Interleaved Friezes: Celtic Knotwork and Hitomezashi
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2026-02-03 v1
Abstract
Both Celtic knotwork and strips of hitomezashi stitching can be interpreted as being two-sided friezes wherein the patterns on the sides are interleaved. We prove which of the thirty-one two-sided friezes can, and cannot, be realized in hitomezashi, and compare this to the case of Celtic knotwork.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.00178,
title = {Interleaved Friezes: Celtic Knotwork and Hitomezashi},
author = {Katherine A. Seaton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.00178},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Intended for Bridges 2026. 8 pages, 2 tables and 13 figures