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Crafting by Concepts: Fiber Arts and Mathematics
Crafting by Concepts Fiber Arts and Mathematics Author:Sarah-Marie Belcastro (Editor), Carolyn Yackel (Editor) From the editors of the popular Making Mathematics with Needlework, this book presents projects that highlight the relationship between types of needlework and mathematics. Chapters start with accessible overviews presenting the interplay between mathematical concepts and craft expressions. Following sections explain the mathematics in more deta... more »il, and provide suggestions for classroom activities. Each chapter ends with specific crafting instructions. Types of needlework included are knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, temari balls, beading, tatting, and string art. Instructions are written as ordinary patterns, so the formatting and language will be familiar to crafters.
Chapters include Introduction: Welcome back, Knit knit revolution (Amy F. Szczepanski), Generalized helix striping (Sarah-Marie Belcastro), A knitted cross-cap (Emily Peters), Fashioning fine fractals from fiber (Ted Ashton). Diaper patterns in needlepoint (Diane Herrmann), Group actions in cross-stibtch (Mary D. Shepherd, Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Carolyn Yackel), Perfectly simple : squaring the rectangle (Susan Goldstine) , Spherical symmetries of Temari (Carolyn Yackel, Sarah-Marie Belcastro), Quilting semiregular tessellations (Irena Swanson).« less