tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14271984826885344662024-03-29T03:29:53.229+00:00Dorset OrigamiMatthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-71287452360072883622011-05-17T13:45:00.013+01:002011-05-19T01:49:40.573+01:00Lovers Knot goes modularI've been trying to memorise the folding sequence of some traditional models and in particular the 'lover's knot' diagrammed <a href="http://www.davidpetty.me.uk/mom/mom52.htm" target="_blank">here</a> by David Petty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHg-QZ7TniLkb-EUx7-gZpMzIDwLW5PMEoV_X6n8L17g0fM_ZWmlg3eMoMeaHbqQJu6BBZiWQtWPaTYogl4d7-yN7s4lGbUQZ9Kk5FrKuYh4ndUQhEg8G9s9fSkHcP6RPMnwVWRqfLdc/s1600/loversknotsingle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608181896371540034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHg-QZ7TniLkb-EUx7-gZpMzIDwLW5PMEoV_X6n8L17g0fM_ZWmlg3eMoMeaHbqQJu6BBZiWQtWPaTYogl4d7-yN7s4lGbUQZ9Kk5FrKuYh4ndUQhEg8G9s9fSkHcP6RPMnwVWRqfLdc/s200/loversknotsingle.jpg" /></a>It has a very pleasing final step which 'knots' the paper so that it cannot be easily undone. As you can see it also produces 6 points or tabs, some of which can be opened into pockets.<br />This could make a great module I thought, so I folded 2 knots from the same size paper and started to look at how they could connect with each other. Several ways became apparent but this one seemed to offer more possibilities, at 90 degrees and with a very firm connection: The point of one covers the other and when pushed follows its line, finishing at the centre of the central square:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_DC8fu0_MQGSgjSUx3dMX7HGzGU2cA9S5IWYb2kCSKd0Va7INgQbTB3WqOs25PSEwf6E8M7f-JcDzvcxm-mW4AK0FQMfcc4-bpIEdK5_AEeSvvdKh9VkGqpTQOYwy92h05SGopSn4h8/s1600/loversknotsjoining.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608182444157506578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_DC8fu0_MQGSgjSUx3dMX7HGzGU2cA9S5IWYb2kCSKd0Va7INgQbTB3WqOs25PSEwf6E8M7f-JcDzvcxm-mW4AK0FQMfcc4-bpIEdK5_AEeSvvdKh9VkGqpTQOYwy92h05SGopSn4h8/s200/loversknotsjoining.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0Pa6_kcrLssb5sblxHQlTJbMc-lXV2w1PBHu7chQvxfAOyD_FGGmAU3BUeCiyhhQLFTwf5Xj8veE_qDYfPuA3KkjC3jKssobZyXTw286ovxbD3rNTFtGFDEnGtuRF_sp6E257BznWU/s1600/loversknotsjoined.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608183093062113474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0Pa6_kcrLssb5sblxHQlTJbMc-lXV2w1PBHu7chQvxfAOyD_FGGmAU3BUeCiyhhQLFTwf5Xj8veE_qDYfPuA3KkjC3jKssobZyXTw286ovxbD3rNTFtGFDEnGtuRF_sp6E257BznWU/s200/loversknotsjoined.jpg" /></a><br /><br />With more added, this little beauty emerged:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGduEF8AvJJRosFu1Fd4qG1wXWzMvwVGgiJd9SkPTb6M4CURXQWca4ibpTPyBmNvrRg9dA6w2lKSGd_-2zok3BVWhj0eA-9FTBqU6bA1pfYiLAdhUYYR8h6WlE8tuMPhqlZec1ZQL7nM8/s1600/loversknottessellation.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608185178930951650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGduEF8AvJJRosFu1Fd4qG1wXWzMvwVGgiJd9SkPTb6M4CURXQWca4ibpTPyBmNvrRg9dA6w2lKSGd_-2zok3BVWhj0eA-9FTBqU6bA1pfYiLAdhUYYR8h6WlE8tuMPhqlZec1ZQL7nM8/s320/loversknottessellation.jpg" /></a> Different colour combinations at the joining point are possible with this 2 tone example if you vary which tab goes into which pocket.<br /><br />Very pleased with the result, I then thought about using the units to create a polyhedron: The join is at 90 degrees so a cube should be possible. So 24 freshly folded units later and a lot of fumbling produced this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-4FItsIUW2wiLqrAQ5Z21erD7Sa37UXqGzGt7Ts-Qx_I2nXul3NYuWPuG3LS6c1aXY0GgDOVpTXjFeuXdQHDZ6WBhEXqk0oa5uLZ7yBq3OirR0MsxOBCdDOLwbX1mQieLOIEEzIeTBo/s1600/loversknotcube2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608193695616411170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-4FItsIUW2wiLqrAQ5Z21erD7Sa37UXqGzGt7Ts-Qx_I2nXul3NYuWPuG3LS6c1aXY0GgDOVpTXjFeuXdQHDZ6WBhEXqk0oa5uLZ7yBq3OirR0MsxOBCdDOLwbX1mQieLOIEEzIeTBo/s320/loversknotcube2.jpg" /></a><br />Connecting the last face of a cube was quite a struggle. If you're tempted to push your finger through the central square where the 4 loose points meet, it becomes a finger trap!!