In february I was in Brussels to give a TurtleStich workshop on the Fosdem Conference. I gave a small presentation and then the persons in the workshop could try out the website and put their patern on a USB stick, so i could print it on my embroydery machine.
TurtleStitch is an online (free) block coding program to make patterns for you embroidery machine created in 2015. The results appear in the preview. If you like it, you can make an export to a .dst format, put it on an usb stick, and put it in an embroidery machine (I have the Brother M340ED).
The basis for Turtle stitch is Turtle and Logo developed in 1967 by Seymourt Papert. In his paper “20 things to do with a computer” from 1971 you will see lots of mathematical patterns. Seymourt Papert was a math teacher and he wanted to make math more understanding to students.
QuickStart Cards TurtleStitch
With this QuickStart cards you can do this very easy (with your students).
Different embroidery stitches, for your patterns. With this online project you can see the different styles.
Tips for TurtleStitch
Here are some tips, to make working with TurtleStitch even more easy.
- Search for online projects, to get ideas.
- Make an account, to save and share your projects.
- You can make a class account to give a start project and let the students give peer feedback.
- You can make your own blocks.
- Share you projects with the world.
- Export your project to a .dst file for our embroidery machine.
- Export your project to an .svg file for a 3D printer or laser cutter
Links for TurtleStitch
- TurtleStitch online examples
- TurtleStitch manual cards and Lessons plans
- 20 Things to Do with a Computer and an Embroidery Machine
- The beauty of turtle graphics – a book with many examples to make
- Warwick university math and coding
- TurtleStitch leaflet MakerFaire NewYork 2023
- TurtleStitch curves and quotes
- TurtleStitch emerging patterns
