Algorithmic Pattern Catalogue
I’m drawn back to Sanquhar knitting again!
A guide to the patterns
Videos from May MacCormick on knitting – knitting class introduction, part one, part two
I also found the seemingly less well-known tradition from the Yorkshire Dales of “Dales Glove…
We acquired an eight-shaft table loom for the algorithmic pattern project, and have been exploring ‘crackle weave’ patterns, where a threading pattern is created by repeating a small motif is repeated along a path, with intermediate steps added accordi…
Last winter, we ran a winter school as part of the Algorithmic Pattern project, in collaboration with Ray Morrison and Lucy Cheesman. With participants with diverse practices brought together via an open call, we explored patterns in origami, dance, mu…
In January Alex, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado and Dave were invited by our long term collaborator and friend Julian Rohrhuber to visit the Institute for Music and Media (IMM) in Düsseldorf to expand on our previous work together with Andean Khipu.The t…
I was happy to meet linguist Wataru Uegaki at a research ‘crucible’ event connected with my fellowship (we are both…
Reposted from Alex McLean. After a bit of time off from weaving after the PENELOPE project, it was great to…
We are running a workshop alongside Paola Torres Núñez del Prado and Julian Rohrhuber on the 31st January at the Epistemic Media Research Group (Institute for Music and Media) in Düsseldorf. This event will be a convergence of two areas of recent resea…
I've been playing with a weaving pattern over the last few months, it's based on one of the oldest pieces of fabric found, in Hallstatt in Austria. The papers and publications on it are largely pay-walled and quite tricky to get hold of, but …
One of the goals of the Algorithmic Pattern project is to apply algorithmic knowledge in craft to new scientific or mathematical purposes. One of the people we met when we were working with Geraldine Jones during her residency on the project was Charlo…
The Alpaca 2025 festival and conference on algorithmic patterns in the creative arts is happening this September 2025. Please see…