<br />Two extra mountain folds are inflicted on the knots where the points bend over to the adjacent 2 sides but they can be soft folds which gives a somewhat puffy appearance to the cube and this way the integrity of the original model isn't really lost.<br /><br />If you don't mind about this sort of thing you can also push those loose points all the way back into the corners inside the model like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzil6t7s8wn6UxNpg3o6rbSrdB8e6HZ-Y4fTpOxpA_R9M-w1YM_QU9oqtoWUI5u0S029bAr6m6wf37AMeXR3fOc9ESVVE2giyKKStje9GXJ0_VDG97hVxjkZjJhHSohG0nd1M8ac3Buc/s1600/loversknotcube3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608215766543880722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzil6t7s8wn6UxNpg3o6rbSrdB8e6HZ-Y4fTpOxpA_R9M-w1YM_QU9oqtoWUI5u0S029bAr6m6wf37AMeXR3fOc9ESVVE2giyKKStje9GXJ0_VDG97hVxjkZjJhHSohG0nd1M8ac3Buc/s320/loversknotcube3.jpg" /></a><br />Can anyone think of any other model in origami which can be used as a unit in this way without any modification?Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-2629928415251892862011-03-10T16:03:00.008+00:002011-03-10T19:11:11.369+00:00The Butterfly Effect<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Qe7OQoM8NLbaO0KTEqHx5FATa6yYWcJkrGivNn7PgxB4aa4qT87rQrrZnsk_Yn8qgK1_JFq7eMWGiIsPpuE8zxouMBox1z9CdUb4odGmjU-Ot5icwcNW7TbtlUaY6Em9doyyJNVIoI/s1600/butterflylock.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582486905694047346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Qe7OQoM8NLbaO0KTEqHx5FATa6yYWcJkrGivNn7PgxB4aa4qT87rQrrZnsk_Yn8qgK1_JFq7eMWGiIsPpuE8zxouMBox1z9CdUb4odGmjU-Ot5icwcNW7TbtlUaY6Em9doyyJNVIoI/s320/butterflylock.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I mentioned a "Butterfly" lock in my last post but don't remember ever seeing the move explained as a technique in any origami book so you may be unfamiliar with it, or perhaps just know it without naming it.</div><br /><div>Difficult to explain in words, a sort of a 'crimp' combined with a 'sink' - here is a diagram.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkWEMSSP9f6dAuqoVjJFU2sEJIAZ5-wXsA7rkarBDmwblDi85V5ufyAD9zYHjlkvvpwkZdcAK_-BhnviBxY_ywmtJa8ROgjP25JYxzsNdRpvc7J97aKesAAIPs0GGWvl3nLCJaab1zYs/s1600/butterflylockdiagram.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582487233428687266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkWEMSSP9f6dAuqoVjJFU2sEJIAZ5-wXsA7rkarBDmwblDi85V5ufyAD9zYHjlkvvpwkZdcAK_-BhnviBxY_ywmtJa8ROgjP25JYxzsNdRpvc7J97aKesAAIPs0GGWvl3nLCJaab1zYs/s320/butterflylockdiagram.jpg" /></a> So in this example a fish base is collapsed along both diagonals with two of the creases reversed all in one step. When complete the model should look like the stylised butterfly photographed above. It could of course be collapsed in a mirror image with the flap inside pointing the other way. </p><p>There are 2 other models I can think of which use this move to great effect: </p><ul><li>Sharon Turvey's 'Flower with Stem' diagrammed in BOS magazine 257 (step 9). I remember she made us laugh when she taught it to a group of us at a recent BOS convention by starting her instructions with the words: "<em>Book, book, nappy, nappy, blintz, blintz..."</em></li><br /><li>Chan Yew Meng's "Four Leafed Dish" diagrammed in the <a href="http://supplies.britishorigami.info/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_10&products_id=382" target="_blank">Winchester 2009 BOS Convention Pack</a> This clever model uses the technique to form a simple open bowl where 4 butterflies are joined with their lower tips meeting in the middle of the base like a Masu box.</li></ul><p>Would love to hear if you know any other models which use this technique.