Yes, Froebel folds of beauty start with the windmill base with each flap squash-folded into a square.
I designed a series of related folds of beauty several years ago after I learned about them and found the concept very interesting: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cee3kP8L8EH/ Jon Tucker On Mon, Sep 9, 2024, 11:04 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > In David Mitchell's reply to Ilan's invitation to the current CfC monthly > challenge, on September 5, he explained a bit about the term Froebel > Folds of Beauty. Thank you, Dave. That's a subject I'm particularly > interested in, although I often don't enjoy making my own [image: Emoji]. > > Wow! I thought they were always folded from a windmill base. If i > understood you correctly, they are also made from a blintz fold? You also > use the term "doubly-blintzed", are you referring to the initial steps to > make a fortune teller or the windmill base? > > > Thank you very much in advance, Dave. > > -- > > *Gerardo G.* > gerardo(a)neorigami.com <http://www.neorigami.com> > [image: Image] instagram.com/NeorigamiCom > *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:* > *six private** classe**s online* <https://www.neorigami.com/classes> > > "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath > away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in > my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is > (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review* > <https://www.neorigami.com/classes#h.q2mt4npahmc2> > > >
