Aspects of Symmetry in Bobbin Lace

Year: 2017 Authors: Veronika Irvine; Frank Ruskey

Core claim

A combinatorial graph model can generate bobbin lace patterns for each of the 17 wallpaper groups while preserving lace-making constraints.

Topics

bobbin lace symmetry, tesselace patterns, wallpaper groups, algorithmic pattern generation

Domains

graph theory, combinatorics, symmetry groups, planar periodic groups, fiber art, textile design, lace making, pattern aesthetics

Methods

combinatorial model, backtracking algorithm, lattice graph drawing, symmetry classification

Media

threads, bobbin lace, graph drawings, braid words

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