28: FOSS Stitch w/ Elana Hashman and Katie McLaughlin

<p><img src="https://fossandcrafts.org/static/images/blog/ih-demo-render.png" alt="Demo render of an alpaca embroidery pattern, with a rendered alpaca image" /></p><p><a href="https://hashman.ca/">Elana Hashman</a> (Python Software Foundation Fellow and open source hacker) and <a href="https://glasnt.com/">Katie McLaughlin</a> (Python Software Foundation Fellow and crafter) join us to talk about F(L)OSS meets embroidery and cross stitching (FOSS stitching?) including a significant conversation about FLOSS vs embroidery floss.</p><p>Much is also conversed about <a href="https://github.com/glasnt/ih">ih</a>, a project started by Katie with contributions from Elana, a python project which helps generate embroidery patterns from images.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://github.com/glasnt/ih">ih!</a></p><ul><li><p>ih presented at PyCon 2019: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fllch-WwzWM">Katie McLaughlin - A Right Stitch-up: Creating embroidery patterns with Pillow</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://github.com/glasnt/ih-aas">ih, as a service</a></p></li></ul></li><li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_(company)">DMC (Dollfus-Mieg et Compagnie)</a>, the textile company mentioned several times</p></li><li><p><a href="https://python-pillow.org/">Python Pillow</a> (continuation of PIL, the Python Imaging Library)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://linux.conf.au/">Linux Conf AU</a>, which has had a lot of &quot;stitch and bitch&quot; type events: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAObS6o1v0zKRBoEwPD6YreMfGFvh6zdM">2018 art &amp; tech miniconf</a>, <a href="https://2019.linux.conf.au/wiki/Knit-crochet-sew-crafting_BoF">2019 knit, crochet, sew BoF</a>, <a href="https://lca2020.linux.org.au/programme/miniconfs/creative-arts/">2020 creative arts miniconf</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://sgibson91.github.io/cross-stitch-carpentry/index.html">Cross Stitch Carpentry</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://adaptstudio.ca/ocs/">ginger coons' open color standard work</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.freiefarbe.de/en/">freieFarbe</a> Open Color initiative, <a href="https://www.freiefarbe.de/en/verein/open-standards-open-content-neu/">appears to be CC BY 4.0</a></p></li><li><p>Stitching patterns <a href="https://twitter.com/ehashdn/status/1310259859611242498">really are a kind of domain specific visual programming language</a> (see the response, <a href="https://twitter.com/fuzzychef/status/1314721786601201664">&quot;What is this, assembler?&quot;</a>)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_rope_memory">Core rope memory</a> was usually <a href="https://handwovenmagazine.com/weaving-history-core-rope-memory/">hand-woven by women</a> in early computing days (<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90363966/the-guts-of-nasas-pioneering-apollo-computer-was-handwoven-like-a-quilt">more</a>)</p></li></ul><p>Still here? How about some extra images?</p><p>Morgan's needlework of an alpaca, made with alpaca fiber:</p><p><img src="https://fossandcrafts.org/static/images/blog/AlpacaNeedlework.jpg" alt="Needlework of an alpaca" /></p><p>Kirby quilt that Morgan did for a babby:</p><p><img src="https://fossandcrafts.org/static/images/blog/KirbyQuilt.jpg" alt="Needlework of an alpaca" /></p>