solved and folded by solvingorigamitessellations.com  Another interesting origami tessellation by gatheringfolds. Utilizes an unusual shape. Looks like a house. But in origami/geometric terms it's an open back hexagon with the bottom sliced off. Or you could say it's a rectangle with an isosceles triangle on the top. Whichever way you wish to classify it, it ultimately means new possibilities for origami designs.  The center pattern didn't give me any trouble figuring it out. However, I did get blocked for a bit on how the small hex twists connected to the rest of the pattern. My stubbornness prevailed though. And after more time fiddling than I care to admit, I did come up with the solution. I really should have figured it out sooner than I did, but we all have off days.  solved and folded by solvingorigamitessellations.com The back side of the tessellation is exclusively small triangle twists. When I was stuck on how to connect the small hexes, I used the triangles on th

an original tessellation by solvingorigamitessellations.com  This is an original tessellation idea that I had that I really like. It's somewhat complex and therefore difficult to fold.  This is my first attempt. While I was able to complete the design, it was not as successful as I would've liked.  I don't know if it was the weather or some other factor. But for whatever reason, the paper became very weak half way through folding it.  created by solvingorigamitessellations.com I had hoped to be able to re-orient some of the folds to create a more consistent design, but the paper was just too far gone by the time I'd gotten everything into place.  At some point, I would like to give it another go and see if I can execute it more to my satisfaction.  The idea itself, is one that I really like, so I figured that I'd share it now.  It's an intense array of trapezoids and triangles all collapsing into one another.  It's a lesson in expectations. Especially when

created by solvingorigamitessellations.com  I actually conceived of this tessellation backside first. It was all about the overlapping triangle twists.  This is the less dense version. I also have one that I came up with prior to this that is the same basic concept, but much more tightly packed.  For this one, I changed the spacing from my original idea to make it less intense and this is the result.  Thanks to the altered spacing this version photographs much nicer.  I created simply by combining two different sizes of triangle twists overlapping around open back hexagons.  But the really interesting pattern showed up on the other side.  created by solvingorigamitessellations.com I do have a diagram, I just need to upload it.  Will add that sometime soon.  Update: added crease pattern. created by solvingorigamitessellations.com Used 28 lb. white printer paper and 32 crease triangle grid.  This is a hard tessellation , if only because of the overlapping nature of the folds.  Filed und

solvingorigamitessellations.com  This one is a little bit different than my usual. It's got several different shapes all working in conjunction. There are open back hexagons, trapezoids, rhombuses, tall isosceles triangles and natural triangles.  Interestingly, there are no small triangle twists at all. Which is somewhat unusual.  It looked rather complicated when I mapped it out on the grid paper, but it wasn't that big of deal when I actually folded it.  It's an interesting study in how many different geometric shapes can be combined into a single cohesive origami tessellation.  I'd say it's an intermediate difficulty tessellation .  It uses both twist folds and collapse folds. There are a lot of creases and a lot to fold, but executing the folds is not too tricky.  I used 28 lb white printer paper and a 32 pleat triangle grid.  solvingorigamitessellations.com solvingorigamitessellations.com My diagram is included for those that may want it.  Filed under: Septembe

  solvingorigamitessellations.com It's been a little while since I've solved someone else's tessellation . So, I've worked on a few of those.  This first one is 'Barnacles' by gatheringfolds.  I kind of have a love/hate relationship with reverse engineering tessellations. It's fascinating, frustrating, and fulfilling.  This one in particular, gave me no trouble at all. As it shouldn't. It's not anything very tricky. Just some trapezoids around hexagons with a some open back triangles in the mix.  solvingorigamitessellations.com I reverse engineer a lot of her tessellations because she always comes up with ideas very different from anything I would probably think up. She's a master of twist based designs. While I am pretty skilled with flagstones and collapse based tessellations, my twist skills could use some work. And the best way to improve is to learn from those who are more advanced. I also reverse engineered another tessellations of hers j

  Eye of the Storm by sovlingorigamitessellations.com Here's a new flagstone origami tessellation that I recently designed and folded.  It begins typically enough with an open back hexagon surrounded by trapezoids. From there, I create a progressive pattern of rhombuses and more trapezoids. The first array is one trapezoid and one rhombus. As the pattern moves out from the center an additional rhombus is added. This can continue on endlessly.  solvingorigamitessellations.com On the other side there are only triangles. Many, many triangles.  This is a difficult tessellation , but not terribly so.  It requires a lot of patience, in order to prepare all the creases and then to ease them into their final positions. But it is very much achievable.  I will add my crease pattern in the near future.  Updated to add crease pattern diagram.  solvingorigamitessellations.com Filed under: August 2024 Origami Tessellations . 

