{"title":"Folding Supplies","description":"Buy my favorite paper and tools for folding tessellations so you can easily cut hexagons, fold super-crisp grids, and get gorgeous backlighting like you see in my photos!","products":[{"product_id":"50-sheets-skytone-paper","title":"50 Sheets Skytone Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkytone is my absolute favorite paper for tessellations. It's crisp, reverses creases easily, and is hard to put a hole in, unlike Tant. It only comes in light shades, which are great for backlighting, and it has a variety of nice colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy students agree that this is the best paper for tessellations too since it can really take a beating while learning a new pattern, you can print a crease pattern on the paper with your printer at home, and it's more affordable than other common tessellation papers like Elephant Hide or Tant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pack contains 50 sheets of 19x12.5 inch Skytone of various colors (natural, white, blue, natural cream, as stock allows).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis size is what I use for the vast majority of my own tessellations and you can get one large shape (either square or hexagon) and two smaller shapes out of each sheet (\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Hexagon template files\" href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/hexagon-templates\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehexagon templates\u003c\/a\u003e really help with this). I've found that I can reliably cut through 5 sheets at a time using the templates, and you can also take these sheets to a local print shop to get them all cut square at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to get hexagon templates and folding tools along with your paper, check out the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Full paper pack\" href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/products\/full-paper-pack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efull pack\u003c\/a\u003e option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHIPPING TIP: Up to three sets of 50 sheets of Skytone fit in a single package and will ship for the same amount as one set of 50 sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCOLOR CHOICE: If you really want a certain color (or set of colors), leave a note at checkout and I'll do my best to get you that color.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769038147722,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/Sq_StarCrossed_detailH.jpg?v=1725048450"},{"product_id":"full-paper-pack","title":"Full Paper Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou bring the willingness to practice and I'll provide the lessons and the equipment!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pack has 75 sheets of Skytone in multiple colors (my favorite paper for folding origami tessellations), a bone folder, two sizes of hexagon templates that work perfectly with this size of paper (these are 7 and 3 inches to a side and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/products\/small-and-medium-hexagon-templates\" title=\"Small and medium hexagon templates\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etwo other sizes\u003c\/a\u003e can be added also), a bag of clips to hold your pleats in place, and a two-sided colored pencil in red and blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll you'll need is a cutting mat and a rotary cutter, and then you'll have perfectly cut hexagons to fold your origami tessellations on!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you just want the paper, you can get that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/products\/50-sheets-skytone-paper\" title=\"Skytone paper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42919363149962,"sku":"","price":118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/FullPack_23.jpg?v=1683142474"},{"product_id":"small-and-medium-hexagon-templates","title":"Small and Medium Hexagon Templates","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeed more sizes of hexagon templates? No problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two templates have edges that measure 5 inches (small) or 6 inches (medium).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42919402176650,"sku":"","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/MedSmHexes.jpg?v=1683142875"},{"product_id":"small-pre-cut-skytone-hexagons-5-inch-edges-set-of-50","title":"Small Pre-Cut Skytone Hexagons, 5 inch edges, set of 50","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese pre-cut hexagons come in packs of 50 and are the perfect size for folding the \u003ca title=\"Advent of Tessellations 25-day origami tessellation folding challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/advent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdvent of Tess\u003c\/a\u003e patterns from any year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're cut precisely by machine from white or cream Skytone paper (my favorite paper for folding tessellations), so you'll start folding your grid with the best-precision hexagons available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hexagons are the same size as the ones cut with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/collections\/folding-supplies\/products\/small-and-medium-hexagon-templates\" title=\"Small acrylic hexagon template\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSmall Hexagon Template\u003c\/a\u003e, and I'd recommend using this size to fold 16 or 24 division grids for beginners, and up to 48 grid divisions for advanced origami tessellation folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paper backlights beautifully and is perfect for making a display of origami tessellation \"snowflakes\" in a window.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":47162545602698,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cream","offer_id":47162545635466,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/Hex_DemoBL.jpg?v=1758554950"},{"product_id":"small-pre-cut-skytone-hexagons-with-pre-gridded-sixths-5-inch-edges-set-of-25","title":"Small Pre-Cut Skytone Hexagons with Pre-Gridded Sixths, 5 inch edges, set of 25","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese pre-cut hexagons come in packs of 25 and are the perfect size for folding the \u003ca title=\"Advent of Tessellations 25-day origami tessellation folding challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/advent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdvent of Tess\u003c\/a\u003e patterns that use 24-division grids - most of the patterns in 2024 and all of the patterns in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're cut precisely by machine from white Skytone paper (my favorite paper for folding tessellations) and have pressed lines for six grid divisions, so you don't have to worry about how to divide the paper in thirds to get your 24-division grids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hexagons are the same size as the ones cut with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/collections\/folding-supplies\/products\/small-and-medium-hexagon-templates\" title=\"Small acrylic hexagon template\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSmall Hexagon Template\u003c\/a\u003e, and I'd recommend using this size to fold 24 division grids for beginners, and up to 48 grid divisions for advanced origami tessellation folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paper backlights beautifully and is perfect for making a display of origami tessellation \"snowflakes\" in a window.