After several years I have made tessellations being encouraged by my daughter. I loved doing this from my childhood.
When incisions are made on folded papers it is difficult for one to stop. But wait and unfold, the pleasing surprises jump out as one’s creations.
Let me show how you can make tessellations yourself, following these simple steps.
Step One
Take a square piece of paper. You can cut the square paper of your required size.
To start, you can take an origami sheet which has a bright colour on one side. Now you fold the paper neatly into halves. Take care to see that the edge of one side meets the other edge as shown in the picture below.
Step Two
From the middle of the folded piece of paper fold it once again to get a smaller square as shown here.
Step Three
Now, you have to be a bit careful. Fold as shown in the following picture from the central corner. If you by mistake fold it from a corner from the edge, then the tessellation will be divided into two. So be careful…….
Step Four
From centre again, you make a fold and get a folded piece of paper in the form of a dart. See demonstration below.
Step Five
On the folded paper you can draw some lines (as part of your design) to cut. Draw simple lines as shown in the following picture. For beginners, this is the step after which you will use scissors for your creative cuts. But, when you have already learnt it, you may fold your paper as long as you would be able to cut the thick folded paper with your scissors.
Step Six
Now start giving incisions along the lines drawn. Take care that you do not cut the central corner out. It is better to start cutting from the broader open edge. Carefully take out the cut pieces of the paper which are not desired.
Final Step
When you have finished the job of cutting, you have to unfold in the reverse order of folding the paper. Gradually your designed paper creation will unfold in front of your eyes. I am sure that you will be delighted to see what nice decoration items you could prepare following simple steps of making tessellations.
I have had great fun making tessellations and I used them to decorate my notebook covers in my childhood.
You can create tessellations to decorate your house for your birthday party next time. Enjoy creating yourself……..
Useful Tips
But before you start off with your scissors, pen and paper, remember these useful tips too…
When you are confident of making tessellations, you may fold your piece of paper the way you want.
Also directly make incisions with your scissors without making lines with a pencil and see how your creations give you pleasure when they unfold…….
Some creative designs from which you can get ideas:
