Maker Faire Rochester 2024
Stitch Your Story - Data Visualization Through Needlepoint
Home: New York, United States
Learn how to collect, record, and analyze your personal data trends through the art of bargello needlepoint! Through color and pattern, we can gain a deeper understanding of trends and learn the basics of data analysis through the power of craft!
https://www.datastitcher.com/
Maker
Bonnie Natko
Bonnie Natko is a fiber artist, crafter, and emerging educator who is strives to merge craft with technology. Her mission is to make art and technology fun, meaningful, and accessible for makers and learners of all ages!
https://www.datastitcher.com/What Inspired You to Make This?
The connection between data and stitching has a funny corporate backstory. I was asked to create a report using pivot tables for my day job, and decided to take information that was meaningful to me, and started stitching the pattern. This helped me create the data sets and create those views in Sheets. By creating a physical connection to what I was tracking, it was much easier for me to learn. As our world becomes more data driven, data literacy is so important – not only in business, but as critical thinkers.
