An Exploration of Froebel’s Gift Number 14 leads to Monolinear, Re-entrant, Dichromic Mono-Polyomino Weavings

Year: 2011 Authors: Eva Knoll; Wendy Landry

Core claim

Gift #14 weaving can serve as a rich educational medium where material constraints and mathematical structure jointly generate novel tessellations and design possibilities.

Topics

Froebel’s Gifts, paper weaving, tessellations, ethnomathematics

Domains

modular arithmetic, combinatorial geometry, tessellation theory, symmetry, craft, textile design, pattern design, visual art

Methods

hands-on exploration, workshop activities, pattern coloring, comparative analysis

Media

slit paper, paper strips, mat weaving, colored paper

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