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    Origami Ornaments: The Ultimate Kusudama Book
    Origami Ornaments: The Ultimate Kusudama Book
    Origami Ornaments: The Ultimate Kusudama Book
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    Origami Ornaments: The Ultimate Kusudama Book

    By Lew Rozelle

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    Based on the design of traditional Japanese Kusudama ceremonial spheres, Origami Ornaments offers step-by-step instructions on how to create colorful paper folding decorations--from disco balls and unique cubes to lovely globe and lantern shapes--while remaining true to origami purist standards.

    Featuring four basic model designs--base, joiner, clip, and hinge--that can create limitless, unique ornaments, this orgiami book offers do-it-yourself designs small enough to hang on a Christmas tree or large enough to hold aromatic potpourri. As the ornaments rest they will open gently, like flowers, but still not come apart. Additional instructions for incorporating strings and tassels, as well as suggestions for utilizing different wrapping paper colors and patterns, will make these original ornaments dazzle.

    Origami Ornaments is the perfect book for holiday crafters and origami enthusiasts alike.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateNov 11, 2000
    ISBN9781429963633
    Origami Ornaments: The Ultimate Kusudama Book
    Author

    Lew Rozelle

    Lew Rozelle began folding paper at the age of nine and has been designing his own origami models since the 1960s. He is the author of several books on origami, including Origami Sailboats, Origami Rockets, and Origami Ornaments.

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      Origami Ornaments - Lew Rozelle

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      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Introduction

      Procedures

      Paper

      Simple Ornaments procedures

      Base

      Clip

      Joiner

      Hinge

      Inserts

      Locking

      String Loops and Tassels

      Simple Ornaments

      Two-Dimensional Icon

      Three-Dimensional Icon

      Cushion

      Where’s Up?

      Base Cube

      Four-Star Cube

      Cube

      Magic Cube

      Ball Ornament

      Wide-Pointed Star Ball

      Four-Pointed Star Ball

      Cross Ball Ornament

      Star Flower Ball

      Oddball

      Disco Ball

      Half-Dressed Cube

      Fully Dressed Cube

      Siamese Cube

      Orb

      Tristar

      Baffled Lantern

      Lantern

      Four-Sided Carousel

      Five-Sided Carousel

      Complex Ornaments

      Complex Ornaments Procedures

      Complex Base

      Sturdy Cube

      Lightstar Cube

      Lightstar Lantern

      Complex Ball

      Starbright Ball

      Starlight Oddball

      Complex Starlight Cube

      Four-Sided Brightstar Carousel

      Designing Ornaments

      Tristar Lantern

      Tristar Cube

      Six-Sided Carousel

      Six-Sided Brightstar Carousel

      Afterword

      Internet Resources

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      Base

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      Joiner

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      Clip

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      Hinge

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      At Christmas time almost half a century ago I tried to fold ornaments from gift wrap, but the paper was too thin and brittle to be practical. Over the years, however, I devised a set of units for making Christmas ornaments; gradually this developed into a logical system of modular origami using only four basic units. Each unit has many simple variations, and these can be combined into a very large number of ball-constructions.

      Kusudama (Ball Origami Ornaments) are traditional in Japan, but almost all of them require glue. The ornaments here continue the Japanese tradition, but they are joined and locked solely by folding. The string loops that suspend the balls and the decorative tassels that give them an Asian feeling are also firmly attached without glue.

      The models are arranged in order of complexity. The first ones are folded flat and then expanded; more complex balls later in the book must be assembled in three dimensions.

      Small ornaments may hang on a Christmas tree, while larger ones can be filled with aromatic potpourri. When the Kusudama have rested for a time they open up; they do not come apart, but the modules open gently like flowers.

      I hope you enjoy folding these paper ornaments as much as I have.

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      Procedures

      International symbols for folding paper

      Symbols

      The symbols used in origami are shown at the left. They are the international language of the origami world.

      A series of dashes represents a valley fold. Make a concave crease where this line appears.

      A series of dots and dashes represents a mountain fold. Make a convex crease wherever this line appears.

      A series of dashes with a pair of scissors indicates a cut.

      Arrows will show the directions in which you make the fold: left, right, up, down, in front, behind and into. These directions have to do with the page itself. Fold upward means fold toward the top of the page. Near is closest to you. Far or behind is away from you. There are also symbols for turning the model over and for tucking or opening a portion of the model.

      Following Directions

      There are three important directions given for each step in folding a model.

      First, read the written instructions. Valley-fold tells you to make a valley fold. Repeat steps 3-5 gives you instructions which would be difficult to convey in a drawing.

      Second, look at the accompanying drawing. The drawing will show you how the model should look as each step in the folding takes place. The arrows will also help you see where to make a fold.

      Third, always look ahead to the next drawing. Look to see how the model should look after a fold is made. This will also show you when you have made a mistake. You should go on folding only after you have completed the step successfully.

      Procedures

      There are several combinations of folds, which when combined produce a desired effect. Reverse-fold is a procedure which has several folding steps. These will be explained in the next few pages, before you begin folding. Remember to make each fold as precise as you can.

      Paper

      The ornaments in this book were designed to be made from Christmas wrapping paper. They can be made from origami paper, but you will enjoy making paper squares from the wide assortment of gift wraps. Here is how to fold and cut the gift wrap into squares that can then be folded into ornaments.

      Begin with a section of gift wrap or the end on a roll. Valley-fold the edge of the paper up and align one side of the straight edges perfectly.

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      Hold the aligned edges together and form a crease from left to right. Keep the folded edge from wrinkling as you make the crease.

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      Hold down the two layers and carefully cut away the near layer using a plastic picnic knife or letter opener. Make the cut as straight as possible along the crease formed in step 2.

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      You now have straight edges on the bottom and sides of the paper. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the new bottom edge until you have the size needed to make a row of squares.

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      When you have the size you want, hold down the two layers of paper and carefully cut away the near layer using a plastic picnic knife or letter opener. Make the cut as straight as possible along the new crease.

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      The newly cut strip of paper can now be folded and cut into squares.

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      Enlarged view of the strip. Valley-fold the upper left corner down to the bottom edge. Align the edges carefully.

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      Mountain-fold both layers along the right edge of the near flap and align the bottom edges.

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      Hold down the folded edge securely and separate with the plastic knife.

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      Repeat steps 7-9 along the strip and discard any left-over portion which is not square.

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      A square of stiff cardboard will help in making the strips exactly the same size. Place the cardboard square down on the near layer before step 5 and crease the paper along the bottom edge. Complex ornaments require two different sizes of paper; you can make the correct size cardboard for the clips and joiners in the same way, with the aid of a square cardboard template.

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      Simple Ornaments procedures

      The different folds that you will use in this section are explained in the next few pages.

      Begin with a square sheet of paper. Valley-fold along the

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