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I love weaving—and the history of fabrics is deeply tied to computing!

From the Jacquard loom (which used punch cards to automate patterns) to early computers like IBM's, textile technology laid the foundation for modern computing. Even Ada Lovelace recognized the loom's punch cards as an early form of programming.

This art by Irene Posch and Ebru Kurbak embroidered 8-bit computers into textiles—beautiful and thoughtful work that bridges craft and code.

https://ebrukurbak.net/stitching-worlds/

#TextileArt #ComputingHistory #JacquardLoom #FabricAndCode #TechEvolution

On the Original Punched Cards https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/on-the-original-punched-cards/ #Retrocomputing #jacquardloom #PunchedCard #punchcard

On the Original Punched Cards - If you mention punch cards to most people, they’ll think of voting. If you mention... - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/on-the-original-punched-cards/ #retrocomputing #jacquardloom #punchedcard #punchcard

Some more #handweaving
#jacquardloom #tc1 #doubleweave @handarbeiten

@rixx OMG! That is truly awesome! I need to show all my weaving friends! #weaving #JacquardLoom #Silk #PunchCards

This “essential piece of computing history” just sold for $43,750 - Enlarge / This Jacquard-driven loom, circa 1850, is considered an early predecessor of the first co... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1633943 #computinghistory #historyofscience #gaming&culture #charlesbabbage #historyoftech #jacquardloom #computers #science

Open Source Computer Controlled Loom Knits Pikachu for You - The origin story of software takes us back past punch card computers and Babbage’s Difference Engi... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/06/18/open-source-computer-controlled-loom-knits-pikachu-for-you/ #jacquardloom #iphonehacks #punchcards #mischacks #toolhacks #jacquard #babbage #pikachu #weaving #loom