Kaija begins with an idea, a drawing or a photograph of an image. If it is a drawing or photo, it is scanned onto the computer so she can manipulate it. When the image is ready she allocates weave structures to it and transform this information to the computer assisted loom. The computer chooses the sequence of warp (vertical) threads, but the actual weaving is done by hand. Image and structure are, thus, locked together and the relationship of the two affects the overall content of the finished piece. One cannot simply scan a picture and weave it. In between is the translation, where an understanding of structure, materials and scale is crucial before a visual idea can become art in fibre.