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A Stitch in Line: Mathematics and One-Stitch Sashiko
 
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ISBN13:9781032487205
ISBN10:1032487208
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:182 pages
Size:234x156 mm
Weight:335 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 110 Illustrations, color; 78 Halftones, color; 32 Line drawings, black & white; 15 Tables, black & white
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A Stitch in Line

Mathematics and One-Stitch Sashiko
 
Edition number: 1
Publisher: A K Peters
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Short description:

This book provides readers with instructions for creating hitomezashi items with minimum outlay. The reader is guided through the practical steps involved in creating each design, and then the mathematics which underpins it is explained in a friendly, accessible way. 

Long description:

A Stitch in Line: Mathematics and One-Stitch Sashiko provides readers with instructions for creating hitomezashi items with minimum outlay. The reader is guided through the practical steps involved in creating each design, and then the mathematics which underpins it is explained in a friendly, accessible way. This is a fantastic book for anyone who is interested in recreational mathematics and/or fibre arts and can be a useful resource for teaching and learning mathematical concepts in a fun and engaging format.


Features



  • Numerous full-colour photographs of hitomezashi stitch patterns which have been mathematically designed

  • Suitable for readers of all mathematical levels and backgrounds ? no prior knowledge is automatically assumed

  • A compressed encoding for recording and designing hitomezashi patterns to be stitched or drawn

  • Accessible explanations and explorations of mathematical concepts inherent in, or illustrated by, hitomezashi patterns
Table of Contents:

Section I. Getting Started. 1. Background. 2. Counting: 0, 1, 2. 3. Loops. Section II. Three Big Ideas. 4. On the Flip Side. 5. Random Patterns. 6. Symmetry. Section III. Generating Art. 7. Codes, Coding and Algorithms. 8. Snowflakes. 9. Quasiperiodic patterns. 10. Corners. 11. Off the grid.