From: Kate Honeyman <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 4:48 PM Subject: [Origami] Folding the Giant Clam Kate Wrote: I am having trouble with steps 11-14 from the Giant Clam on pages 48 - 49 of *Origami Sea Life* by John Montroll and Robert Lang More specifically, when it says to "pull out all the hidden layer"s, the paper tears, and I have tried all kinds of paper. (long fiber, wet and dry, regular origami paper, larger squares 9" - 12"... any ideas or better illustrations?... Kate Honeyman Michael replies: Hello Kate, Your description of your attempts makes me feel that you have been pulling on the paper, from step 13, hoping for a direct result to 14. Is this so? If has been the case, then I advise that it is always best to unfold the model--as far back in the folding method as is necessary--when releasing trapped and hidden layers in an origami model; then, refold to the required configuration. In this way, even fairly weak papers can be handled successfully. Perhaps you have already had helpful replies and some success. Hope this helps. Michael
