Hacky Sack is a footbag game played by 2 players. The origami hacky sack is an angled modular made from 30 units. The design is by Winson Chan. The modules are not too difficult to fold. The assembly is slightly more complicated and the end result is a very solid sphere that does not require any glue. The sphere is assembled in modules of 3 and then joined together into pentagons. And joining 30 units [Continued..]
The Dodecaedro Traforato or Perforated Dodecahedron is a modular origami by Silvana Betti Mamino. Like most modular origami, the modules are pretty easy to fold. They are folded from a A4 sheet. Well, the A4 is actually cut into 4 rectangles horizontally. I felt A4 strips would be too big, so worked with A5 sheet cut into 4 rectangles. Worked perfectly well I used printer paper – 5 colours and 6 strips in each colour. Folding [Continued..]
I recently ordered a lot of origami paper from Kim’s Crane and am now thrilled with my supply of beautiful origami paper And since I had so much of variety, I decided to start off making Christmas decorations from them. And, I think the most common origami decoration for Christmas must be the Sonobe! So here are a whole lot of origami sonobes made in a variety of colours and patterns, all set for Christmas. [Continued..]
The Modular Sea Urchin Star is a simple design, by Martin Sejer Andersen. Rather than a sea urchin, the model looks more like a snow-capped star, I think It is a fun model to fold, looks a little like the Bascetta but with much more slender arms. A total of 30 units are required. The units are folded from a rectangle with sides in the ratio 1:2. Folding the units is over in a jiffy. [Continued..]
The Ari Jigoku or Ant Lion’s Nest is a modular origami, designed by Silvana Betti Mamino. The units are made from rectangles in the ratio 1:2. A total of 30 units are required. The curls should be completed before the assembly. The completed kusudam is very sturdy and does not require any glue. The origami looks best in solid duo coloured paper. I also tried one with wrapper paper but unfortunately, the curls do not [Continued..]