This type of loom is called a jacquard loom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom
The concept of how it works was the bases for punch card and tape reading computers in the 60s and 70s L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 27 Apr 2013, at 17:23, "David Collyer" <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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/ - 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/