</p>Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-30532517625896396662011-03-08T11:11:00.007+00:002011-03-08T22:52:33.580+00:00Earthstar<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NDRJOim7QeXnR7aFiTOEBzz5bIjLcRX9g4Bg_av2EH9lXG2-5Vo5xwzPsIwaaII56UZ9wOZMq6TwAKJt5UFcg_hLQbP5LEzW30AYzCW-lyDQD5X-YfyvDtjXvp66YpJIsIWgC8bnnd0/s1600/earthstargroup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581840665983750834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NDRJOim7QeXnR7aFiTOEBzz5bIjLcRX9g4Bg_av2EH9lXG2-5Vo5xwzPsIwaaII56UZ9wOZMq6TwAKJt5UFcg_hLQbP5LEzW30AYzCW-lyDQD5X-YfyvDtjXvp66YpJIsIWgC8bnnd0/s320/earthstargroup.jpg" /></a><br />I came up with this model while doodling with a windmill base. It's fully 3 dimensional as you can see from this back view. </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IaUipB-RxSyqRB78QRiUe593xe9m8UL36gfH8A_s9i52ykkbEgrn-y26pXnr7HiMYWRUWumTUpt2lsHavqiyIrNgYSV_sWmyYh0yxO4gtqQYYYqGUc5k8oXCdPoIHmzEddMj3AykJqo/s1600/earthstarreverse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581842064146732994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IaUipB-RxSyqRB78QRiUe593xe9m8UL36gfH8A_s9i52ykkbEgrn-y26pXnr7HiMYWRUWumTUpt2lsHavqiyIrNgYSV_sWmyYh0yxO4gtqQYYYqGUc5k8oXCdPoIHmzEddMj3AykJqo/s320/earthstarreverse.jpg" /></a> The folding sequence includes 4 'butterfly' locks which create a cone shape. There is something strangely satisfying about a butterfly lock (maybe I should get out more!): you make a few creases, fold the edge to the centre incorporating a crimp and you have an instant neat 3D model.<br /></p>This is a fairly simple design so can be made from all sizes (the ones pictured are from 8.5cm to 15cm squares) and all types of paper even thin magazine pages . I found it difficult to decide what to do with the triangular flaps which cover the centre. I finally decided to curve them upwards and inwards to give the impression of a split seed pod.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMdXxFjfpH47P-2Wa9JJTlV2D5NZrRKdYGFgAhY8x74x4-_l6qhUhUcLGfMuBUAwsRxXJpI2tAk8ra8O4hCwusZrRlvbaOTupmBBfGEyqaeoMat0l-lydI9ZhvH1uM-eNgmKcx119920/s1600/earthstar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581842815135341346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMdXxFjfpH47P-2Wa9JJTlV2D5NZrRKdYGFgAhY8x74x4-_l6qhUhUcLGfMuBUAwsRxXJpI2tAk8ra8O4hCwusZrRlvbaOTupmBBfGEyqaeoMat0l-lydI9ZhvH1uM-eNgmKcx119920/s320/earthstar.jpg" /></a> The fact that it originated from a doodle and is not a deliberate attempt to imitate Nature made it difficult to choose a name for the model but I stumbled across a picture of a curious looking fungus called an <a href="http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/download_lo_res.html?id=662501929" target="_blank">earthstar</a> and although not entirely similar the name has a good ring to it so "Earthstar" it is.Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-57187803067573889732010-12-25T12:47:00.003+00:002010-12-25T13:14:50.812+00:00Mitzi Sonobe.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVf6lJmUo7lx7N8JNNnE_8lJ9HA7auJY3ppvIkZGaLWvQIeJeM5uJ8HIIJOKkblzJkUvXFf8_ksmcP9kP5ibamfcc-DiDHmWmb9aNDOsz8mvaTv1CvNYvEepCZ1ycm5tlQPhWtMhVqhQ/s1600/mitzti+sonobe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 148px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554601099261013218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVf6lJmUo7lx7N8JNNnE_8lJ9HA7auJY3ppvIkZGaLWvQIeJeM5uJ8HIIJOKkblzJkUvXFf8_ksmcP9kP5ibamfcc-DiDHmWmb9aNDOsz8mvaTv1CvNYvEepCZ1ycm5tlQPhWtMhVqhQ/s320/mitzti+sonobe.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Cat proof Origami?<br />This was my daughter's Christmas gift to her kitten Mitzi: a stellated octahedron made from Sonobe units. Mitzi (short for Mittens not Mitsunobu!) doesn't look too impressed but I'm sure it will grow on her. It contains a bell but we may have to replace that with food treats to encourage her to appreciate it fully!Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-2327344316691483202010-12-15T22:14:00.005+00:002010-12-15T23:48:41.527+00:00Christmas Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz0eLXj1pGvc4D7GWSkNyQIIByAMgA0F2gdjyFCSckqGB60Cl2sKNX6LgUCyEFhyLgIRxzqPu_Tmc4ZYOSdir4OBULAYzopDew1jG25H-g0PfOcYLRefzslcj9Tgci5VP_C52Ggyz73M/s1600/goldstar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551038785090879490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz0eLXj1pGvc4D7GWSkNyQIIByAMgA0F2gdjyFCSckqGB60Cl2sKNX6LgUCyEFhyLgIRxzqPu_Tmc4ZYOSdir4OBULAYzopDew1jG25H-g0PfOcYLRefzslcj9Tgci5VP_C52Ggyz73M/s320/goldstar.jpg" /></a><br />Here's a star I designed a couple of years ago. It reminds me of the ones you see on Christmas cards with extended "twinkles" so I though it would be appropriate for this time of year. It's folded from a windmill base also known as Froebel's basic form. I drew some <a href="http://www.haywardm.supanet.com/starofbethlehem.pdf">diagrams</a> which weren't meant for an audience and probably aren't the clearest you've ever seen, so let me know if you get stuck. I suppose the trickiest bit is the first open sink but if you prepare it well in step 7, it shouldn't be too difficult.<br />Happy Christmas everyone!Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-72522797477133136412010-11-15T12:48:00.016+00:002010-11-17T00:13:10.781+00:00Box Weave<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiYq3vv4WqqYOo9romv3QqVO8s8c0Hsv_Y7Jc53X1XkoKsm5Dc7f1Adj_jELn4Y5bn_T32NCpztTJOkvGoB3fEvEX0KMRY05UuNDfJAwHHi4BZpiRpS-rAYwcrlfKTbBqEUy6hNfAbNw/s1600/Image0003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540295558023224194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiYq3vv4WqqYOo9romv3QqVO8s8c0Hsv_Y7Jc53X1XkoKsm5Dc7f1Adj_jELn4Y5bn_T32NCpztTJOkvGoB3fEvEX0KMRY05UuNDfJAwHHi4BZpiRpS-rAYwcrlfKTbBqEUy6hNfAbNw/s320/Image0003.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's a 3D tessellation I've discovered with a very simple crease pattern: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcWAsMXpXHnmHPjRC7XOTXWAhmzNqDQPVoZ2vxcd-bdl2wdT5sUq6_IY6ylJOpZkqf2cio1fOaWPL7MoUjHbcKJcg8lWE-wcwtJqZ7F1RtPPaQlJNMAN_-Tl-Kyqa1GaSzdORK_JLkNc/s1600/boxweave+cp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540299965448888626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcWAsMXpXHnmHPjRC7XOTXWAhmzNqDQPVoZ2vxcd-bdl2wdT5sUq6_IY6ylJOpZkqf2cio1fOaWPL7MoUjHbcKJcg8lWE-wcwtJqZ7F1RtPPaQlJNMAN_-Tl-Kyqa1GaSzdORK_JLkNc/s320/boxweave+cp.jpg" /></a><br />I'm sure it's so simple that it can't be original. But you never know...<br />First you fold a grid of squares. Odd numbered sided grids work much better as oddly, they give a more even result, so 3 x 3, 5 x 5, 7 x 7, 9 x 9 etc... I find the easiest grid to prepare is the 7 x 7: just fold a grid of 8 x 8 and cut off one row and one column.<br /><br />Fold all the grid creases both ways (mountains and valleys) as this will make the collapsing easier.<br /><br />Then add the small diagonal creases shown in the crease pattern. You can valley these from the colour up side as only 1/4 of each set will become a mountain.<br /><br />Then comes the fun part. I recommend you start from a corner and complete an outside edge first.<br /><br />If you're not used to working from crease patterns, start with an easy 3 x 3 grid which will give you a model like this. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6gQF8dfSaep4O38z2MNnfR5rZ9zKfzzYJh5s0FijOIsIZ82irfTbuYRRQWfvh84b_hr7Mhy0aADwwFLiktJ4h5r2rJqoVpOEjod0by2N7vU3X8EL7wHYA39_JCWaJ7NtPTd7g2Mg8z0/s1600/Image0004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540297323895203794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6gQF8dfSaep4O38z2MNnfR5rZ9zKfzzYJh5s0FijOIsIZ82irfTbuYRRQWfvh84b_hr7Mhy0aADwwFLiktJ4h5r2rJqoVpOEjod0by2N7vU3X8EL7wHYA39_JCWaJ7NtPTd7g2Mg8z0/s320/Image0004.jpg" /></a> Then you can move up to five, seven, nine and so on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhVSpdlYiOD0cVoU8ZhRMlIM5PYw7vIXskKMH__6znLcTQmZuzN2CmBQlyXVZWsQNk2YRtY0Qu5mM0IwdKLG6EGVTYg0nx2-q3Hy3UMzBN2Q_TD9gpU7ysXPUVejnGThASeuF5qDCz2s/s1600/Image0010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhVSpdlYiOD0cVoU8ZhRMlIM5PYw7vIXskKMH__6znLcTQmZuzN2CmBQlyXVZWsQNk2YRtY0Qu5mM0IwdKLG6EGVTYg0nx2-q3Hy3UMzBN2Q_TD9gpU7ysXPUVejnGThASeuF5qDCz2s/s320/Image0010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540303872030760610" /></a><br />Best thing is there is no set folding sequence, as with most tessellations, you just have to feel your way towards the finished model.