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Decorations folded from squares are themselves often, but not necessarily, square in shape.

This page collects information about Decorations Folded from squares which is published in a non-Foebelian context.

Information about Folds of Beauty folded from squares and published in a Froebelian context can be found here.

Some frequently occurring designs have been given standard names and have their own Individual Design page.

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Four Kites - 1869 onwards

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Four Points - 1869 onwards

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The Diagonal Cross - 1873 onwards

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1873

'Exercices et Travaux pour les Enfants Selon la Méthode et les Procédés de Pestalozzi et de Froebel' by Fanny and Charles Delon, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1873, contains illustrations of Folds of Beauty, some of which are developed from the Windmill Base and the Windmill.

26 to 28. Patterns developed from the Windmill Base.

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30 to 32. Patterns developed from the Windmill.

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The Sunburst - 1874 onwards

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Four Rhombi - 1874 onwards

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1874

The third edition of 'Der Kindergarten' by Hermann Goldammer, which was published by Carl Babel in Berlin in 1874, contains several plates picturing various Forms of Beauty. Plates 42 and 43 show forms developed from the Windmill Base.

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'Spiel und Arbeit' by Hugo Elm, which was published by Verlag und Drud der Otto Spamer in Leipzig in 1874. There are a number of plates showing Folds of Beauty designs developed from the Windmill Base.

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The Interlocking Star - 1890 onwards

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The Chrysanthemum - 1890 onwards

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The Shell Decoration - 1913 onwards

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Several decorations developed from the Windmill Base appear in 'Trabajo Manual' by C Champy Alvear, which was published by Cabaut y Cia in Buenos Aires in 1913.

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1944

Designs for two octagonal decorations folded from squares appear in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

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1951

A basic decoration simply called 'la rosace' appears in 'Occupons nos doigts' by Raymond Richard which was published by Les Editions du Cep Beaujolais in Villefranche-sur-Rhone in 1951.

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These three Square Decorations developed from the Windmill Base appear under the title 'How to Fold Flowers' in 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951.

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Several square decorations developed from Windmill bases appear in Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, April 1951.

Roseta Triangular Compuesta

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The Flower-Pattern Photo-Frame - 1960 onwards

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1960

One of the designs that appeared in Origami Shuko also appears, as 'An Octangular Case', in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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1965

The other design that appeared in Origami Shuko also appears in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.

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1970

This 'Coaster' developed from a windmill base appears in 'Origami Compendium No 1' by Robert Harbin, which was published c1970.

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