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The Yarn Spool
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the paperfolding design I call The Yarn Spool. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

A crease and collapse design from a 2:3 rectangle divided into thirds.

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1863

A design called 'Het garenklosje' (the yarn spool) is illustrated in 'De Kleine Papierwerkers 1: Wat men van een stukje papier al maken kan: Het vouwen' (The Small Paperwork 1: What one can make from a piece of paper: Folding) by Elise Van Calcar, which was published by K H Schadd in Amsterdam in 1863.

 

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1875

The same design appears as 'Het garenklosje' (the yarn spool) in 'Froebels Methode' by Elise Van Calcar, which was published in 1875.

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