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Folding Triangles in Love Tessellation Crease Pattern


 So, this tessellation is me being lazy and just folding someone else's already thought out crease pattern. It had been hanging out for a few years inside my google photos and I finally decided to give it a try. 

Looking at it, I thought that it looked like a bit of a pain to fold. However, when I actually did it, it wasn't really a big deal. It came together quite nicely.

I don't know whose idea it is. It may be a Daniel Kwan. I got a lot of crease patterns from his flickr back in the day. 

What really struck me about it, is that it's similar to a lot of other patterns I've been working with recently. Some from others. Some from myself. 


It shares that symmetry of three front and three back on a hexagonal twist. It goes on to add an interesting array of coalescing shapes. 

The crease pattern I used to fold it is at the end of this post. 

If it's yours or you know to whom it belongs please let me know. 



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