I don't really remember this original tessellation that I created mid October. I've been very behind on uploading new designs. So, I found this sifting through my google photos.  It's a very interesting pattern.  It looks like when I went to take a pic of the crease pattern that I mistakenly took one of a different one on the same page. Ugh.  I  believe it starts with a collapsed hexagon..What happens from there I can't recall.  I'm really curious to remember how I created this tessellation . Will need to look for it and get the crease pattern from the unfolded model. Soon hopefully.  Update: added crease pattern below. The unlit image offers some insight into its construction for those that would like to try to suss it out on their own.  Filed under: October 2025 Origami Tessellations

  This is an interesting flagstone tessellation that I recently folded. It's rhombuses and equilateral triangles arranged in a linear repetition.  I had some trouble folding it. The other side has a lot of overlaps. Still, the concept is sound.  Even though it's a linear pattern it actually has a circular format on the back side. There are numerous small hexagonal twits with the the rhombuses and triangles twisting around them.  On the front side you'd hardly know that to look at it. All you see are the rhombuses and the triangles aligning to each other.  During the conceptual process, I was quite surprised to discover that rhombuses could be twisted around hexagons in an oblong state. That was new for me.  My crease pattern is included below.  This is an advanced origami tessellation . Everything is on top of each other and it's not easy to execute. Still, give it a try. See how well it works out for you. You'll learn a lot.  Filed under: Octo...

 This is an original tessellation from back in the beginning of September that I never posted. I don't recall too much about it anymore. Too many tessellations and only one brain.  It's a simpler twist based design. It starts with open back hexagons and then I believe there are rhombus twists tucked into them. Then I add some triangle twists before repeating the pattern.  Some open back triangle twists fill in the gaps on the other side.  I couldn't find a photo of my crease pattern. Probably forgot to take a pic. I will look for the original model to unfold and grab one from it sometime soon, hopefully.  I've just been doing so many tessellations lately that I've often been neglecting to document the diagrams. But I will try to remember to capture this one and add it. I know how frustrating it can be to see a design and want to fold it and you're not sure how.  While it can be fun to try to figure them out by reverse engineering , it can also be quite dif...

 This is a 3D origami tessellation that I recently created. It's very rare for me to come up with a three dimensional design. I'm more of a 2D sort of thinker. Still, every now and then, something a little different occurs to me.  In this case, it's a hybrid of micro rhombus stars with three dimensional star twists coming out of the centers.  Admittedly, it wasn't something that I had planned. It was more of a fiddle and find sort of creation. Sometimes those are the best kind! The back side is a chaos of overlapping folds and small hexagons.  It's definitely an advanced fold . Everything is very small and contentiously overlapping. But it's worth folding just to test yourself to see how well you can do it.  My crease pattern is below. It's not that easy to illustrate 3D design in a 2D drawing. Suffice it to say that you need to squeeze the center together along the most central lines in order to create the twisted stars. From there, it's just a matter...

  This origami tessellation builds on the concept of isosceles triangles tucked around an open back hexagon. I first encountered this technique on Arsenuy K's instagram feed. Where I then, solved, but didn't fold that design of his. Because I thought it probably wouldn't work well with my size/type of paper.  So instead, I did another tessellation with the same center point. An original design of mine called: " Laughing Envelopes ".  Now I've created this one. Again, the same starting point, but different from there. This tessellation uses small triangle twists off of the ends of the isosceles triangles and then repeats the pattern.  The back side, you can see, is just many small hexagon twists tucked very close together.  This is an advanced origami tessellation . You will need to be able to manipulate the paper with minute detail. Everything is layered on top of each other.  My crease pattern below shows the structure.  Filed under: October 2025...

