Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home

BETTERLIVINGTHROUGHORIGAMI

20creativepaperprojectsforabeautifulhome

NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenbos

www.sewandso.co.uk

http://www.sewandso.co.uk

Contents

IntroductionHowtoUseThisBook

FortheTableTrianglesVaseKaleidoscopeCoasterPencilPotMiniPlantPotStandingClockThistleLamp

FortheWallPictureFrameWindowDecorationStringofStarsFauxCeramicClockModularWallArtWavesPictureDecorativeMirror

FortheCeilingLeafMobileCeilingRosePendantLamp

LampshadeDiffuserWaveLampshadeContemporaryLampshadeMothLampshade

TechniquesLampSafetyFoldingSlidingKnot

TemplatesAbouttheAuthorsThanksSuppliers

Introduction

Canyoufoldatraditionalorigamicrane?Don’tworryiftheanswerisno.Neithercouldwewhenwefirststarted.WewereinspiredtostartpaperfoldingwhenNellianna’sfatherpresentedusbothwithasmallorigamimodel,whichhehadmadeaftertakinganorigamitutorialthatwehadgivenhimasabirthdaypresent.Weweresoblownawaybyitsstrengthandshadowplaythatwedecidedtoexploretheskilloforigamifoldingforourselvestodesignlampshades.

Initially,thiswasatimeoftrialand–mostly–error.Foldingsheetsofbakingpapertosaveoncosts,weeventuallycameupwithwhatarenowourbest-knownpendantlampdesigns–theChestnutandtheMoth,whichwerethefirstorigami-stylelampshadesonthemarketwhenwelaunchedourcompany,StudioSnowpuppe,backin2010.

Sincewefirststartedourdesignstudio,wehaveoftenaskedourselvesthequestion:areweapaperstudiomakinglamps,oralampstudiomakingpaperlampshades?Whilewritingthisbook,wehavefoundouranswer.Havingbeengiventheopportunitytoworkwithpapertocreateprojectsotherthanlampsforthefirsttime,wehavediscoveredthatwehaveapassiontocreateallsortsofbeautifulorigamiproductsforthe

passiontocreateallsortsofbeautifulorigamiproductsforthehome.

Manyoftheprojectsincludedhavebeenspeciallydesignedandcannotbefoundinthemarketplace,althoughwehavealsodecidedtoincludeourpopularMothlampshadeandafloorlampeditionoftheThistle,whichisourmostcurrentdesign.

Whetheryouareanexperiencedorigamistorjustabeginner,eachprojectisdescribedinawaythatiseasytounderstandandwehopetoencourageyoutodevelopyourorigamiskills.Whoknows,afteryouhavefinishedalltheprojectsinthisbook,youmayevenbeabletofoldanorigamicrane!

Kenneth&Nellianna

HowtoUseThisBook

Beforeyougetstartedwerecommendthatyoureadthefollowingsectiontoensurethatyouunderstandthebasics.Hereweexplainhowtofollowtheinstructionsanddiagramsfortheprojectsinthebook.Wealsolistthetoolsandequipmentyou’llneedtocreatetheprojects,withsomeadviceonchoosingthecorrectpaperandassemblingthedesigns.

Ourmethod

Welearnedtodesignandmakeourfoldedinteriorproductsbytryingdifferenttechniquesandmakingalotofmodels–thisisoneofthemostenjoyableaspectsofworkingwithpaper!

Itisimportanttonotethatthetechniqueswehaveusedtocreatetheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookdonotfollowthestrictrulesoftraditionalorigami.Theserulesstatethattheprojectmustbefoldedfromasinglesquareofpaperwithoutanygluingorcutting.

Forourprojectsweusedifferentshapesandsizesofpaper,cutandattachpiecesofpapertogether,andweevenaddothermaterialslikewoodandcord.However,mostoftherequiredfoldsareusedintraditionalorigami.