<br /><br />If you use thin paper the model can curl up at the edges, I clamp the 'locks' underneath with small paperclips for a few hours which helps. You could also dampen the model and put a weight on it but not too heavy and not too wet otherwise you'll end up with a soggy coaster!!Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-49900293857385893592010-11-08T09:30:00.000+00:002010-11-08T10:28:14.267+00:00I'm back!It's been a while but encouraged by other excellent origami blogs out there, and a new camera, I'm going to try to post updates a little more regularly.<br />I've been keeping busy going through my ever growing collection of books and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">BOS</span> magazines and following the Origami community on-line. There is so much out there...<br />I've also created a few things of my own since I last posted: a bird, a braided button and a 3D tessellation.<br />Information and photos of these and more soon.Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-34992213541589601762009-03-12T23:27:00.000+00:002009-03-12T23:54:52.142+00:00Comic Relief<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc85qro47gVWqHblhktGhbgDgVzhzBQJKZbRszMdmEoW7vpqjsx1u1ugJFu5rhL6EqwRETaKXBO_sQuUF6RdtwekYQosq4vtt2QHPT1IXp18n4TvpgTnO3y4vTogcA3yM5VmuQo2kyESE/s1600-h/noses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312447793124294962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc85qro47gVWqHblhktGhbgDgVzhzBQJKZbRszMdmEoW7vpqjsx1u1ugJFu5rhL6EqwRETaKXBO_sQuUF6RdtwekYQosq4vtt2QHPT1IXp18n4TvpgTnO3y4vTogcA3yM5VmuQo2kyESE/s400/noses.jpg" border="0" /></a> It's Comic Relief, also known as Red Nose day today in the UK, People all over Britain do silly things for Charity. I've folded some noses and am going to sell them at work.<br /><br />The big one at the top is Jeremy Shafer's Clown Nose, diagrams available on his website at <a href="http://www.barf.cc/">http://www.barf.cc/</a> It's a Stellated Octahedron and in fact a clever open backed variation of the Water Bomb.<br /><br />The one being modelled by my mask is a False Nose and Moustache by Gabriel Alvarez, diagrams to be found in Paul Jackson's <em>The Complete Origami Course</em><br /><br />And the Pinocchio Nose is by Kunihiko Kasahara from his excellent <em>Origami Omnibus.</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnI8v1QMovU0JCYvNVZIqqhfk_YH-jNeNsS2kkOE-o6puAXywF6R1CpIzzMeFAgbZKFiLe_gVM-pnseMUxjEPjYmT8Tt0SnFeUXs0GGW4pZ3uJWEwPfz_rIgmPkUX78ioZcMM5_AWZ3Y/s1600-h/noses.jpg"></a>Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-62019064045112482232009-01-28T12:40:00.000+00:002009-01-29T00:15:34.092+00:00Robert Harbin's Origami 4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU-BxdgF_nvLMtf99XfRL8EYX2hxM-2KM5pomE8Ds125YZNw-_aux3yRPVfgoratoeSD39S7C88IuWKC1_Zo5nVho_I2k3NwAYuraRQeeWkN_oYe11adBUXiOnx-7kQvYIBZGIv5QPyw/s1600-h/origami4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296496397909021682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU-BxdgF_nvLMtf99XfRL8EYX2hxM-2KM5pomE8Ds125YZNw-_aux3yRPVfgoratoeSD39S7C88IuWKC1_Zo5nVho_I2k3NwAYuraRQeeWkN_oYe11adBUXiOnx-7kQvYIBZGIv5QPyw/s320/origami4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I've finally found a copy of this very rare book!<br /><br />I bought volumes 1 to 3 as soon as they were published. Number 4 came out in 1977, but by that time I had moved to France and wasn't aware of it. It couldn't have been in print for very long because so few copies have survived.<br /><br />Like the others, it is a compilation by Robert Harbin of some of the best designs around at the time. It includes some highly original designs by leading folders such as: Martin Wall, Max Hulme, Dave Brill, Patricia Crawford and Neal Elias. Some of my favorites are Patricia Crawford's grand piano, Martin Wall's rose complete with stem and leaves and Neal Elias' fantastic series of Buddhas.