 This tessellation is very different from my usual style. I was just inspired one day to try something with lots and lots of interconnected triangle twists.  I've always been a fan of multiple interlocking triangles, but this particular origami tessellation takes it to a new extreme.  I had originally envisioned it as even more triangles, but landed on this configuration in the end.  I do still think that some interesting variants with even more triangles could definitely be worth exploring in the future.  The back side is pretty plain. Just some layers and nothing more. All the excitement is on the front of this one.  I don't know what I did with my diagram for this one. I will have to unfold it to crease a new one. I'll hopefully add that soon.  Update: Added crease pattern.  Filed under: October 2025 Origami Tessellations

 This origami tessellation is similar to another I created called ' Space Invaders' . It uses the same starting point, but then I add extra triangle tucks to tease out a somewhat different pattern.  Apparently, I have three different tessellations which I have named 'Space Invaders' over the years. My bad.  The center is an open back hexagon with right triangles spinning around it.  From there, I add sets of three triangle tucks before repeating the pattern. This configurations also creates rhombus twists on the opposite side.  I do have a diagram, although I don't yet have it uploaded. Will add it soon.  Update: I think I found the crease pattern for this. Adding it at the bottom.  Tessellations  such as this always look pretty intense and complicated, but in reality they are pretty straightforward. They can be difficult to execute. Sturdy paper makes that less of an issue.  On the back side there are some tricky folds. There's a lot of over...

 This is an interesting study in how triangle twists can connect using different sized hexagons.  Twist based origami tessellations are not my strong suit, but every now and then, I hit upon something pretty cool. Like this one.  Essentially, it starts out very typical. Open back hexagon with six triangle twists on the axes.  If you're familiar with tessellations, then you've probably seen and done this a number of times.  How it becomes more interesting is that from there I add small hexagons with six triangles around them. But those triangles alternate front/back. I like to refer to them as offset hexagons because they don't twist by the natural lines of the triangle grid. Instead, they twist based on the triangles that surround them.  At that point, the pattern is repeated.  This tessellation is even more unusual because I didn't really plan it. I just drew the pattern rather spontaneously on the paper right before I folded it.  That is why I...

 I don't think I've done this one before. It's a pretty straightforward flagstone tessellation that just kind of came to me pretty suddenly as I was trying to think of something new.  It consists of just two shapes on the front. Hexagons and rhombuses. On the back, it's triangles all the way.  Unlike the majority of flagstones, this one is a linear pattern. I've done several linear flagstones that I can recall, but I do believe this one is new for me.  Take a look at the link that follows if you want to see more linear flagstones tessellations I've created.  This one is, essentially, alternating rows of hexagons and rhombuses repeating vertically and horizontally.  It's one of your easier to fold flagstones. There's nothing particularly tricky about it. Just crease and collapse.  My diagram further illustrates exactly how to do it.  Filed under: September 2025 Origami Tessellations

 When I was first learning how to do origami tessellations , I read Eric Gjerde's book and did probably all of the tessellations in it. One was called 'Negative Space Stars'.  As soon as I came up with this design, I was immediately reminded of that tessellation. It's totally different, but features the same vacant space concept.  It's pretty simple as far as tessellations are concerned. Still, it's a fun little design to spend a little time doing.  The back side is pretty interesting too.  My crease pattern is pretty bad. It has some other ideas in it. To fold this tessellation follow the blue lines only.  Use thin paper. There are a lot of overlaps. It's easier with thinner paper. 

 This is an odd flagstone tessellation that I folded not too long ago. The main premise is triangles and rhombuses alternating around a small hexagonal twist on the other side.  In order to keep the pattern going there are also several series of just triangle twists around hexes.  Visually, it's a strange pattern to try to follow, but it is a consistent pattern that can be repeated indefinitely.  If you look closely, you can see the distinct smaller patterns. They kind of bleed into each other, but they also exist on their own.  Just another interesting wrinkle in the flagstone tessellation universe.  I would rate this as a difficult tessellation , as I feel all flagstones are somewhat difficult until such time as you become quite familiar with them. At that point, they may become intermediate or even easy. It just takes a lot of practice and depends a great deal on your affinity for such folds.  Paper matters too. A good quality paper can be the dif...

 So, I'm trying to catch up on posting all the tessellations that I've completed in the last month or so. They're all there in my google photos waiting patiently while I dilly dally with other things.  I really like this particular tessellation . Both the front and the back are pretty intriguing patterns. Which, I think, is a little unusual.  It uses interconnected trapezoids on both sides. On one side six trapezoids form large triangles with a small triangle trapped in the center.  On the other side three trapezoids form smaller triangle shapes.  It's pretty neat how the geometry works out with that lopsided kind of symmetry.  I actually conceived of this tessellation on paper as the second side. But once I'd completed folding it, I found the other side (first pic) much more exciting.  Crease pattern included.  Filed under: Origami Tessellations September 2025