A Weaving Metaphor
Our UU 7th principle:
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Creating and maintaining a tight-knit, high performing,
quality relationship between Milo
Construction Co. and the BVUUF Building
Committee is like weaving a fine piece of fabric:
- It must have a plan
and it takes lots of research. So many decisions: How large? How Long? What kind of fiber? How much time & money is available?
- It's woven under tension.
Too little and the weaving will sag. Too
much and the threads will snap. We
adjust the tension often.
- It must have a strong
warp. In Navajo rug weaving, you
can't see the warp. Those are the
threads in the interior of the rug. The
warp threads work behind the scenes and keep the backbone of the rug strong and
durable. Are you a warp thread?
- It must have a beautiful
weft. This is the pattern that you
can see. It is woven one thread at a
time. Some brightly colored threads are attention-getting and used for show;
other more muted ones must harmonize and complement the others. Are you a weft thread?
- One must make
repairs as the cloth is in progress. A weaver asks for help when things
begin to literally fall apart. And, it’s important to admit one’s mistakes.
- There must be no
loose ends. When the fabric is
finished, all the ends are tied off. It's important not to unravel!
Milo
Construction Co., we have chosen you
to be interwoven into our lives and guide us along our path to meet our goal of a renovated, environmentally-friendly,
innovative, organic, spiritual and welcoming
building.
As a token of the interdependent web of existence that we now find ourselves in with Milo Construction Co., the Building Committee presented each of their employees with a small handwoven tartan sample to remind them of this important relationship.