<br /><br />I successfully bid for the book on Ebay and it should arrive today...When it does I can delete the pdf version of the book I downloaded 2 years ago: I was a bit naive then and didn't realise it was an illegal copy until I posted a mail about it on the British Origami Society message board. The BOS own the copyright to this and all Robert Harbin's Origami books, so you can imagine the reaction!Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-6943764317892702912009-01-12T22:04:00.000+00:002009-01-13T11:18:05.473+00:00MaskLooking through a box of my old folds the other day, I found my first design: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC0hFGaZT71nxZxXtGjr5gio2S2dfUl-fDl_MM3wXwtGukoayA0_Oxm5i7aGwmPU8fO9LcDqH7OAnQ5-uZ39Wvr74oF6xu5VEYKyxlJw5GLX4m5-RKQfnPfmMB4THCOn09yOl6OE-soc/s1600-h/mask2005.jpg"><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290724570501687458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC0hFGaZT71nxZxXtGjr5gio2S2dfUl-fDl_MM3wXwtGukoayA0_Oxm5i7aGwmPU8fO9LcDqH7OAnQ5-uZ39Wvr74oF6xu5VEYKyxlJw5GLX4m5-RKQfnPfmMB4THCOn09yOl6OE-soc/s320/mask2005.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>I was quite pleased with it at the time. Looking at it again now, and being much more objective, I can see that the eyes look completely wrong: they stick up over the top of the head. Why didn't I see that before!...So I fiddled with the top of the model and came up with this: <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD5J4juZ8_e_3J6L78JEtcPE-jQexqRLjvbtu1eFRPlv-4ztEW-GLA1Yf1awTCeGP5N2ocgUt7BZf3-tSgkyVSVxF6zg5xfeE9e0B4fCL4xUebP-NbIp7eWUF7VNf0m3DcGoek_Hz6Vg/s1600-h/mask2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290728064442431842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD5J4juZ8_e_3J6L78JEtcPE-jQexqRLjvbtu1eFRPlv-4ztEW-GLA1Yf1awTCeGP5N2ocgUt7BZf3-tSgkyVSVxF6zg5xfeE9e0B4fCL4xUebP-NbIp7eWUF7VNf0m3DcGoek_Hz6Vg/s320/mask2009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Much more satisfactory... and simpler to fold too. Plus, by shaping the eyes individually, there is scope to alter the expression remembering what Eric Joisel says about symmetrical masks looking "dead".<br />It's folded from a modified fish base. I diagrammed my first version and am now working on the diagrams for this one. I'm looking forward to uploading these and more of my designs soon.</p>Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-30147718630387126932008-05-18T11:52:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:13:30.937+00:00Bob Neale's 'Bunny Bill'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLIcHJQwbAXcXzvPGii_-08eO1MFRPMsnEXMlBNm3y5AMxVPMeVdSHAUgfK1A8NNu7JCvFOnOYABlg2gNl5bZpo5qCeSnsMZQNQk-6FXDvyG7lJW50mCgys3wYJeycnwS0c4s2doA5yc/s1600-h/bb1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202214941861340274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Bob Neale's Bunny Bill" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLIcHJQwbAXcXzvPGii_-08eO1MFRPMsnEXMlBNm3y5AMxVPMeVdSHAUgfK1A8NNu7JCvFOnOYABlg2gNl5bZpo5qCeSnsMZQNQk-6FXDvyG7lJW50mCgys3wYJeycnwS0c4s2doA5yc/s200/bb1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSw9_1BN_HhvLfoXmyHgAXUfw-LUvMNBCfM8EaQxgrHIOXitiAP0zBKpmOkUK7PiMnfLxRXb_0PURENpOeH7q3d6-y878FBsPDyC8KCi3zKDUG2igBMt5bvjhU3nYO96aXFoJ4wxhOe8/s1600-h/bb2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202215203854345346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Bob Neale's Bunny Bill" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSw9_1BN_HhvLfoXmyHgAXUfw-LUvMNBCfM8EaQxgrHIOXitiAP0zBKpmOkUK7PiMnfLxRXb_0PURENpOeH7q3d6-y878FBsPDyC8KCi3zKDUG2igBMt5bvjhU3nYO96aXFoJ4wxhOe8/s200/bb2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As a child, I used to watch a tv program called "Vision On" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnvC2wbjl6ckDlr4HKU-PPfJO5DzjpfISWkq2dGbMttfod9gk24p6m9M9PkrbXxrHu8netalMahyphenhyphenGzR7vtP59t0u3LR-_0jT-0mezJBZ038I56HzP-iLJYW3MNHhXaohHTpAunfVoexY/s1600-h/vislogo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201686312991581282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Vision On mascot" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnvC2wbjl6ckDlr4HKU-PPfJO5DzjpfISWkq2dGbMttfod9gk24p6m9M9PkrbXxrHu8netalMahyphenhyphenGzR7vtP59t0u3LR-_0jT-0mezJBZ038I56HzP-iLJYW3MNHhXaohHTpAunfVoexY/s320/vislogo.gif" border="0" /></a><br />presented by Tony Hart. They showed all sorts of art techniques for children and had an origami slot where a model was folded by anonymous hands in speeded up motion.