David Mitchell's Origami Heaven - History - Designs Woven from Folded Strips

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Designs Woven from Folded Strips

This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the various types of Designs Woven from Folded Paper Strips. 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. ******** The Froebel Star - 1833 onwards ****** The Froebelian Occupation of Verichnuren (Interlacing) - 1859 T 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 instructions for folding several flat figures from paper strips. ****** The Woven Basket - 1873 onwards ****** The Woven Cross - 1873 onwards ****** In 'Guia Practica del Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Ezequiel Solana, which was published by Editorial Magisterio Español in Madrid in 1904, the technique of weaving four strips to create a central square (the basis of the Froebel Star) is used to create a 'Cadena Sin Fin' (Endless Chain). ****** The Plaited Belt - 1937 ********