Gathering Blue Sparknotes

The book Gathering Blue is the story of a young weaver named Kira who lives in a community. The community is somewhat primitive and does not have running water and people live in cotts made out of brambles and sticks. Kira's mother dies and Kira has to sit with her at the field per the way they mourn. When she returns to rebuild her cott on her mother's space, another woman with a scar across her face challenges her for the land area.

Kira has a foot that drags and has much pain from it. She has to walk with a cane. She would have been put in the field except her mother's father had some degree of power among the elders. Her father was killed by the beasts while on a hunt.

Kira is brought before the elders and council is appointed for her. She has remarkable abilities as a weaver so she spared. Her land is given to the other woman. Kira moves into a large nice room where she is assigned the task of repairing the singer's robe. The task is very important.
Kira has a friend named Matt, a tyke and his dog, who are from the Fen. The Fen is an area where the poorest live. Unlike others in the community, Matt is kind and friendly and nurtures an injured dog.

During the night Kira and Thomas hear a child's cry. They learn that a little tyke is locked up in a room. She is a singer with a lot of talent. The two sneak into her room and offer little Jo comfort. Thomas and Kira begin to become suspicious of what is occuring in their lives.

The day of the gathering when the singer is to sing Kira hears a scraping sound and so does Thomas. They do not know what it is. Matt comes back from a secret trip. He has brought her the secret to making blue thread. He also sneaks in a blind man who is wearing a blue