Cords

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Part: Cords
Designers: Timothy Schmidt
Tools: Cord looms

Introduction

String is a long flexible structure made from fibers twisted together into a single strand, or from multiple such strands which are in turn twisted together. String is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. It is also used as a material to make things, such as textiles, and in arts and crafts. String is a simple tool, and its use by humans is known to have been developed tens of thousands of years ago. In Mesoamerica, for example, string was invented some 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, and was made by twisting plant fibers together. String may also be a component in other tools, and in devices as diverse as weapons, musical instruments, and toys.

Challenges

Tensile structures are often necessary compliments to rigid structures. There are many varieties of cord, knots, connectors, etc.

Approaches

Interoperability

Development targets

References