Thetermsanddescriptionsusedinthisbookrelatetoourpersonalpreferences,sothesemaybedifferentfromwhatyouwillfindinother

preferences,sothesemaybedifferentfromwhatyouwillfindinotherbooksthataresolelyrelatingtoorigamitechniques.

Difficultyratings

Iconsareshownatthebeginningofeachprojecttoindicatethedifficultyofthefoldsandtechniquesinvolved.Ifyou’renewtofolding,werecommendstartingwithoneofthebeginnerlevelprojects(1star).Onceyou’vesuccessfullycompletedthesimplerdesigns,youcanprogresstotheintermediate(2star),advanced(3star)andveryadvanced(4star)levelprojects.

Choosingpaper

Whenchoosingpaperfortheprojectstherearethreethingstobearinmind–paperweight,colourandsize.Foreachprojectweadviseonthebestpapertouse,withspecificdetailsforpaperweightandsizegivenintherequirementslist,andadviceoncolourofferedintheintroduction.

Paperweight

Paperweightrelatestothethicknessofthepaper,whichismeasuredingramspersquaremetre(gsmorg/m2).Inthisbook,weworkwiththreedifferentpaperweights:

Between210gsmand270gsm(mediumweightcardstock):Thisisusedformostofourprojects,asitofferstheperfectbalanceofstrongbutfoldablepaper.Between290gsmand340gsm(heavycardstock):Thisisusedforprojectsthatdonothaveasmanyfolds,asitismoreimportantto

usestrongpaper.Between150gsmand190gsm(lightweight,flexiblecardstock):Thislighterweightpaperisusefulforprojectswheretransparencyisimportant,forexamplewherelightneedstoshinethroughthepaper.

Papercolour

Alloftheprojectsinthisbooklookgoodinwhite,butyoumayprefertousecolouredpapertocoordinatewithyourexistinghomedécor.Adviceonchoosingthemostappropriatecolourisprovidedintheintroductionfortherelevantproject.

Ifyouchooseacolouredpaper,makesurethatitisfullycoloured(i.e.,thepaperiscolouredonbothsidesandalsohasacolouredcore)assomecolouredpaperscanbelayeredwithwhite.Youwillgetthebestresultsusingapaperthatismadefromcolouredpaperpulp.

Papersize

Youwillneedtocutpapertospecificsizesforeachprojectbasedonthemeasurementsgivenintherequirementslist.Itisimportantthatthisisdoneaccuratelytoensurethebestresults.Werecommendusingasharpcraftbladewithametalruler.

Fortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookthemaximumsizeofpaperweuseis1000x700mm.ThisisveryclosetotheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)B1size,whichiswidelyavailablefromstationers.Ofcourseyoucanalwaysuseasmallersize,butinsomecasesthismaymeanthatyouwillneedtoattachmorepiecesofpapertogether.

Toolsandequipment

Thefollowinglistcoversthemaintoolsandmaterialsthatweworkwithfortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbook.Anyspecificmaterialsoradditionaltoolsthatmayberequiredarelistedwiththeindividualprojectinstructions:

CuttingmatBonefolderScoringtoolMetalrulerGeotriangleCraftbladeScissorsCordDouble-sidedtape:6mm,10mm

MaskingtapeWoodglueHolepunch:2mm,4mmLighter

Makingtheprojects

Eachoftheprojectsfeaturesitsownrequirementslistwithspecificdetailsofthepaper,materialsandadditionaltoolsyouwillneed.Theinstructionsforeveryprojectaredividedintothreemainsections–scoring,foldingandassembly.

Scoring

Thefirststageofcreatingyourchosendesignistoscorethepattern.Foreachprojecttherewilleitherbeatemplatetotraceand/orinstructionsforvariouslinestoscoreontoyourpre-cutpiecesofpaper.Takeyourtimewhenscoringthelinestoensurethatyoudonottearordamagethepaper.

Markandscoretheverticalandhorizontallinesfirst(seetip),andthenmarkandscorethediagonallinesbetweentheintersections,scoringeachpieceofpaperononeside.

