Notes on Diagramming
From the editor: Arnold sends me step folds on which I base my diagrams. When I sat down to diagram this brooch, I looked over his examples and noted that, except for the last steps, the creases seemed identical to those for Brooch 6 From a Regular Pentagon. So, I thought my job would be easy: just copy the first three pages, change the color, and finish with a new final page. I was wrong. The difference between the two models comes down to the location of a single fold, in step 9, and everything from there is slightly altered.
The single tighter fold yields a flattened base and less pleating around the edge. I am awestruck that so small a change can lead to so substantial a difference.
Inspiration
Arnold is one of many designers who admires Philip Shen. He notes, “The precreasing and pleating sequence in steps 16-20 were again inspired by the works of the late Philip Shen.”
—Jane Rosemarin
PDFs of Previously Published Brooches
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An Equilateral Triangle From a Square.
Brooch 1 From an Equilateral Triangle.
Brooch 2 From an Equilateral Triangle.
Brooches 3-7 From Equilateral Triangles.
Brooch 1 From a Square.
Brooch 2 From a Square.
A Regular Pentagon From a Square.
Brooch 1 From a Regular Pentagon.
Brooch 2 From a Regular Pentagon.
Brooches 3 and 4 From Regular Pentagons.
A New Brooch (Number 5) From a Regular Pentagon.
Brooch 6 From a Regular Pentagon.
Brooch 7 From a Regular Pentagon.
A Regular Hexagon From a Square.
Floral Brooch From a Regular Hexagon.
Brooch 1 From a Regular Hexagon.
Brooches 2 and 3 From Regular Hexagons.
A One-Cut Heptagon From a Square.
Seven-Pointed Star Brooch 1.
Seven Pointed Star Brooches 2 and 3.
A Regular Octagon From a Square.
Brooch 1 From a Regular Octagon.
Brooch 2 From a Regular Octagon.