Accordion Folding: Simple Paper Folding

Accordion Folding: Simple Paper Folding book cover — coo PAPER ART ACCORDION FOLDING SIMPLE PAPER FOLDING MEGAN BORGERT SPANIOL Checkerboard Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com

Accordion Folding: Simple Paper Folding — page 1 — THE ACCORDION FOLD Have you ever watched an accordion player The musician stretches and squeezes the accordion's middle section to push and pull air through the instrument This middle section is usually made of paper The paper is folded in a way that allows the instrument to expand and contract The accordion fold is a method of folding paper to look like an accordion This method uses alternating folds to create multiple sections of the same size When you accordion fold a sheet of paper the sheet can contract and expand like an accordion

Accordion Folding: Simple Paper Folding — page 2 — The accordion fold is sometimes called a concertina fold A concertina is an instrument similar to an accordion Other names for the accordion fold include fan fold zigzag fold and Z fold The name Z fold is an especially helpful illustration of this fold Folding a sheet of paper to look like the letter Z is the most basic accordion fold This fold is the foundation of a lot of cool paper art

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