<br />One day I saw these hands fold in a matter of seconds a top hat from a white piece of paper. then the hand did something to the hat and a rabbit popped out of the top!<br />I wanted to know how to fold it of course. I wrote to the program but never received an answer. This was before the age of the Internet and interactive television. I remember searching the library and saving my pocket money to buy Robert Harbin's paperback origami books always hoping to find the model.<br />I kept the books over the years but stopped folding until about 5 years ago when my mother bought me a copy of Samuel Randlett's "The Best of Origami" from a charity shop. This restarted my interest in paper folding and I remembered the fold I had seen all those years ago.<br />I started searching the Internet, putting 'hat' and 'rabbit' into search engines. Eventually I found a reference to 'bunny bill' clicked on the link and there was a photo of the lost model made out of a dollar bill!<br />I joined the British Origami Society shortly after that and saw how many people were designing models. For some reason it had never occurred to me that this was possible... I went back to the picture, and studied it closely: I worked out that the rabbit's ears and the head were made from the raw edges of one of the short sides. I tried to reverse engineer the model from the photo but got very stuck very quickly... Eventually after requesting the model from the BOS library, it was emailed to me in a pdf file: 8 pages of Origami heaven.<br />What a brilliant organisation, they are all so knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.<br />The fold is apparently very popular with magicians who keep the diagrams a closely guarded secret because from what I can gather they are only to be found in one booklet, which only contains this 1 fold.<br />I was looking forward to meeting Bob Neale and thanking him for sparking my interest in Origami, at the recent BOS Cambridge convention, but sadly he wasn't able to attend.<br />He has created hundreds of models including an elephant and the classic magic star.<br />There is another reason for me liking this model: although I couldn't reverse engineer it from the photographs, I was able to create an "Abyssinian cat" in which the head is also folded from the short edge of a 2:1 rectangle:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVX3r6m_K-oVQTihd6egZNqNjZWnGkYjhRdpL-qXmacxtaEwuTsVh655V-cxniNvHgvU6J0d5eJO_GQuIOEPR8jJj0BaRteb9g9T3-Isqjv7mir3Oh6JWvXMLSSeExmeC8ML7YUxYOhA/s1600-h/abyssiniancat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVX3r6m_K-oVQTihd6egZNqNjZWnGkYjhRdpL-qXmacxtaEwuTsVh655V-cxniNvHgvU6J0d5eJO_GQuIOEPR8jJj0BaRteb9g9T3-Isqjv7mir3Oh6JWvXMLSSeExmeC8ML7YUxYOhA/s320/abyssiniancat.jpg" border="0" alt="Matthew Hayward's Abyssinian cat"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202356297824986274" /></a>Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-81768664047068457962008-05-03T21:37:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:13:31.235+00:00Folding by request<div>This week, I've been asked by some work colleagues to fold a Shi tzu dog, a car and a duck!<br />The dog was easy as I had just been reading Leyla Torres blog <a href="http://thebraid.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://thebraid.wordpress.com/</a> about Paul Jackson's Barking Dog model which showed an attractively folded example and a link to a video by the man himself showing how to fold it. