Geometric Pattern Making

Symmetry Patterns

The art of making beautiful designs from lines
0 906212 73 1 Alan Wiltshire
In this book, Alan Wiltshire shows how to create wonderful symmetrical patterns using the special grids which he has invented. These grids, based on different kinds of symmetry, give sufficient support and help to stimulate the creative process. Once the 'doodling' has started, it is difficult to stop and when the patterns themselves are complete there is the interesting task of deciding how to colour them!
£3.50

Polysymetrics

The art of making geometric patterns
0 906212 09 X June Oliver
June Oliver shows how patterns can be built from 'tiles', which are squares, triangles or hexagons. She shows how to design tiles which are particularly interesting and which fit together to make attractive patterns. Included are twelve full pages of patterns to colour, together with their original tiles, giving a clear demonstration of the possibilities of the technique.
£3.50

Kaleidometrics

The art of making beautiful patterns from circles
0 906212 21 9 Sheilah Shaw
Sheilah Shaw has discovered a remarkable way to draw beautiful patterns and in this book, shows how it is done. She starts with circles and then explains how to draw special grids in them. From these grids she demonstrates how patterns are developed, giving an almost infinite range of possibilities. There are many of her patterns to colour and a selection of the grids, as well as advice and help, to create some truly original designs.
£3.50

Mathematical Window Patterns 1 899618 31 7 William Gibbs

Curve Stitching

The art of sewing beautiful mathematical patterns
0 906212 65 0 Jon Millington
Curve stitching is a creative, practical activity with a strong mathematical background. This book explains the technique and there are large colour photographs of a good selection of beautiful designs, with 'stitch-by-stitch' sewing plans. The different families of designs are put into their mathematical context and there are many suggestions for further development. There is also a good collection of computer programs written in Basic. These programs can readily be modified and adapted so that one can find on screen those patterns which will be most pleasing to sew.
£6.95

This book is a splendid collection of beautiful patterns which can be created by arranging regular shapes, usually rectangles so that they overlap in a symmetrical way. When the finished design is placed on a window, the light shines through one, two, three or more layers and the underlying structure is revealed. These patterns are specially attractive if made from tinted paper. Full descriptions and plans are included. £3.95

Altair Design Special patterns for everyone to colour

These two books of very special patterns are fascinating to colour and provide almost unlimited scope for the imagination. They are so rich in possibilities that the simple question 'What can you see in the pattern?' can produce as many different answers as there are people or occasions. Firmly based on principles that were first discovered by Arabic mathematicians in the tenth century, they have now been thoroughly investigated by John Martineau and accurately drawn by computer. The most beautiful ones have been selected for these two books, the first based on the square and the second on the hexagon.
Book 1 1 899618 25 2 £2.95
Book 2 1 899618 26 0 £2.95

Looking at patterns and their construction

Robert Field has travelled extensively and has taken his camera and a keen eye with him wherever he has gone. Many people will be both suprised and delighted by the sheer number and variety of interesting patterns that he has discovered. These books will appeal both to those who have a particularl interest in the topic covered but also to those who are looking for a rich resource of pattern designs.

Geometric Patterns from Roman Mosaics

And how to draw them
0 906212 63 4 Robert Field
The book concentrates not on the figurative panels but on the geometric borders and patterns with which virtually all floors and corridors were decorated. Robert Field has collected examples from many different sites and the book is arranged as a series of step-by-step drawing exercises. Experiencing the way the design elements are linked together is undoubtedly the best way to appreciate how inventive and skillful those ancient artists were.
£2.95

Geometric Patterns from Churches and Cathedrals 1.899618 13 9 Robert Field
£2.95

Geometric Patterns from Tiles and Brickwork 1 899618 12 0 Robert Field
£2.95

Geometric Patterns from Islamic Art & Architecture 1 899618 22 8 Robert Field £2.95