We had a lot of fun running an unweaving, aka “reverse drafting” workshop in Sheffield last Tuesday! This was inspired … More
Author: Alex McLean
Knitting
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…
Short film: Pattern Club Winter School
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…
Upcoming research workshop: Natural Language as Heritage Code
I was happy to meet linguist Wataru Uegaki at a research ‘crucible’ event connected with my fellowship (we are both … More
Exploring 8 shaft weaving
Reposted from Alex McLean. After a bit of time off from weaving after the PENELOPE project, it was great to … More
Alpaca Festival and Conference
The Alpaca 2025 festival and conference on algorithmic patterns in the creative arts is happening this September 2025. Please see … More
Algorithmic Pattern call for talks, performances and workshops now open
The Algorithmic Pattern 2025 call for talks has been open for a while, and the call is now open for … More
Pre-announcement: Algorithmic Pattern 2025
We’re excited to pre-announce the first edition of a conference/festival Algorithmic Pattern 2025. It will take place in September 2025, … More
Research visit: Wearable Senses Lab
I was happy to visit Kristina Andersen, Pei-Ying Lin, Femke Vorselen and colleagues for two weeks at the Wearable Senses … More
From Konnakol to Live Coding
Konnakol is a South Indian, Carnatic musical practice involving the recitation of syllables while clapping the underlying tala. Here is … More