▶Insteadofdrawingthelineswithapencilfirst,weprefertodirectlydrawontothepaperwithascoringtoolorthebackofaknife,makingadentinthepaperatthelocationofthepointstobemarked.Ifyoudouseapencil,drawsoftlysothelineiseasytoerase.

Onceallofthelinesshownonthediagramhavebeenscored,prepareanyedgesthatneedtobetapedorgluedandpunchholesifnecessary.Makesurethatyouhaveextendedthescoredlinesontotheassemblytab.Thisisimportantbecausetheassemblytabwillalsoneedtobefoldedinordertobeabletoattachtheendsofthepapertogethernicely.

foldedinordertobeabletoattachtheendsofthepapertogethernicely.

Folding

Beforeyoustarttofoldyourchosenpaper,makeamodelofonesegment(seeSegmentDiagram)withapieceofscrappapertopractisethefolds.Thebestwaytolearnisthroughpractice,asyouwillbegintounderstandthediagramsbetterandthetextwillhelptoguideyou.

Therearethreestagesinvolvedinfoldingtheprojects:

Pre-foldingPleatingChangingdirection

TheseareexplainedfurtherintheTechniquessection(seeTechniques),alongwithanexplanationofthebasicfolds:mountainandvalley.

Assembly

Onceallofthelineshavebeenfolded,thereisoftenassemblyinvolvedtoattachthefoldedpiecesofpapertogether.Thisstageneedsalotofcareandattentiontoensurethatyourfinishedprojectlooksprofessional.

Weusedouble-sidedtape,glueandcordtoattachthepiecesofpapertogether.Themostappropriatemethodisindicatedintheinstructionsforeachproject,buthereissomegeneraladvicetobearinmind:

Double-sidedtape:Qualityisfarmoreimportantthanquantity,soitisworthspendingtimesearchingforthestrongestdouble-sidedtapeyoucanfind.Fortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookwemostlyuse10mm-widedouble-sidedtape.Glue:Theonlygluethatweuseisbasicwoodglue.Woodgluedoesn’tdryparticularlyquickly,butitcreatesapermanentsealanddriescompletelyclear.Thismakesitextremelyreliableandensuresaneatfinish,eveniftherearespillages.Cord:Usingcordallowsflexibility,asyoucanpullthefoldedpapermodeltogetherandthenopenitagain.Thisenablesyoutochangethelightbulbinalampshadeandtoputnewbatteriesinthestandingclock.Weusebraidedflyingline,asyouareabletomelttheendsofthecordinordertopreventitfromfraying.Alengthof1metreshouldbesufficientfortheknots(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Understandingthediagrams

Dependingontheproject,weuseacombinationofdiagramstoexplainthepatterns.Foreverystepwenotetherelevantdiagramtoofferavisualreferenceforeachinstruction.

Differentcoloursareusedonthediagramstoidentifythetechniquesrequired.Thekeyseenhere(seeKey)explainswhatthedifferentcoloursstandfor.

OverviewDiagram

Thisdiagramshowsanoverviewofthefullpapersizethatisneeded.Itfeaturesallofthefoldinglines,intersections,tabsthatneedtobetapedorgluedandanyholesthatneedtobepunched.Italsoshowswhichfoldinglinesmakeuponesegmentandhowmanysegmentseachsheetofpaperwillhave.

ofpaperwillhave.

Ifmorethanonepieceofpaperinthesamesizeisrequired,thisdiagramrepresentsonlyoneofthepieces.

ThisOverviewDiagramexampleshowsapieceofpapermeasuring330x105mm.Itcontainseightfoldedsegments,withpunchedholesalongthebottomedgesanda10mm-wideassemblytabcoveredwithdouble-sidedtapealongoneside.

SegmentDiagram

Thisdiagramshowshowthefoldinglinesshouldbemeasuredforeachsegment.Allofthelinesarecolouredtoindicatetheirpurpose(seeKey).

