Knitting on Helicoid Scaffolds

Year: 2024 Authors: Lauren Niu; Raven Rimerman; Taylor Baugh; Chelsea Amanatides; Randall D. Kamien; Geneviève Dion

Core claim

A helicoid scaffold provides an efficient geometric framework for encoding knit topology and predicting yarn curvature, stitch transitions, and curling behavior.

Topics

knit textiles, minimal surfaces, stitch topology, yarn mechanics

Domains

geometry, topology, minimal surfaces, geodesics, textile design, fabric construction, surface patterning

Methods

mean-field modeling, geometric parameterization, energy minimization, comparative stitch analysis

Media

knitted yarn, weft-knit fabric, helicoid scaffold, Schwarz diamond surface

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