Mixed-Depth Square Twist

The Open Mixed-Depth Square Twist, also called Mix Square Twist, is an advanced twist used in origami tessellations. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animation Uses in Tessellations The mixed-depth square twist is folded starting from a regular square grid. The mountain folds that form the square itself are not in the grid.  The twist can … Read more

Closed/Double Open Hybrid Square Twist

The Closed/Double Open Hybrid Square Twist, also called CDO Hybrid Square Twist, is an advanced twist used in origami tessellations. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animation Uses in Tessellations Hybrid square twists are folded starting from a regular square grid. The mountain folds that form the two half-squares themselves are not in the grid.  The … Read more

Hybrid Square Twist

The Closed/Open Hybrid Square Twist, also called Hybrid Square Twist, is a fairly advanced twist used in origami tessellations. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animations Uses in Tessellations Hybrid square twists are folded starting from a regular square grid. The mountain folds that form the two half-squares themselves are not in the grid.  The twist … Read more

Cursed Square Twist

The Cursed (Intermediating) Square Twist is an advanced-level twist in origami tessellations and is the flat-foldable solution to the arrangements of pleats halfway between a closed square twist on one side of the paper and the same twist on the opposite side of the paper. It’s called cursed due to the need to precrease many … Read more

Isoarea Closed Square Twist

The Isoarea Closed Square Twist is an advanced-level twist in origami tessellations and is a direct modification on the Closed Square Twist. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animation Uses in Tessellations The isoarea closed square twist can be folded by precreasing a closed square twist on a square grid and then flipping every other pleat … Read more

Double Open Square Twist

The Double Open Square Twist is a less-common twist, and illustrates a pattern of transformations from closed to open to double-open and even-more-open twists that are available in the square archetype. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animations Uses in Tessellations Double open square twists are folded starting from a regular square grid. The mountain folds … Read more

Closed Square Twist

The Closed Square Twist (also just called Square Twist) is one of the more common twists and is usually one of the first that a new tessellation folder learns. Crease Patterns and Folded Forms Animations Uses in Tessellations Square twists are folded starting from a regular square grid. The mountain folds that form the square itself are not … Read more

Open Square Twist

The Open Square Twist (also called Spread Square Twist, or Square Spread) is one of the more common twists done on a square grid, and usually one of the first that a newer folder learns. It looks similar to the closed square twist, but there is an area on the backside that looks like negative … Read more