Thesegmentdiagramshowswhateachfoldinglineshouldbe(valleyormountainfold)forthefinalmodel.

Werecommendthat,beforeyoustarttofoldyourchosenpaper,youmakeamodelofonesegmentwithapieceofscrappapertopractisethefolds.

folds.

ThisSegmentDiagramexampleshowsasegmentmeasuring40x105mm.Itcontainsverticalfoldinglines,withdiagonalfoldinglinesacrosstheintersectionsandpunchedholesalongthebottomedge.

PleatingDiagram

PleatingDiagram

Thisdiagramshowshowtheverticalscoredlinesofeachsegmentneedtobefoldedwhenpleatingthepaper.Thiscanbeavalleyfold(blue)oramountainfold(orange).Thepleatedpaperisthestartpointforchangingthedirectionofthefoldsinthefoldingstepsforeachproject(seeChangingDirection).Itshouldbenoted,however,thatasyouwillstartpleatingatoneedgeofthepaper,thisedgeofthepleatedpaperisn’tfoldedandonlybecomesavalleyormountainfoldwhenthepleatedpaperisjoinedwiththeassemblytab(s).Effectivelyyoucannotfoldthefirstedgeofthepaper.

Template

Projectsthatrequireunusuallyshapedpiecesofpaperhavetheirowntemplate(seeTemplates).Ifatemplatehasbeenprovidedforaparticularproject,thiswillbeindicatedinthescoringinstructions.Templatesareshownatactualsizeandcanthereforebecopiedandtraceddirectlyontoyourpaper.

Fullsizetemplatesforalltheprojectsinthisbookareavailablefromadedicatedonlinespace(seeSuppliers).

FORTHETABLE

TrianglesVase

Abouquetoffreshflowersmaylastonlyuptoafewweeks,but

Abouquetoffreshflowersmaylastonlyuptoafewweeks,butthisattractiveorigamivasefilledwithdriedbloomswillbrightenyourhomeforyears!Welovethegoldtonesandthestructureofthedriedleaves.Youcanmakethevaseinonecolourormakethetwopartsindifferentshadesforaquirkylook.Wechoseapaperthatiscolouredonthefrontandwhiteonthereversetogivemoredimension.

YOUWILLNEED

24piecesof210-270gsmpaper,120x65mmStraight-sidedglassvasewithaninnerdiameterof80mm

Scoring

MakeacopyoftheTrianglesVasetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontooneofthe24piecesofpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.

Scoreverticallinesat20mm,60mmand100mmfromtheleft-handedgeofthepiece(seeSegmentDiagram).

Scoreadiagonallinetojointhetopsofthesecondandthirdverticallinestocreateatab(seeSegmentDiagram).Apply6mmdouble-sidedtapeabovethislineonthefrontofthepaper(labelledBontheSegmentDiagram).

Repeatwiththeremainingpiecesofpapertocreateatotalof24foldedsegments.

Folding

Folding

ValleyfoldthescoredbluelinesandmountainfoldthescoredorangelineasshownonSegmentDiagram.

Foldthetwoouteredgesintowardseachother,applygluetotheareawheretheyoverlap(labelledA1andA2onSegmentDiagram)andsecure.

Repeatfortheremainingsegmentstocreate24identicaltriangularpieces(seeDiagram1),12tomakethetoppartofthevaseand12tomakethebottompart.

▶YoucanoverlapA1andA2fromlefttorightorrighttoleftjustaslongasyouareconsistent.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeononeofthetriangularpiecesandattachthetabtothereverseofanothertriangularpiece(labelledBandConSegmentDiagram).

Continueuntilyouhavecreatedaclosedcirclemadeupof12triangularpieces(seeDiagram2).Thenrepeattheprocesstocreateanotherclosedcirclewiththeremaining12foldedpieces.

Thesetwocirclesarethetwoseparatepartsforthetopandbottomofthevase,andonebecomesthetopofthevasewhenitisturnedupsidedown.

KaleidoscopeCoaster

Asmall,squarepictureframeistheperfectcontainerforthis

Asmall,squarepictureframeistheperfectcontainerforthisorigamidecoration,whichdoublesupasaneye-catchingcoaster.Placeanattractiveglassonitstransparentsurfacetoseethefoldsreflectedanddeflected,justlikearealkaleidoscope.Theframe’stransparentlayerwillprotecttheorigamifromspillages.Wechosebluepaperforourcoaster,butyoucouldmakeasetinvariouscolours.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,160x152mmPictureframewithinnerdimensionsof100x100mm

Scalingthepattern

Ourinstructionsareforanorigamimodeltofitinsideapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof100x100mm,butyoucanscaleupthetemplatetofitalargerframeusingthefollowingformulae.

Scalingfactor=widthofyourpictureframe÷100mm

Forexample,forapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof200x200mm,thescalingfactoris200mm÷100mm,whichis2,sothetemplateneedstobescaledtotwiceitssize.

Distancebetweentheparallellines=scalingfactorx7mm

Forexample,forapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof200x200mm,thedistancebetweentheparallellineswillbe2x7mm=14mm.

Scoring

Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.

ScorelinesfrompointOtopointB,C,DandE.

ScorelinesfrompointAtoB,BtoC,CtoDandDtoE.

ScorethehorizontallinesforsurfaceOCD,measuring7mmbetweentheparallellines(seeOverviewDiagram).(Note:thedistancebetweentheparallellineswilldependonthesizeofyourpictureframe;seeScalingthePattern.)

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby72degrees,sopointDbecomespointC,andscorethehorizontallinesforsurfaceODEasbefore.Continuetoscoretheremaininghorizontallines,rotatingthepaperclockwiseby72degreeseachtime.

Atthisstageyourmodelhasapentagonshape,butoncefoldedandassembleditwillendupasasquareshape.Apply6mmdouble-sidedtapetotheassemblytab(seeOverviewDiagram).

▶Althoughthisdesignonlyworksforsquarepictureframes,thetemplatecanbescaleduptomatchtheinnerdimensionsofyourchosenframe(seeScalingthePattern).

Folding

Pre-foldthescoredlinesOB,OC,ODandOEinbothdirections,startingwithavalleyfoldandfinishingwithamountainfold.

Pre-foldthescoredlinesAB,BC,CDandDEinbothdirectionsaslabelleds1onDiagram1torunallthewayaroundyourmodel,includingtheassemblytab.Continuetopre-foldeachoftheparallelscoredlines(s2,s3,s4,s5,s6ands7)inturn,inbothdirections(seeDiagrams2-4).

Valleyfoldthescoredlines1;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines1willbecomemountainfolds(seeDiagram1).

Mountainfoldthescoredlines2;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines2willbecomevalleyfolds(seeDiagram2).

Valleyfoldthescoredlines3;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines3willbecomemountainfolds(seeDiagram3).

Continuetofoldtheremainingscoredparallellinestothispatternasfollows:s4mountainfold;s5valleyfold;s6mountainfold;s7valleyfold(seeDiagram4).

▶Whenfoldingthescoredlines,itiseasierifyoustartattheedgethatisoppositetheassemblytab.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateasquareshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel,sothatpointsAandEjointobecomepointA/E(seeDiagram5).

MountainfoldlinesBC,CD,DA/EandA/EBoveranangleof90degrees(i.e.,overtheedgeofthetable),sothatyoucanmakethefoldsofyourpapermodelsharperbysqueezingatthepointsmarkedinDiagram6.ThenreleasetoreverttothesquareshapeseeninDiagram5,andplacethepapermodelinyourpictureframe,whereitisdisplayedasadiamondshape.

