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New in-browser tool Weave Silk harnesses the power of symmetry to create astonishing patterns - give it a try!

Visit Weave Silk and spin your own patterns

Just visit the site and start moving your mouse around

If you've ever doubted the importance of symmetry to art, then have a play with this brilliant in-browser tool.

Build up your illustration

Add extra colours to build up your illustration

Use the simple controls in the left-hand corner of the screen to switch between colours and build up your illustration. You also have the option to switch between simple symmetry, four-way symmetry and no symmetry.

Weave Silk was built using the latest web technologies: HTML5, Canvas, Web Audio for music, and responsive sound effects. The frontend was written in Coffeescript with the backend written in Go. So if not's working in your browser, try it out in Chrome.

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