Join us for a workshop by London Pattern Club – part of the public programme for Softwear, an apexart exhibition curated by Kira Wainstein.

Discover kumihimo, the centuries-old Japanese braiding technique. Working on a round braiding disk, you’ll create your own cord strand-by-strand, which can be turned into a bracelet or keyring. Then uncover the logic behind the craft, using code to model how each strand moves between the numbered positions on the disk, according to a repeating rule. The two illuminate each other – code reveals the hidden pattern in the braid, while the braid gives you something physical to hold onto as you make sense of the code.

Please respectfully consider whether or not you will be able to attend. If you think you will not be able to attend, please cancel your order so a person on the waitlist will be able to attend.

BIO: London Pattern Club organises workshops and activities around algorithmic creative practices – things that involve making, manipulating and combining patterns. This includes both physical crafts, such as knitting and weaving, and digital arts, such as live-coding.

IMAGE CAPTION: Alpaca Festival, Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts, Sheffield, 2025

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