PencilPot

Thislittlepotistheperfectdesktopaccessory,givingyoua

Thislittlepotistheperfectdesktopaccessory,givingyouaplacetokeepallyourfavouritepensandpencilsclosetohand.It’sagreatexampleofmodularorigami,wheretwoidenticallyfoldedunitsareattachedtogetherwithgluetoformonestructure.We’vemadebothpartsfrompalepinkpaper,butyoucouldmakethetopinonecolourandthebottominanother,ifyouchooseto.

YOUWILLNEED

2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,208x180mm

Scoring

Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoeachpieceofpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontothepaperandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.

TakeonepieceofpaperforthetoppartofthepotandreferringtothemeasurementsontheOverviewDiagram:Top,scorethehorizontallines,usingthecutoutcornersofyourcutoutshapetohelpguideyou.

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sotriangleAisnowatthebottomleft-handcornerandscorethehorizontallinesasbefore.

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremaininghorizontallines.

remaininghorizontallines.

Takeyourremainingpieceofpaperandrepeattoscorethefoldlinesforthebottompartofthepot,butdonotscorelinesacrossthecentrehexagonshape(seeOverviewDiagram:Bottom),whichisthepotbase.

Returningtothescoredpaperforthetoppartofthepot,useacraftbladeandametalrulertocuttheblacklinesinthecentrehexagonshape(seeOverviewDiagram:Top);thiscreatestheassemblytabstoattachthetopparttothebottompartafterfolding.

Folding

Forthebottompartofthemodel:

FoldallthescoredlinesinthedirectionasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram.GluetrianglesurfaceAtothereversesideofsurfaceA*,andrepeattoglueBtoB*,CtoC*,DtoD*,EtoE*,andFtoF*(seeDiagram1).

Forthetoppartofthemodel:

ReferringtoDiagram2,firstrepeatstepsasforthebottompartofthemodel.ThenfoldthetrianglesurfacesmarkedG,H,I,J,KandLasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram:Top,sotheypointdownwardsto

giveyoutheassemblytabstoattachthetoppartofthemodeltothebottompart.

Assembly

Toattachthetoppartofthemodeltothebottompart,putalittleglueontheoutsideoftrianglesG,H,I,J,KandLonthetoppartofthemodelandattachthesetothereverseoftrianglesurfacesG*,H*,I*,J*,K*andL*onthebottompartofthemodel(seeDiagram3).Yourpencilpotisnowreadytobefilledwithpencils.

MiniPlantPot

Oneday,whenwehavemoretime,we’dliketotryourhandat

Oneday,whenwehavemoretime,we’dliketotryourhandatpottery,buttillthenwe’llhavetosatisfyourselveswiththisfauxceramicplantpotduo.Thecupisagreatwaytodisguiseaplasticpotanditsitsneatlyinsideaspeciallydesignedsaucer.Wechoseasoftbluepapertoemphasizethedistinctivefolds,butanypastelcolourwouldworkjustaswell.Youcouldmaketheseitemsseparately.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,330x105mmforthecup1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,530x105mmforthesaucerSmallplantpotwithoutdrainingholes,max.60mmhigh,70mmdiameterattop,45mmdiameteratbase

CupScoring

Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof20mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo20mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeat

thisprocessforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.

Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes10mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

Folding

Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.

NextpleatthepaperalongthescoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).

StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,valleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatethecupshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthecup.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomedgeofthecup.Gentlypullthecordtoclosethegapatthebaseofthecupandsecurebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeepthecupshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.Placeyourplantpotinsidethecup(seeDiagram3).

SaucerScoring

Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof10mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingonthe

right-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo10mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,DandE,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatthisprocessforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).



Folding


Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Thenpre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.

PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).

StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoChangingDirectionvalleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthemiddletwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd3onDiagram3).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatethesaucershape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthesaucer.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesandgentlypullthecordtoclosethegapatthebaseofthesaucerandsecurebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeepthesaucershapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.Placecupinsidethesaucer:theweightofthecupwillkeepthesaucerintherightshape.

