Weaving QR codes
August 6, 2026
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Handweaving rMQR codes
Since rMQR codes can be narrow, they can be woven into bands easier that the original square QR codes.
rMQR experiments
We needed to prove that handwoven rMQRs codes would actually be scannable
Session #14
Sixth time’s a charm, it seems
Session #13
The first full QR completed unfortutely proved unscannable
Session #12
Basic techniques seemed good enough so we started working on a full rMQR code
Session #11
Band Five starts on a new higher capacity heddle
Session #10
Gear has been getting sorted out so time to improve technique
Session #9
Band Four starts: experimented with complimentary warp pick-up and pixels being 3 warps wide
Session #8
Time came to adopt weft faced techniques
Session #7
We had figured out the weft needed to be thicker so we tried 1 mm
Session #6
Band Two starts: wool proved too stretchy for crisp patterns at small scale so next experiment was cotton
Session #5
A second attempt at a QR big finder
Session #4
Semi-square but misaligned pixels start getting assembled into QR structural components
Session #3
Pixel aspect ratio experiment
Session #2
Band One continued while attempting to make pixels a.k.a. modules
Session #1
Band One starts: first thing we tried was wool, which was way too stretchy