Ken Shirriff @righto.com · Sep 6

Marilou Schultz first made a chip rug in 1994, when Intel commissioned a rug based on the Pentium as a gift to AISES (American Indian Science & Engineering Society). The Pentium weaving used natural dyes, while the 555 weaving uses aniline dyes and some metallic threads for more intense colors.

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Ken Shirriff · Sep 6

To learn more about the 555 timer rug, see my latest post: www.righto.com/2025/09/mari...