The Closed/Open Uni-Central Kite Hybrid Hexagon Twist, also called Kite Hybrid Hexagon Twist, is an advanced twist used in origami tessellations.
Crease Patterns and Folded Forms
Animation
Animation by Ben Parker, using Origami Simulator
Uses in Tessellations
Hybrid hexagon twists are folded starting from a regular triangle grid. The only off-grid folds that are added are the same as the folds for an open hexagon twist. The twist can be folded with or without pre-creasing those folds, depending on the expertise of the folder.
This is an advanced twist discovered by Madonna Yoder with many uses in origami tessellations.
Here’s some examples of tessellations that use this twist:
Video Tutorial
History
This hybrid hexagon twist was not used before Madonna Yoder introduced it in 2023.
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