It seems like every week, Kate is posting some
cool new thing she found people doing that
combines knitting with
math,
science, or
computer science. Well, now it's my turn with sewing (but... I still have Kate to thank for bringing this to my attention in the first place :)!
Nausicaa Distribution is an Etsy shop that sells handcrafted statistical and mathematical gifts. Some of them are simply cute statistical logos and images that they print on
t-shirts, like "
Chisquareatops."
Others, like
zippered pouches or
drink cozies, have pi or equations embroidered on them.
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| Euler's Identity zippered pouch, found on Nausicaa Distribution's Etsy shop here. |
They also sell
cross-stitch kits and patterns so you can make your own mathy crafts.
But perhaps most fun of all are the
statistical distribution plushies! They range (range! See what I did there?) from the normal distribution, to chi-squared, to things I've never even heard of before like Erlang and Cauchy distributions. Just look at these cute little guys!
As far as I can tell, the plushies are sewn to be as accurate to the shape of these statistical distributions as possible, and include embroidered details of not only cute faces, but also variations in the distributions and/or standard deviation locations. It's a fun way to emphasize the inherent beauty in mathematical patterns, as well as the connection between textile crafts and math. The shop's owners, Nicole and Shannon, both have Masters degrees in Statistics. As Nicole describes it, "I have always enjoyed sewing and crafting, so opening an uber-nerd Etsy store seemed to be the perfect adventure." Hooray for nerdy crafting!
You can find Nausicaa Distributions on
Etsy,
Twitter,
Facebook, and
BlogSpot!
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