Five and Four Extended Version
A few months ago, I folded a tessellation called the Five-and-Four tessellation. This was the first tessellation I had ever folded. I absolutely loved the outcome of this tessellation, so I decided to make an extended version. It actually ended up much more amazing than I could have ever envisioned!
I started making the extended version using the same size paper as the original. This meant that I had to fold a very intricate square grid to make this tessellation! It took some effort, but it was definitely worth it. The paper was barely big enough for the detailed square grid, but I managed to make it work!
After the square grid was complete, I started to fold the tessellation. My new square grid had double the amount of rows and columns as the old one, so I was expecting the tessellation to have double the amount of tessellated squares as the old one. The old one had the squares in a three-by-three grid, so I was expecting the new one to have squares in a six-by-six grid. But actually, the grid of squares ended up being seven-by-seven, because the paper left on the edges of the tessellation was enough to fold another row! This made the project look even more detailed, because the squares continued right up to the edges of the paper.
The completed tessellation was as amazing as I could have ever imagined, but there were some drawbacks of using a paper that was only nine inches by nine inches for such a big tessellation. For one, the square grid ended up being a bit uneven, because it was so detailed. This made the edges of the tessellation a bit uneven, too. It was also a bit hard to make such small pleats in the paper to pull off this tessellation. Next time I make an extended tessellation or such a big tessellation, I will be sure to use bigger paper.
Overall, making an extended tessellation project was a new and fun experience. It took some work, and a lot of patience, but the finished piece was worth everything. I will definitely continue to make extended versions of different tessellations!