Making Mathematics with Needlework: Ten Papers and Ten Projects edited by sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel

Welcome! Here is some information about our book. It's published by AK Peters, and is available as of December 15, 2007. AK Peters has their own page for the book, and it's listed on amazon.com, overstock.com, target.com, barnesandnoble.com, and Magers&Quinn (Mpls).
(Not in the US? It's available at bookdepository UK, transatlanticpublishers, Amazon Canada, Amazon Japan, and in Swedish book site, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Australia.)

So, what is in the book? Every chapter (except for the introduction) has four sections. First, there's an overview intended for both crafters and mathematicians, so it should be understandable to mathematicians who don't know anything about crafting and also for crafters who don't know anything about mathematics. Then, there's a section of detailed mathematics which is intended for mathematicians. All of the authors have made an effort to include basic information so that mathematical enthusiasts who are not professional mathematicians can follow the bulk of the material. The third section of each chapter contains teaching ideas, and these range from elementary-school level to graduate level. Finally, every chapter has a project, with instructions written for and tested by crafters.
Below is a list of chapter titles, authors, types of mathematics, and projects. There is an index with both mathematics and craft terms, and the usual acknowledgements, credits, table of contents, and such.

Introduction by sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel
surveys of mathematics and mathematics education research in fiber arts, thoughts on future work, and a comprehensive bibliography

Quilted Möbius Band by Amy F. Szczepanski
topology, graph theory / project: two quilted Möbius bands

Picking Up Stitches and Diophantine Equations by Lana Holden
number theory / project: knitted hat

The Sierpinski Variations: Self-Similar Crochet by D. Jacob Wildstrom
fractals / project: crocheted shawl

Only two knit stitches can create a torus by sarah-marie belcastro
combinatorics, topology / project: knitted torus

Symmetry Patterns in Cross Stitch by Mary D. Shepherd
geometry, group theory / project: cross-stitched pillow

Socks with Algebraic Structure by Carolyn Yackel
group theory, number theory / project: knitted socks

Fortunatus's Purse by Susan Goldstine
topology, graph theory / project: sewn Fortunatus's purse

(K)Not Cables, Braids by sarah-marie belcastro, Amy F. Szczepanski, and Carolyn Yackel
group theory, topology / project: knitted cabled pillow

The graph theory of blackwork embroidery by Joshua Holden
graph theory / project: blackwork embroidery motif

Stop Those Pants! by sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel
geometry / project: knitted baby pants (customizable version of the pattern freely available at the Wolfram Demonstrations Project)