weave from

weave (something) from (something) else

1. To create something by weaving some material together. I learned how to weave a basket from reeds. They wove this beautiful tapestry from spider silk.
2. To concoct something, such as a story, out of some certain information. The scriptwriter wove a narrative from the diary entries of a young man who was stationed in Vietnam at the time. You should weave your stories from the interactions and events you've experienced in real life.
See also: else, weave
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

weave something from something

 
1. to make a fabric from some type of fiber. They weave this cloth from a fine plant fiber. This cloth is woven from silk threads.
2. Fig. to make a story or explanation out of a small amount of information. (Fig. on {2}.) You have woven the entire tale from something you heard me say to Ruth. Your explanation has been woven from supposition.
See also: weave
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • weave (something) from (something) else
  • weave (something) into (something) else
  • weave into
  • get weaving
  • intertwine
  • intertwine with
  • intertwine with (something)
  • interlace
  • interlace with
  • interlace with (something)
References in periodicals archive
Watan learned how to weave from her mother at the age of eighteen.
The Navajo women learned how to weave from the Pueblos shortly after 1680.