textiles

The Jacquard loom came around in the early nineteenth century, introducing punch cards as a method of automating woven designs. This revolutionized the textile industry and greatly sped up the weaving process.

Emily Xie, Emily Xie on Textile as Personal Canvas

Historically, textile designs were static and simply repeated over and over again on fabric. But with code, we can program infinite variations.

Emily Xie, Emily Xie on Textile as Personal Canvas