In a more attenuated attempt to unlock the meaning of my string I will investigate the etymology of it itself. I have been using the word "string" but in actuality I am utilizing knitting YARN to construct the forms, and using sewing string as "scaffolding"
Yarn
narration: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving; Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope; A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible; To tell a story
An informal name for a long, rambling story--especially one dealing with adventure or tall-tales. The genre typically involves a strong narrative presence and colloquial or idiomatic English. The tone is realistic, but the content is typically fantastic or hyperbolic
O.E. gearn "spun fiber," from P.Gmc. *garnan (cf. O.N., O.H.G., Ger. garn, M.Du. gaern, Du. garen "yarn"), from PIE base *gher- "intestine" (cf. O.N. gorn "gut," Skt. hira "vein," Gk. khorde "intestine, gut-string," Lith. zarna "gut").
Hernia -late 14c., from L. hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," from the same root as yarn.
Related: Herniated (1879); herniation.
I think it is really interesting that I want these structures to be symbolic of a bundle of memories, thoughts, ideas, embodying a person in themselves, and the etymology references intestines, guts, and secondly, the idea of stories. I have heard the word used to imply someone "spinning a tale" or telling a tall tale of some sort, usually implying that it is not true, or exaggerated. Even in it's most literal definition a fiber twisted becomes a strands, which becomes a rope, thus emphasizing the idea of a snowball effect within stories or myths, or even the way memories can become something else entirely over time, changing and evolving.
Hernia -late 14c., from L. hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," from the same root as yarn.
Related: Herniated (1879); herniation.
I think it is really interesting that I want these structures to be symbolic of a bundle of memories, thoughts, ideas, embodying a person in themselves, and the etymology references intestines, guts, and secondly, the idea of stories. I have heard the word used to imply someone "spinning a tale" or telling a tall tale of some sort, usually implying that it is not true, or exaggerated. Even in it's most literal definition a fiber twisted becomes a strands, which becomes a rope, thus emphasizing the idea of a snowball effect within stories or myths, or even the way memories can become something else entirely over time, changing and evolving.
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