> The cards with holes that the machines use are called punch cards and and > this system was used to control many machines before comuters could be used to > control them. I always say that lace prickings were the original 'punch cards', more in fun than meaning it, but who knows?
Dear Friends, I am writing this from my hotel room in Saigon. Those cards were being used by the weavers I saw last year in Varanasi, India David in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
