Knitting Is a Periodic Structure of Slip Knots (IMAGE)

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Knitting Is a Periodic Structure of Slip Knots

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a) Knitting is a periodic structure of slip knots. b) Textiles with intricate patterns are knit by combining slipknots in specific combinations.

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Elisabetta Matsumoto

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