Thank you, Helen. That was a very interesting read. The history of fibers, weaving, knitting, etc. is something I hadn’t really considered before. The more you dilate on the subject though, the more interesting I find it. It seems to have many historical, anthropological (cultural), artistic, and mathematical aspects.

While reading your post, I found myself associating the designs I’ve seen in lace, etc. with the appearance and structure of fractals. Wouldn’t it been amazing if the advent of intricate lace, etc., was in some way influenced by some sort of biological sympathetic reaction to chaos, and the patterns therein?

I know, I know: “Earth to Spaceboy: Your mom says it’s time to come back to reality now.”