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Article · OrigamiUSA - The Fold
Tessellations and How to Get Started
By Sara Adams
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
Sara Adams lays out a beginner's path into tessellations: fold a simple grid, experiment with collapsing it into repeating twist units, then build up to reading other designers' crease patterns, with links to specific grid types and starter resources.
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