Weaving Paper into Star Patterns

Year: 2020 Authors: Ulrich Reitebuch; Henriette-Sophie Lipschütz; Konrad Polthier

Core claim

Two-sheet paper weaving is possible for many two-colorable tilings, including girih-derived star patterns, when cutting lines and color alternation satisfy local parity constraints.

Topics

two-colorable tilings, paper weaving, girih star patterns, cutting patterns

Domains

tessellations, combinatorial tilings, geometric construction, Islamic geometric pattern, paper craft, ornament design, visual patterning

Methods

tiling analysis, paper model construction, cut-line design, case examples

Media

two sheets of paper, pen knife, ruler

Source status

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