▁open ▁and ▁to ▁her ▁dis may ▁she ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁try . ▁Al bers ▁had ▁never ▁tried ▁we aving ▁and ▁believed ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁" s iss y " ▁of ▁a ▁craft . ▁ ▁With ▁her ▁instruct or ▁G unta ▁St öl z l , ▁however , ▁Al bers ▁soon ▁learned ▁to ▁appreciate ▁the ▁challeng es ▁of ▁tact ile ▁construction ▁and ▁began ▁producing ▁geometric ▁designs . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁writing , ▁titled ▁Material ▁as ▁Met ap hor , ▁Al bers ▁mentions ▁her ▁Bau haus ▁beg inn ings : ▁" In ▁my ▁case ▁it ▁was ▁threads ▁that ▁caught ▁me , ▁really ▁against ▁my ▁will . ▁To ▁work ▁with ▁threads ▁seemed ▁s iss y ▁to ▁me . ▁I ▁wanted ▁something ▁to ▁be ▁conquer ed . ▁But ▁circumstances ▁held ▁me ▁to ▁threads ▁and ▁they ▁won ▁me ▁over ." ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁An ni ▁and ▁Josef ▁Al bers , ▁the ▁latter ▁having ▁rapidly ▁become ▁a ▁" J un ior ▁Master " ▁at ▁the ▁Bau haus , ▁were ▁married . ▁The ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁D ess au ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁focus ▁on ▁production ▁rather ▁than ▁craft ▁at ▁the ▁Bau haus ▁prompt ed ▁Al bers ▁to ▁develop ▁many ▁function ally ▁unique ▁text iles ▁combining ▁properties ▁of ▁light ▁reflection , ▁sound ▁absor ption , ▁dur ability , ▁and ▁minim ized ▁wr ink ling ▁and ▁war ping ▁t endencies . ▁She ▁had ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁designs ▁published ▁and ▁received ▁contract s ▁for ▁wall ▁hang ings .