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The Art and Science of Triflexahexagons
Article and images by Phyllis Levine Brown
The Art, Math, and Science of Triflexahexagons
Published in SchoolArts Magazine, March 2018, by Phyllis Levine Brown
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Measure and cut a 3 1/2” x 22” strip of heavy white drawing paper.
• Using a ruler, connect the marks diagonally.
• Cut off the right triangle at each end.
• Score all lines and fold and crease them back and forth.
• Count three triangles from the left and fold them back.
• Count the next three triangles then fold the other end of the paper to
the front.
• Place the end under the beginning, and fold the last triangle over the
first triangle.
• Tape the last triangle in place, using double-sided tape.
• Pinch together two adjacent triangles that have an opening between
them, pushing the crease up.
• Push the opposite side down and into the center.
• Add designs with colored pencil or watercolor markers.

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The Art, Math, and Science of Triflexahexagons

  • 1. The Art and Science of Triflexahexagons Article and images by Phyllis Levine Brown The Art, Math, and Science of Triflexahexagons
  • 2. Published in SchoolArts Magazine, March 2018, by Phyllis Levine Brown
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7. ß2”à ß4”àß4”àß4”à ß4”à ß2”à ß4”à ß4”à ß4”à ß4”àß4”à ß4”à ß2à Measure and cut a 3 1/2” x 22” strip of heavy white drawing paper.
  • 8. • Using a ruler, connect the marks diagonally. • Cut off the right triangle at each end. • Score all lines and fold and crease them back and forth. • Count three triangles from the left and fold them back. • Count the next three triangles then fold the other end of the paper to the front. • Place the end under the beginning, and fold the last triangle over the first triangle. • Tape the last triangle in place, using double-sided tape. • Pinch together two adjacent triangles that have an opening between them, pushing the crease up. • Push the opposite side down and into the center. • Add designs with colored pencil or watercolor markers.