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type anything. each letter becomes a 12 × 12 weave from the alphabet key. hover to decode it. download a png or a .wif, or copy a link.

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your own warp data (optional)

letters are designed for a straight 1–12 threading. leave this alone unless you want to drive the warp with your own file. numbers are mapped onto 12 shafts; text uses char codes mod 12, then +1. stays in the browser. does not change the rest of the site.

or load the CM2 threading from Radical Computing at the National Communication Museum, made with Melanie Huang.

choose file no file chosen

straight 1–12 (alphabet default)

hover the cloth to decode it

the key

black = shaft raised · picks top → bottom