Author: Jane Stewart / Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
Editor’s note: While we were preparing this article, Jane interviewed herself just for fun and we liked it, so here it is.
Since then, she has been invited to show her macramé periodic table at several 2019 events celebrating the 1869 publication of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table of the elements, including the International Year of the Periodic Table opening ceremonies in Paris and exhibitions at the University of Edinburgh, St.
Catharine’s College in Cambridge, and the Royal Society of Chemistry in London.This week she finished the final elements (in the actinide aka actinoid series) and began stitching the complete work together for framing.
Why the periodic table?
My dad is a retired chemist (and hobbyist cider maker). After my last project, he suggested I do a knotted version of the periodic table. The table has its 150th anniversary this year so it’s very timely.
What materials are you using?
I’m using metallic crochet thread, which is about the same thickness as embroidery thread. I’m a big fan of rainbow colors so I have given a different color to each group in the periodic table in rainbow order.
How it is done?
About 200,000 half hitch knots. Two for every “pixel” of color. Knotting right to left with color threads and left to right in black to do the writing.
How long?
I timed myself: It takes 5 minutes for one row in a square, so in theory that is 2 hours per element square, working flat out. And there are 120 squares! What will you do with the project? Display it at craft fairs or art galleries. Plus I will take it with me in my STEM ambassador role promoting science in…
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