That’s a neat thought—actually, a lot of modern ciphers borrow from old craft. Think of a loom that hides a repeating motif but twists it each pass; it’s like a key schedule that scrambles every block so the pattern never repeats. The weave’s resilience to wear is like a key’s resistance to brute‑force: you keep the structure, but each thread changes shape so attackers can’t predict it. I’ve seen folks use textile knot theory to design error‑correcting codes, so the analogy isn’t just poetic—it can lead to algorithms that look simple but are surprisingly hard to break. If you’re into it, sketch a few motifs and see how the repetition can be turned into a cryptographic permutation. It’s a great playground for blending art with math.