Two yarns interlace together to form a cloth. Husband and wife combine to form a marriage. Children are added to form a fabric of life.
As children marry, they leave their original family which may feel like a loss of sorts. A new family begins. Their children are added. The original family continues with just a warp and weft.
When one spouse is no longer present, the weaving stops and the marriage has been completed. What remains at the end is the fringe. Often widows and widowers feel like they are on the fringe, no longer part of the weaving of life, no longer an integral part of a cloth. The remaining spouse can look back on their life and be proud of the cloth they have woven.
