Mathscraft
A growing collection of objects, both practical and sculptural, made by applying mathematical ideas to knitting, crochet, patchwork and other crafts. The collection is available for exhibition and Madeleine is happy to conduct workshops based around these ideas for galleries, museums and science festivals. Most recently seen at the Beauty of Maths exhibition in the National Museum of Scotland during Maths Week Scotland 2022. If you are interested in booking Mathscraft, please contact Madeleine.
This page also contains an assortment of mathcraft projects and resources. It will always be a work in progress so come back from time to time to see what's new. If you know of something you think I'd be interested in then let me know via the contact form on this site.
This page also contains an assortment of mathcraft projects and resources. It will always be a work in progress so come back from time to time to see what's new. If you know of something you think I'd be interested in then let me know via the contact form on this site.
Knot Unknot projects
- Botanica Mathematica
- The Knitting Wheel of Fortune
- The Mathematician's Shirts
- Helward's World
- 1D Cellular Automata Knitting - Rule 30
- 2D Cellular Automata Knitting.
- Cubething is a lovely Borromean rings construction devised by Woolly Thoughts who have been making maths inpired knitting for many many years. They have a large selection of patterns for afgans, cushions, toys etc on their website.
- Celestine
Norah Gaughan's work includes this stellated doedecahedron and much inspired by maths and nature. - Magical Mobius bands
I use Cat Bordhi's Mobius cast on all the time. - Crocheting Hyperbolic planes
Daina Taimina invented hyperbolic crochet to make teaching aids but they quickly became art objects too. - The Home of Mathematical Knitting
Sarah-Marie Belcastro's pages are the most comprehensive I've found when it comes to maths and the fibre arts. A great starting point and her books are pretty good too. - Festival of Maths Craft New Zealand
Brainchild of my erstwhile colleague Julia Collins. Now becoming a regular event in Auckland and Christchurch - The International Hyperbolic Coral Reef Project
The name says it all - check it out.