Crafting by Concepts

Fiber Arts and Mathematics
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-56881-435-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 758 g

Reihe: AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series

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 detail, 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.

Zielgruppe

General and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Belcastro, Sarah-Marie

Yackel, Carolyn

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Populäre Darstellungen der Mathematik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Textilkunst

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Knit Knit Revolution. Generalized Helix Striping. A Knitted Cross-Cap. Fashioning Fine Fractals from Fiber. Diaper Patterns in Needlepoint. Group Actions in Cross-Stitch. Perfectly Simple: Squaring the Rectangle. Spherical Symmetries of Temari. Quilting Semiregular Tessellations.

Über Autor(innen)

sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel earned their Ph.D.s in mathematics from the University of Michigan. Carolyn Yackel is an Associate Professor in the mathematics department at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, specializing in connections between mathematics and art. sarah-marie belcastro is a Research Associate at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.