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112891302026,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/Sixths_DemoBL_320e646e-37ff-440f-98a5-54e2ac3091b5.jpg?v=1758556969"},{"product_id":"advent-of-tess-2025-crease-pattern-print-pack-5-inch-edges","title":"Advent of Tess 2025 Crease Pattern Print Pack, 5 inch edges","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese 25 pre-cut hexagons come with the 25 crease patterns from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/advent\" title=\"Advent of Tessellations 25-day origami tessellation folding challenge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdvent of Tess\u003c\/a\u003e 2025 tutorial videos already printed on one side of the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're cut precisely by machine from natural cream Skytone paper (my favorite paper for folding tessellations), \u003cspan\u003eso you'll start folding your grid with the best-precision hexagons available and you can use the printed grid lines as references as you fold your 24-division grids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pattern is also labeled with the number of the tutorial, so it's easy to identify the corresponding name and video.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe printed crease patterns help beginning origami tessellation folders to practice these patterns with extra references on the paper so they don't get overwhelmed with all the new information needed to fold these tessellation patterns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set of patterns also gets into some pretty advanced territory with trapezoid twists on both sides of the paper, so advanced tessellation folders will benefit from a practice set too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hexagons are the same size as the ones cut with the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Small acrylic hexagon template\" href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/collections\/folding-supplies\/products\/small-and-medium-hexagon-templates\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSmall Hexagon Template\u003c\/a\u003e, which is a very comfortable size to work with since you can reach the front and back of the twist you're trying to fold with one hand for most of the folding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112908931210,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/Print_Hand_d8b8073b-d3cf-4663-828b-5b4b91b0c4b3.jpg?v=1758558056"},{"product_id":"large-pre-cut-skytone-hexagons-7-inch-edges-set-of-50","title":"Large Pre-Cut Skytone Hexagons, 7 inch edges, set of 50","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese pre-cut hexagons come in packs of 50 and are the perfect size for folding origami tessellations \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJXUFuuD9RVOb6_qSL8lb160CKtC8K9kK\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"tutorials for folding more repeats of origami tessellations\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewith repeats\u003c\/a\u003e of the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're cut precisely by machine from natural Skytone paper (my favorite paper for folding tessellations), so you'll start folding your grid with the best-precision hexagons available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hexagons are the same size as the ones cut with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatheringfolds.com\/collections\/folding-supplies\/products\/full-paper-pack\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Large hexagon template, included in the full paper pack\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLarge Hexagon Template\u003c\/a\u003e, and I'd recommend using this size to fold 32 to 48 division grids for beginners, and up to 64 grid divisions for advanced origami tessellation folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paper backlights beautifully and is perfect for practicing and folding larger origami tessellation patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathering Folds","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":49467950432394,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cream","offer_id":49467950465162,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Natural","offer_id":49467971141770,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0366\/4881\/2682\/files\/Hex_Natural_Backlit.jpg?v=1779986092"},{"product_id":"square-skytone-12-5-inch-31-75-cm-set-of-50","title":"Square Skytone, 12.5 inch\/31.75 cm, set of 50","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese square sheets of paper come in packs of 50 and are the perfect size for folding origami tessellations \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJXUFuuD9RVOb6_qSL8lb160CKtC8K9kK\" title=\"tutorials for folding more repeats of origami tessellations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewith repeats\u003c\/a\u003e of the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're cut precisely from natural or cream Skytone paper (my favorite paper for folding tessellations), so you'll start folding your grid with the best-precision squares available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese squares measure 12.5 inches (31.75 cm) per side, and I'd recommend using this size to fold 32 to 48 division grids for beginners, and up to 64 grid divisions for advanced origami tessellation folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paper backlights beautifully and is perfect for beginners working through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/start\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start folding origami tessellations from a strong foundation\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTessellation Foundations\u003c\/a\u003e, intermediate folders working through the tutorials in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/training.gatheringfolds.com\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Learn 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