1.   As usual, Hillerman weaves several threads together into a tapestry rich with images of the empty open spaces of the Southwest and with Navajo legends and folklore.

2.   A new thread is being woven into the complex tapestry of Jewish history, a thread fashioned from a double twist of DNA.

3.   But one senior veterinary surgeon said a wound can reopen more easily if a single thread is woven through it.

4.   Corrente weaves this thread of a plot through vibrant settings.

5.   He wove threads of personal agony into a many-colored cloak of humor, dignity and reflection.

6.   It is a literary afghan made of a story within a story within a story, three unlikely threads of narrative woven into a single piece of imposing craftwork.

7.   One might wish that Hung had woven the threads of his narrative more tightly or allowed the emotions of his characters to blaze occasionally rather than flicker.

8.   That episode picks up story threads dating back to the pilot and ties them up in such a way as to weave new threads for future shows.

9.   When circle is covered, weave excess thread back through circle and cut it off.

10.   But in the way that the biggest tournaments weave disparate threads into the best storylines, this was the first time they played in the same group.