Jeannine Mosely - Tessellations in Cloth and Paper: Smocking and Origami - CoM April 2025

Tessellations in Cloth and Paper: Smocking and Origami

Origami tessellations and fabric smocking are both art forms in which a flat surface is transformed by bringing together symmetrically chosen tuples of points. The surface between these points is distorted by this action, creating a (hopefully) attractive design. Because paper doesn’t stretch, the resulting structure will be composed of a collection of developable surfaces connected by straight or curved creases. The structure is typically maintained by tension. In smocking, the point tuples are held together by small stitches on the back side of the fabric. Because woven cloth stretches, the surfaces between the points drape fluidly.

Designs in one craft can inspire counterparts in the other. We’ll look at some examples and examine how they are related.

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