ANTIC Interview 315 - Sarah Haskell, Computerized Weaving - a podcast by Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold

 

There's a column in the November 1983 issue of Family Computing magazine, by Jon Zonderman: "Home Business — Compute, Control, and Create. A weaver combines the traditional skills of her craft with a computer and reaps more than one reward." 

 

The article is about Sarah Haskell, a weaver who used an Atari computer to design patterns for weaving, and also to computer-control her loom. 

 

[Excerpts from the article.]

 

My interview with Sarah took place on November 13, 2017.

 

Teaser quote: "But with the electronic system, you did not have to get down on the floor and physically re-configure all of the treadles with these little metal hook things. You would basically just change it."