I love seeing all the different classifications scientists have devised for real snowflakes based on the shape, but there isn't much overlap between their categories and the ones below. Theirs are science; these are art.
Using the Designs in the Gallery As Templates
Two smaller images accompany each snowflake in the gallery. At the top right is a photo of the cut blank. Below that, is a graphic showing the type of blank from which it was cut. This is done to help viewers visualize the cuts they'll need to make in their blank to cut that snowflake.
For clarity's sake, let's look at some examples. To the right of each of the examples below, you'll find the blank superimposed over a blank of the appropriate size. In a perfect world I'd have the time to do this for every picture in the gallery.
For clarity's sake, let's look at some examples. To the right of each of the examples below, you'll find the blank superimposed over a blank of the appropriate size. In a perfect world I'd have the time to do this for every picture in the gallery.
For patterns with the "30⁰,60⁰" tag, the blank is folded into 30⁰ and some of the features are cut. Then it's unfolded to 60⁰ and the rest of the cuts are made. Here's an example: