Further Resources

Novels with secret codes in fiber arts

• Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. (knitting; historical fiction)
• Jones, Diana Wynne. The Spellcoats (spinning & weaving; children’s fantasy; part of a series)
• Wrede, Patricia and Caroline Stevermer. The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia. (knitting; YA alternate history/fantasy; part of a series)

Knitting codes

• Batten, Wayne. “Madame Defarge’s Knitting Cipher”. Wayne Batten’s Web Pages for Montgomery Bell Academy. 23 July 2009. [http://home.montgomerybell.edu/~battenw/Defarge%27s%20code.htm]. Accessed 7 Feb 2011.
• Zarrelli, Natalie. “The Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool” Atlas Obscura. 1 June 2017. [http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/knitting-spies-wwi-wwii]. Accessed 1 June 2017.

Encryption & Steganography

• Subject headings to look for at a library:
  • Ciphers.
  • Cryptography.
• “How to Create Secret Codes & Ciphers”. WikiHow.com 7 Mar 2011. [http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Secret-Codes-and-Ciphers]. Accessed 8 Apr 2011.
• Hipschman, Ron. “The Secret Language”. The Exploratorium. 1995. [http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/secret/secret.html]. Accessed 7 Apr 2011.

Pattern Repeat Design

• Subject heading to look for at a library:
  • Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
• Proctor, Richard. Principles of pattern design.
• “Symmetry and Pattern Design Resources”. Artlandia. 2010. [http://www.artlandia.com/wonderland/#Textile-design] Accessed 23 Apr 2011.
• Waterman, V. Ann. Design Your Own Repeat Patterns: A Quick and Easy Approach.