It then became a rhetorical exercise to recast, adapt or interweave such passages.
Side by side with full, vividly coloured descriptions of the Zoroastrian deities, they frequently interweave, as episodes, stories from the old heroic fables.
Simple rings may be made from just one or two materials, while more complex designs may interweave different materials for a lush display.
For instance, Interweave Knitting has a free pattern which includes illustrated instructions for the Norwegian Cast On and Kitchener Stitch used to graft the toes of the socks.