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June 2008

In this gorgeous book, Eric Gjerde has presented clear, easy-to-follow instructions that introduce the reader to the incredible beauty and diversity of origami tessellations.
—Robert J. Lang

Site of Interest

Hyperbolic Space Crochet Models (External Link)

In 1997 Cornell University mathematician Daina Taimina finally worked out how to make a physical model of hyperbolic space that allows us to feel, and to tactilely explore, the properties of this unique geometry. The method she used was crochet.

Be sure to check out Making Mathematics with Needlework edited by sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel for other mathematically inspired needlework projects.

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