the octal version of "HOPE"

<p>Using the octal computer codes, I translated the word HOPE into a weaving pattern, and this is the result.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was using a sunrise as the source for the colors, which are a red and orange warp and a gray weft.&nbsp; The pattern is a 64 thread repeat.&nbsp;&nbsp; Treddling is "tromp as writ."&nbsp;&nbsp; I played with about a dozen twill tie-ups before settling on the one I used.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pattern is very subtle, so I did it in a cotton yarn that I guess was about 20/2 (it wasn't marked, and I don't remember where I got it) with a sett of 30/inch.&nbsp;&nbsp; With a few extra threads for a floating selvage and to double up threads at the selvage, I had about 906 ends in total.&nbsp;&nbsp; After washing the width was 27.5"</p><p>About the octal computer codes - A is 101, B is 102, etc. up to Z as 132.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's a lot of 1s, so I first subtracted 100 from all the codes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, because octal numbers are 0 to 7 and my weaving program numbers the harnesses 1 to 8, I added 1 to each individual digit.&nbsp;&nbsp; That resulted in representing A by 12, B by 13,&nbsp; etc. to Z as 43.&nbsp;&nbsp; So the whole word of 4 letters is represented by 8 threads.&nbsp;&nbsp; From there I turned it into a twill, resulting in a 64 thread pattern.</p><p>Treddling this was a real pain in the neck, but having 18 treddles helped a lot because I could rearrange things to make it more convenient.&nbsp;&nbsp; This would have been almost impossible without weaving software - or it would have taken MUCH, MUCH longer to figure out!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>