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUlZjCY8yiL2QC5q_eTMKIA-HV6GDIDtr2mJopuxzKI8jNB_c7M0Jl1frbjZzgUChLziYWu4JpXitXpm70QeksWUIXaWHMy-NmCjMoQVIxRj1yIDXUxP3VMdPDDxCkx1p0OcsDvuujIk/s1600-h/barkingshitzu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196593845745111650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUlZjCY8yiL2QC5q_eTMKIA-HV6GDIDtr2mJopuxzKI8jNB_c7M0Jl1frbjZzgUChLziYWu4JpXitXpm70QeksWUIXaWHMy-NmCjMoQVIxRj1yIDXUxP3VMdPDDxCkx1p0OcsDvuujIk/s320/barkingshitzu.jpg" border="0" /></a> For the car I dug out an example of Herman van Goubergen's toy car which I had folded a few months ago. Fortunately it was in canary yellow paper, just like my work colleague's car!<br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9djOCDGI9spbWdq7cEgqSed_QpXa7An4KYsN8zMJq7z1qTRe0DHsmWKgQDP1986CsuE0oNsLtHgcJRd-_zXhHmZ0IPWc5EjXFm8xCW6C2HuBT3sO6PRn3ACNRTd305mmyXXEAhlzIteU/s1600-h/toycar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196594661788897906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9djOCDGI9spbWdq7cEgqSed_QpXa7An4KYsN8zMJq7z1qTRe0DHsmWKgQDP1986CsuE0oNsLtHgcJRd-_zXhHmZ0IPWc5EjXFm8xCW6C2HuBT3sO6PRn3ACNRTd305mmyXXEAhlzIteU/s320/toycar.jpg" border="0" /></a> For those of you that don't know this model, it is a true original: when finished, you pop a couple of marbles under the bonnet in an integral engine compartment, place the model on a tray and the car moves when the tray is tilted with lifelike smoothness. You can find the diagrams on Alex Barber's site <a href="http://www.origami.com/" target="_blank">http://www.origami.com/</a> and here is Herman demonstrating his model at the BOS convention in Cambridge last year:<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/00ad7SK4LlI&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/00ad7SK4LlI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />For the duck, I'm still on the lookout, maybe a Montroll or a Kasahara.Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-9687614776857918732008-04-30T19:42:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:13:31.373+00:00Fiore II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9L7l4_lfRqLid5MInlMLIUCjy_DwDdFQwtBFc2bG_Uu_I79Lf0U6Z_wIpNGgfu66G_u1y5imCafkDlhsO7WqYkPxZvSBxTugs3MjEqy8RB4N8QVc9DZwshV5GL4VME5tM6DI3Lo6IWM/s1600-h/fiore2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195178765690229330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9L7l4_lfRqLid5MInlMLIUCjy_DwDdFQwtBFc2bG_Uu_I79Lf0U6Z_wIpNGgfu66G_u1y5imCafkDlhsO7WqYkPxZvSBxTugs3MjEqy8RB4N8QVc9DZwshV5GL4VME5tM6DI3Lo6IWM/s320/fiore2.jpg" border="0" /></a> My fold of the week is Riccardo Colletto's Fiore II. It looks stunning and has all the components of the very best origami: <div><div></div><div></div><ul><li>I has a very fluid, rhythmical folding sequence.</li><br /><br /><li>It has no RAT (right about there) folds, every one has a reference point.</li><br /><br /><li>The model is bicoloured, so can have simple elegance or outright colour clashing blousiness</li><br /><br /><li>It is beautifully simple to fold, in effect a blintzed preliminary (square) base with reversed corners.</li><br /><br /><li>It has a dramatic finish: from a 2 dimensional easily transportable 'helmet' shape it is pushed inside out and transformed into a fully formed 3D, flower, unlike any origami flower you've ever seen before. 10 out of 10 for WOW factor.</li><br /><br /><li>When formed, the model has tension. It holds itself together and it's my guess that it would look good for months even in a damp bathroom or on a window sill.</li></ul><br /><p>You can find the diagrams on Nicolas Thierry's exhaustive <em>Passion Origami</em> site: <a href="http://design.origami.free.fr/" target="_blank">http://design.origami.free.fr/</a> </p></div>Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427198482688534466.post-89270144168997769152008-04-30T00:09:00.000+01:002008-04-30T00:19:45.726+01:00My first post!The purpose of this new blog is to allow me to record my thoughts on origami, catalogue my ever changing favorite folds and show my modest creations off to the world.<br />I hope also to encourage other paper folders in my area to share their interest and maybe, who knows, even start some local meetings.Matthew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406404384983003934noreply@blogger.com1