Sixteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabel, an unusually talented weaver, must master her mysterious power and join a young wizard in stopping an imminent war in land.
In Iran, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.
Angela, a young Maya girl, is taught the traditional art of weaving, practicing the seven sacred designs that demonstrate not only her technical ability but her connection to her people and spiritual heritage.