Weaving Windmill Loops to Create Surfaces with Varying Curvature

Year: 2021 Authors: Stephanie Bunn; Hilary Burns; Mary Crabb; Geraldine Jones; Charlotte Megroureche; Ricardo Nemirovsky

Core claim

Windmill-loop weaving can be taught as a hands-on way to build and understand curved surfaces through controlled angular deficit and excess.

Topics

basket weaving, surface curvature, geometry education, hands-on workshop

Domains

geometry, curvature, topology, Gauss-Bonnet, craft, textile art, basketry, design education

Methods

guided workshop, paper model comparison, loop weaving demonstration, participant making

Media

windmill loops, paper sheets, prepared workshop materials, woven surfaces

Source status

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