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the oldest software, run on sticks, that taught machines how to compute.
means The craft of making cloth by interlacing two sets of threads at right angles — the lengthwise warp and the crosswise weft — on a loom.
from From Old English wefan, 'to weave,' rooted in the Proto-Germanic *webaną and a deep Proto-Indo-European base *webh- meaning 'to weave' or 'to plait.' It's a genuine cousin of 'web,' 'weft,' and 'wobble,' and likely related to words across the family — Greek hyphḗ ('web') and Sanskrit ūrṇavābhi ('wool-weaver,' i.e. spider) sit in the same neighborhood. The thread of the word runs as far back as the language itself.
- punch cards
- Jacquard looms used them before computers existed
- ancient craft
- Woven textiles date back over 27,000 years
- word roots
- Text and textile share the same Latin origin
- warp speed
- Speedy weavers throw thousands of weft picks hourly
- three axes
- Most fabric is just thread crossing at right angles
navajo weaving — indigenous american textile tradition from the southwestern us, producing blankets and rugs since the 1600s with distinctive geometric patterns
ayacucho tapestry — peruvian woven art from the andes region, handmade with alpaca wool and known for detailed scenes of daily life and historical events
kilim carpet — turkish and persian flat-woven textile produced for centuries across the middle east, recognizable by bold geometric designs without pile