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Advent of Tess: a taste of Tessellations

Advent of Tess: a taste of Tessellations

February 7, 2023

Many origami folders have been admiring tessellations from afar for years, intimidated by the apparent difficulty and the length of preparation needed just to get started. Others have dabbled in...

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Siren's Call Origami Tessellation

Siren's Call Origami Tessellation

August 4, 2022

There are some patterns that when I see them, I know I have to fold them. Usually I keep a queue of about 10 of these patterns, but sometimes one...

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Crossroads Origami Tessellation

Crossroads Origami Tessellation

July 28, 2022

The ways that variations can be made are kinda endless. You can change the spacing, switch a twist to the other side, change a position from closed to open or...

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Siren's Call Crease Pattern

Siren's Call Crease Pattern

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Crossroads Crease Pattern

Crossroads Crease Pattern

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Hybrid Rosettes Crease Pattern

Hybrid Rosettes Crease Pattern

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Shrinking Violet Crease Pattern

Shrinking Violet Crease Pattern

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Groovy Triangles Crease Pattern

Groovy Triangles Crease Pattern

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Hybrid Hex Weave Crease Pattern

Hybrid Hex Weave Crease Pattern

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Dancing Pyramids Crease Pattern

Dancing Pyramids Crease Pattern

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Woven Strips Crease Pattern

Woven Strips Crease Pattern

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Woven Hive Smocking Pattern

Woven Hive Smocking Pattern

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Puffy Triangles Smocking Pattern

Puffy Triangles Smocking Pattern

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Bars Pack: Four new patterns with arrows in disguise

Bars Pack: Four new patterns with arrows in disguise

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Arrows Pack: Four new patterns with a traditional motif

Arrows Pack: Four new patterns with a traditional motif

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About Gathering Folds

All products and patterns are original works by Madonna Yoder. She has been folding origami since 2005 and smocking since 2018. Madonna started making her own tessellation patterns in 2018 after taking a Geometric Folding Algorithms class during her final semester at MIT and presenting her class project at the 7th international conference on origami in science, mathematics, and education (7OSME). After making some smocked pieces for the Museum of Mathematics in NYC for their Math Unfolded exhibit, Madonna decided to go into business bringing these origami and smocking patterns to a wider audience.

Madonna is committed to making the world a better place, and donates a mini suncatcher to Paper for Water for each large piece sold. Read more about her mission for Gathering Folds: Mission Statement

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