Leonardo Fibonacci, a 13th century Italian mathematician, left a sequence of numbers which has helped weavers and designers create successful stripe proportions. But what happens if the number of warp ends for a project doesn’t fit neatly into the Fibonacci number sequence? Learn how a rep weaver discovered something she calls the Fibonacci Fudge Factor. Participants will practice the mathematics by creating warp stripe “wrappings”. Includes a slide lecture on the derivation of the number sequence.
Leader:Â Rosalie Neilson
Duration:Â 3 hours — This seminar is full
Level:Â All
Student supplies to bring:Â Â No loom required; Masking tape, scissors, calculator, paper for taking notes
Materials Fee:Â $12 – includes coil bound handout, mounting boards, and yarn for wraps