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Welcome to The Fold, the online magazine of OrigamiUSA! On this page you will find links to current and past issues, including articles about folding in general, design, techniques, and, of course, diagrams! We hope you enjoy the magazine. Articles are added over the course of each 2-month issue, so check back regularly or subscribe to our RSS feed. Click on any keyword in the left menu to see all articles with that keyword, or see here for a pictorial listing of all diagrams.
Video: Rabbit by David Shall
by David Shall
With Easter just around the corner, it's the perfect season to fold this rabbit designed by David Shall.
Conventions: From Italy to Mexico
by Ilan Garibi
How can you combine a convention in Italy with a convention in Mexico that are scheduled two weeks apart? Ilan Garibi explains.
Diagrams: Matthew's Piggy
by Matthew Wong
A piggy bank model from Hong Kong folder Matthew Wong.
What a Little Bird Tells Us: Unamuno, Origami and the Modern World
by Patrick Maynard
For those of us who may not be familiar with Miguel de Unamuno, Patrick Maynard presents an intriguing look at a noted Spanish scholar and his love for his pajarita.
Diagrams: Hexagonal Flower
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by Meenakshi Mukerji
Diagrams for a flower folded from a hexagon. Like many polygonal designs, the flower can also be transposed to pentagons, heptagons, and octagons. Also includes how to fold a hexagon from a square.
Diagrams: Wet Folding à la Mad Folder
by Eric Vigier
Eric Vigier shares his methods for wet folding and presents a model and diagrams for practice.
Diagrams: All Things Piggy
by NGUYEN Linh Son
Son Linh NGUYEN offers us three pig models in our continuing celebration of the Year of the Pig.
Diagrams: Nymphéa (Water Lily)
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by Viviane Berty
Viviane Berty shares the diagrams for her nymphéa (water lily).
Diagrams: C-fold Fish Hook Module
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by Craig Hunter
Diagrams for Fish Hook Module with details of how to build a cube and an octahedron. The modules are edge modules, and most polyhedra can be built, except those that have five or more edges meeting at a vertex.
In Memoriam: A Tribute to Laura Kruskal
by James W. Peake
James Peake shares his fond and lasting memories of Laura Kruskal (1923-2019).