Irrational Ribbons

[sorrel_forbes]

I've just made some prototype ribbons of irrational numbers accurate to 1m; significant figures vary according to model!

Unfortunately, I only realised after finishing the aptly yellow golden ratio that perhaps cherry pi, the square root of blue, and naturally green might have been a better use of colours... Next time, Gadget! I also need to

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[drinkingcocoa]

My mouth is actually watering.

Sending this link to my husband straightaway.

[drinkingcocoa]

Also sent link to my friend sarah-marie belcastro, who wrote Making Mathematics with Needlework. http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mkbook.html

[sorrel_forbes]

It's a fantastic book! I'm actually working on a Sierpinski triangle shawl from it at the moment.

[drinkingcocoa]

!!!!

She's a friend from college. She always writes her name in all lower case and her favorite color is teal. At our wedding, I had the calligrapher write out her name that way on her place card. :-)