Contemporary Geometric Beadwork: KALEIDOCYCLE JOINS, Part One

Learn how the fascinating turning machines called Kaleidocycles are made out of glass beads and thread. They start with 24 triangles, and are sewn together first into a net, or into individual tetrahedra, and then assembled into a marvel of engineering and design. Kate McKinnon shows several of the techniques that the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork team has devised to include hinges and ideas about morphing surfaces into these pieces. Part One