@inproceedings{afb4930e0c4b4d50a03902835983f954,
title = "To Quilt Is to Math: Investigating the Breadth and Depth of Mathematics in Fiber Crafts",
abstract = "This study investigates connections between fabric crafts and the breadth and depth of mathematics involved in pursuing the crafts with a particular focus on quilting. The authors became participant observers in crafting circles, conducted 65 semi-structured interviews to investigate crafters' mathematical insights in their projects, and analyzed artifacts through close manual examination and photographs to deepen these insights. We ask the questions: (1) How do crafters observe the interplay between mathematics and the process of a craft? (2) How can crafters' products illuminate the breadth and depth of mathematics? The findings suggest that the different ways in which mathematics and craft intersect either bear the form of a craft-forward approach, as crafters produce patterns and explore it through changes in the patterns or in the form of a math-forward approach, in which crafting directly draws on mathematical concepts guiding the work toward the improved performance or modeling of math concepts.",
author = "Pooja Saxena and Anna Keune and Naomi Thompson and Kylie Peppler",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} ISLS.; 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023 ; Conference date: 10-06-2023 Through 15-06-2023",
year = "2023",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS",
publisher = "International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)",
pages = "178--185",
editor = "Paulo Blikstein and \{Van Aalst\}, Jan and Rita Kizito and Karen Brennan",
booktitle = "ISLS Annual Meeting 2023",
address = "United States",
}