HOW TO MAKE A HEXA-HEXAFLEXAGON

1. 2. a
a

fold
2 cm

bottom corner of paper

Use a strip of paper 4 cm x 45.5 cm (1.5” x 18”). Mark Make a diagonal fold to make a triangle. Start at the 2 cm
2 cm in from one short end ‘a’. mark ‘a’. This will be the top of your triangle. Line up ‘a’
with the bottom corner of the paper and fold.

3. 4. a b
a

fold

b
Make a diagonal fold from ‘b’ to the top of the long strip You should have an equilateral triangle.
of paper. Line up ‘ab’ along the edge of the top of the
paper.

5. 6.
!

Open the paper and trim the extra paper off the end. Accordion fold the triangles along the whole strip of
paper. There should be 19 triangles. Trim the extra paper
off the end.

7. 8.
no number in no number in
last triangle first triangle
2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6
1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6

Place the paper so the first triangle is pointing up. Flip the paper over so the first triangle is pointing down.
Number it ‘1’. Continue numbering the triangles Do not number it. Number the next two triangles ‘4’.
‘1, 2, 3’ as shown. Do not number the last triangle. Continue numbering the triangles ‘5, 5, 6, 6, 4, 4’ as
shown.

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 HOW TO MAKE A HEXA-HEXAFLEXAGON

9. 10.
Â
 6 4
 5
4Â4 5 6 4
1 2 3 1 2
2 3 1 2 3

Fold the first two number ‘4’ triangles on top of each other. When you flip the paper over it should read 1, 2, 2, 3, 3,
Next fold the two number ‘5’ triangles on top of each 1, 1, 2, 2, 3. This is side ‘B’.
other. Continue along the strip folding all the pairs of
numbers on top of each other. You will make a flat spiral.

11. 12.
1

1
2

Place the paper with side ‘B’ facing

2

2
up and ‘1’ at the top.
3

 6 1
3

2
Fold the bottom number ‘3’ triangle 3
1

3
over and on top of the top number

2
1

2
‘3’ triangle.
2
2

You should see four number ‘2’ triangles.

3

13. 14.
2
2

1 2 Rotate the paper so the 2 You should see five

2

number ‘2’ triangles are 2 number ‘2’ triangles.

at the top. Fold the bottom 2 Another number ‘2’
11
3

3
2

 number ‘3’ triangle over triangle is under the

3

and on top of the top number ‘3’ triangle.

2
1

number ‘3’ triangle.

6

15 16.

2 Tuck the number ‘3’ 1 Flip the paper over.

1 2 triangle under the
1
Glue the blank triangle
2 number ‘2’ triangle.
 6 1
to the number ‘6’
2

You should see six triangle. You should

3

number ‘2’ triangles. see six number ‘1’

1
2

triangles.
1

glue in place

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 HOW TO FLEX A HEXA-HEXAFLEXAGON

17. 18.

2
2

2
2

Start with the number ‘2’ triangles facing you. Pinch Pinch the triangles on the opposite sides together.
two triangles together along one of the edges.

19. 20.

1
1

1
1

Pull the centre of the triangles out to open them to a Continue to pinch and flex different sides together
new face of the hexa-hexaflexagon. until you have shown all the faces of the hexa-
hexaflexagon. Some will come up more often than
others.

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