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Step-by-step instructions for preparing folding material from the garden, with exquisite photographs.
An adorable elephant made into a paperclip.
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A fan of dollar bill origami tries his hand at designing his own.
Childhood memories and recent diagrams from the beloved author who died in April.
An appreciation of the designer and theoretician who died recently.
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A cute geometric dinosaur.
A box whose proportions can be easily varied.
Pulling out hidden paper provides an attractive, leaflike tessellation molecule.
A little-know sizing agent that has been used for centuries.
A quick and elegant box from letter- or A-sized paper.
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Two heart boxes that were taught at OrigamiUSA’s July 2023 convention.
The modules start with a basic twist and come together with a strong lock.
A single valley fold transforms the egg into the chicken that hides behind it.