This folded booklet, which is a variation of the 8 page origami pamphlet, has characteristics that I’ve been appreciating lately.
What I’m liking about it is that the first and last pages are free from folds on their far edges. This gives the structure two advantages over the 8-page origami pamphlet that I like so much. The fist advantage is the book can be spread out better for display. The second advantage that I am thinking about today is that it can work nicely in a pamphlet which is set up to have replaceable pages.
Here’s what I’m thinking about: I have this sweet little pamphlet with a pocketed cover, beads sewn on the spine, made with unique bits of paper from my stash. If I sew pages into the pamphlet, once the pages are filled with my lists, scribbles, notes to self, I will be sad to see this item become useless. But what if I can easily replace the pages?
With the end-use in mind, instead of sewing in pages, I sewed in this narrow belt…I suppose it could have been the height of the cover, but this narrow piece was left-over from another project, and I wanted to use it.
I scavenged some magnets strips from an outdated business card on my fridge, and glued them on to the belt, front and back, When I sandwich the ends of my t-cut origami pamphlet between the magnets the pages stay nicely in place.
Here’s a little video clip showing the pages being replaced:
And here’s what the paper looks like when it’s unfolded, which you can also see at the top of the tutorial page on the top of this post.
These kinds of simple solutions are so satisfying.
Playful Bookbinding and Paper Works 
That is so lovely and practical. Thanks for sharing. Mary Jane
On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 1:46 PM Playful Bookbinding and Paper Works wrote:
> Paula Beardell Krieg posted: ” T-Cut Origami Booklet, Paula Krieg This > folded booklet, which is a variation of the 8 page origami pamphlet, has > characteristics that I’ve been appreciating lately. What I’m liking about > it is that the first and last pages are free from folds on t” >
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Hi Paula,
Thank you for sending this out. Saturdays without Paula and Accordion Books has been a sadness, so I continued that time frame to investigate accordion book possibilities and imagined that every stalwart attendee was engaged in a similar escapade.
You are a great role model for math made beautiful and exciting, for extolling the virtue of curiosity, and giving and sharing freely and energetically your years of experience and knowledge, for this I am so grateful.
Best regards,
Carol
Carol Freid, PhD cgfreid@bellsouth.net
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Hi Paula,
Thank you for sending this out. Saturdays without Paula and Accordion Books has been a sadness, so I continued that time frame to investigate accordion book possibilities and imagined that every stalwart attendee was engaged in a similar escapade.You are a great role model for math made beautiful and exciting, for extolling the virtue of curiosity, and giving and sharing freely and energetically your years of experience and knowledge, for this I am so grateful. Carol
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Oh, Carol, what a lovely note to find here among the comments. This has got to be one of the most touching notes I’ve every received. I love that you have made time to continue your investigations. Am so glad to know that those sessions made a difference to you. Thanks so much for your words.
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Saving this on my Christmas gift idea list — what a sweet little gift to make for someone!
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One of my favorites!!! Pat
On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 2:46 PM Playful Bookbinding and Paper Works wrote:
> Paula Beardell Krieg posted: ” T-Cut Origami Booklet, Paula Krieg This > folded booklet, which is a variation of the 8 page origami pamphlet, has > characteristics that I’ve been appreciating lately. What I’m liking about > it is that the first and last pages are free from folds on t” >
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