4 papers
A two-dimensional introduction to sashiko
Carol Hayes, Katherine Seaton
Through the hands-on creation of two sashiko pieces of work - a counted thread kogin bookmark and a single running stitched hitomezashi sampler - participants will explore not only…
Platonicons: the Platonic solids start rolling
Katherine A. Seaton, David Hirsch
We describe the construction of a new family of developable rollers based on the Platonic solids. In this way kinetic sculptures may be realised, with the Platonic solids quite lit…
The polycons: the sphericon (or tetracon) has found its family
David Hirsch, Katherine A. Seaton
This paper introduces a new family of solids, which we call \textit{polycons}, which generalise the sphericon in a natural way. The static properties of the polycons are derived, a…
Stations, trains and small-world networks
Katherine A Seaton, Lisa M Hackett
The clustering coefficient, path length and average vertex degree of two urban train line networks have been calculated. The results are compared with theoretical predictions for a…