Infinite folds | MIT Technology Review

“The main reason why I draw the patterns out first, besides the fact that the designs have gotten too complicated for me to hold in my brain and solve on the fly, is because I like to have the pattern rotated so that the repeats of the pattern align with the edge, which you can only do if you have the information of how the repeats of the pattern line up with the background grid,” she explains. 

Using a simple tool called a bone folder (Yoder says she’s had hers for years and could pick it out…