Peggy Heinkel-WolfeApr 4, 2023

Sewing is engineering.

I will be taking no additional questions at this time.

#sewing

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@phwolfe940 yep I was just saying the other day how “handwork” crafts like sewing and knitting etc require extensive knowledge of materials, their unique properties, tension and strength etc, learned muscle memory, construction design…
Apr 4, 2023 at 4:38pmWeb
Show threadPeggy Heinkel-WolfeApr 4, 2023
@foxgloved some math historians trace the rise of algebra to such craftwork.
Show threadPeggy Heinkel-WolfeApr 4, 2023
@foxgloved
(See: Stephen Strogatz's Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe.)