I am always pleasantly amused that many HN folks share with me a love for weaving, knitting and knotting; not to mention ropes.
Dang had once posted a long list of HN discussions on these topics.
I think there is something about them that squirts a little bit of dopamine in our pattern seeking, puzzle solving brains.
For me, one of draws was how does the symmetry of the woven pattern get weft into the cloth. Multi-shaft looms does it differently from, say, a Kashmiri rug.
When I had joined HN decades ago I had no idea that there would be this shared interest. Frankly, there were no reason for this to be the case.
Always good to learn more about the timeline of techniques lost in the mists of time. Some of the finest works of art were 'coded' in fibers, much more durable that most other media!
I think it's not just puzzle solving - for me it's the idea of creating something from raw materials where that something is itself a standard building block. it appeals to the same part of me that programming does.
I am always pleasantly amused that many HN folks share with me a love for weaving, knitting and knotting; not to mention ropes.
Dang had once posted a long list of HN discussions on these topics.
I think there is something about them that squirts a little bit of dopamine in our pattern seeking, puzzle solving brains.
For me, one of draws was how does the symmetry of the woven pattern get weft into the cloth. Multi-shaft looms does it differently from, say, a Kashmiri rug.
When I had joined HN decades ago I had no idea that there would be this shared interest. Frankly, there were no reason for this to be the case.
Then one day this happened
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44462404
Always good to learn more about the timeline of techniques lost in the mists of time. Some of the finest works of art were 'coded' in fibers, much more durable that most other media!
I think it's not just puzzle solving - for me it's the idea of creating something from raw materials where that something is itself a standard building block. it appeals to the same part of me that programming does.