August 2024 Origami Tessellations solvingorigamitessellations.com  Here's an upper easy - low intermediate tessellation that creates a pretty neat pattern.  There are only two shapes on the front. Rhombuses and large triangles. There is only one shape on the back. Open back hexagons.  The rhombuses rotate around the hexagons. Then the triangles poke into the rhombuses two facilitate each new repetition.  This is an example of an origami tessellation that is not hard to execute, but that still boasts an impressive finished model.  I used ordinary printer paper and 32 pleat triangle grid. It was a stress-free fold.  Personally, I particularly like the pattern of the triangles. Especially on the back view where they show up as negative space.   solvingorigamitessellations.com My crease pattern is included below. solvingorigamitessellations.com

Filed under: Origami Tessellatons August 2024 an original design created by solvingorigamitessellations.com This tessellation is one that I kind of just made up on the fly.. I just thought to myself, trapezoids, lots of them tucked into each other. I used an open back hexagon as the starting point. I alternated rhombuses and trapezoids around it. From there, I just let them repeat horizontally.  I was also able to repeat the center quite easily using that pattern.  It was just one of those fortunate ideas that arrives quickly and comes to fruition almost as rapidly. Those are always nice.  The finished tessellation is an intimidating looking design. But I'd say it's upper intermediate skill level.  an original design created by  solvingorigamitessellations.com I do have a diagram that I will add later.  But the design has no secrets. The architecture is all very obvious.  If you're a fan of geometric origami , this tessellation will likely appeal to you a great deal

Origami Tessellations: August 2024 a tessellation by solvingorigamitessellations.com  This is a pretty basic idea that I had. The kind you can do with  ordinary paper even on a moist day. It also doesn't take much time to execute. It's simple, but I like it.  The center is a large natural hexagon that can then be manipulated into six triangle twists.  I added some small hex twists off of the axes of the central triangles. Then repeated the center.  I don't know if this has been done before by someone else. Probably. Like I said, it's pretty rudimentary. But it was new to me.  a tessellation by solvingorigamitessellations.com What I especially like about this tessellation  are the results you get on the reverse side. They're almost more interesting than the front. Depends on your perspective.

August 2024 Tessellations an original origami tessellation by solvingorigamitessellations.com This is a cool flagstone tessellation that uses a very simple concept. Rows of trapezoids in an up and down pattern. Then I just repeat that pattern vertically in both directions. I used tant paper for this one. A stronger paper is best for flagstone tessellations.  When you look at the other side of the paper you're met with a staggering array of small triangle collapses. Pretty commonplace for this type of fold.  I've only recently begun exploring the possibilities in linear flagstones . It's a concept that I really hadn't given much thought to until a short while ago.  an original origami tessellation by solvingorigamitessellations.com But judging by how quickly I've found several designs already, I would imagine that there are many more out there patiently waiting to be found.  That's the best part. Thinking about what to design next.  Crease pattern included.  a

August 2024 Tessellations Lost Starships Origami Tessellation created by solvingorigamitessellations.com This an intermediate level tessellation . It's a pretty straight forward design, however, it yields a pretty interesting result. I used some parallelograms in conjunction with open back hex twists.   Although the concept itself is not difficult to understand, some of the folds land kind of close together, making it just a little bit tricky.  I used ordinary printer paper folded into a 32 pleat triangle grid and didn't have any issues with completing the tessellation successfully.  This design is a good example of how just a few basic shapes can be brought together to make a really nice piece of geometric origami.  created by solvingorigamitessellations.com The way the shapes seems to spin and interact with each other at unexpected angles made me think of star trek for some reason. So that's why I named it Lost Starships.  The back view of the tessellation really helps t

Tessellations: August 2024 an original design by solvingorigamitessellations.com Rhombus stars are a pretty common element in origami tessellations . They're a great starting point for a vast array of possible designs.  In this case, I added several triangle collapses to the exterior of the central star before repeating.  I've been a little obsessed lately with how many ways I can find to add large series of triangles in the spaces between various other shape clusters.  This is another original tessellation design that was born out of that.  It can be quite difficult to get all those triangles to cooperate with what you're trying to do. Even with high quality paper.  an original design by  solvingorigamitessellations.com It is doable though.  My preferred method is just to let the folds decide which way they would like to land and not concern myself with the ups or downs of each shape.  Then, I'll come back later and adjust everything to suit the pattern I want to cre