welcome!~
Hi, I'm Jasmine! In case you can't tell from the fact that you are reading this, I have a bad tendency towards an excessive focus on irrelevant/superfluous details. Starting a website before having all the details is a foolproof plan for procrastination via poor graphic design, so hopefully, this is at least not a complete eyesore! Also, this is in Wix because, despite my pedigree, I have no skill in computer science, and don't love the design of Google Sites.
the physics of plying
My project is exploring the strength of handspun yarn, particularly how the number of plies impacts ultimate tensile strength.
spinning for strength
So adding plies increases strength -- why? Here's a review of the (shockingly little scarce amount of) literature on the topic.
applications
tensile strength in society
Tensile strength is applied everywhere in society; in the chains that hold up swings, the ropes that support bridges, and so much more.
ABOUT ME
I am a textile artist of about 10 years. I picked up knitting and crochet at about the same time, but my primary medium nowadays is knitting. Typically, I work in cable and lace apparel, but I also make toys, doilies, jewellry, the whole nine yards. I dabble in other textile arts such as sewing (both machine and hand-stitching), quilting, embroidery, and dyeing. While I've harboured an interest in hand-spinning for a few years, I would not call myself a spinner. (Which, for the record, should not be at all an issue here based on the procedure I designed.)