Engineering

Jacquard loom: a pattern becomes a mechanism

Punched cards choose which warp threads rise. Follow the shuttle and see each pick become part of the woven pattern.

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Choose a pattern. Watch selected warp threads rise, the shuttle cross the shed and the reed beat each pick into the cloth.

Discrete selection and weaving sequence. Thread tension, elasticity and breakage are not simulated; mechanisms are spaced apart for visibility.

Equations used in the module

Equations
row_new = card(row, column)

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