StandingClock

Thissmallclockhasbeenspeciallydesignedforabedside

Thissmallclockhasbeenspeciallydesignedforabedsidetable.Thefronthasafoldedstardesign,whereeachrayrepresentsoneofthenumbersonaclockface,andthemodelstandssecurelyonthefoldedbackstructure.Whilesomeofthefoldsaresharplydefined,othersareonlyslightlyvisible,anditisthis,togetherwithourchoiceofalilacpaper,thatgivestheclockitssubtlefoldedeffect.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,490x208mmAnanalogueclockmechanismwithaspindlelengthof31mm(seeSuppliers)Aminutehandaround47mmandanhourhandaround36mm(seeSuppliers)

Scoring


Scorethehorizontallinethatrunsacrossthewidthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).


Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesthatare10mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).Repeatthisprocesstopunchtheholesalongthetopedgeofthepaper.

▶Oncepositioned,theclockwillstaysecurelyinplaceandwillnotrotate,butwhendustingorreplacingthebatterybesuretorepositiontheclocksothatittellstherighttime.

Folding

Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections,thenpre-foldthescoredhorizontallineinbothdirections.

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.


Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontalline(labelledh1onDiagram1)acrossthefullwidthofthepaperandfoldoveranangleof90degrees(i.e.,overtheedgeofthetable).

StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoChangingDirectionvalleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatforremainingsegments.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheshapeofatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverse.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesatthebottomofthefoldedpiece(seeOverviewDiagram)andgentlypullthecordtoshapetheclockfaceuntiljustasmallholeremains(seeDiagram3);securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Assembletheclockmechanismbyplacingthespindlethroughtheholeinthecentreofthefoldedclockface.Usethescrewprovidedtosecurethemechanisminplace(seeDiagram4).

Toensurethattheclockfacekeepsitsshapesothattheclockhandscanrotatefreely,fillthefinishedmodelwithscrunchedupballsofpaperorcloth.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesatthetopofthefoldedpiece(seeOverviewDiagram)andgentlypullthecordtoclosethebackofthestandingclock;securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Attachtheminuteandhourhandstotheclockfacetofinish.

ThistleLamp

Thisisourfirstlampshadedesignforafloorlampalthoughit

Thisisourfirstlampshadedesignforafloorlampalthoughitcouldjustaseasilybeusedasalampshadeforalargetablelamp.Inspiredbytheformandtextureofthethistleplant,thelampshadeiscurvedwithpapercut‘spikes’.Thepaperslitsallowthestraightfoldstobemanipulatedintothedistinctiveshape,creatingasurprisinglightingeffect.Whitepapermustbeusedtoletthelightshinethroughanditisimportantthatitdoesnotteareasily,sotestbeforestarting.

YOUWILLNEED

2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,980x700mm(important:useapaperthatdoesnotteareasily)Floorlampbase(seeSuppliers)Metalring,150mmdiameterwitharodthicknessof4mm(seeSuppliers)Shadecarrierandduplexringset(seeSuppliers)andLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Scoring

Startingattheleft-handedgeofoneofthepiecesofpaper,scoretheverticallinesthatrunfromthetoptothebottomofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram.Therewillbea20mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.

Eachsegmenthastwo30mmscoredsectionsatitscentre,andthe20mmsectionsoneithersideofthesecentresectionsaresharedequallybetweenneighbouringsegments,sothateachsegmenthas10mmsectionsateithersideofthecentresections(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

Repeatwiththeotherpieceofpapertogiveyouatotalof24scoredsegments.

Foreachsegment:

MarkpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(SegmentDiagram).Scorethehorizontallinesbetweenthemarkedpoints(seeSegmentDiagram).andcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorethehorizontallinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagramdetail,marktheangled(black)cuttinglinesinthecentresectionsofthesegment,makingsurethatthelinesareangleddownwardsinthetophalfofthesegmentandupwardsinthebottomhalfofthesegment(asseenontheSegmentDiagramDetail).Cutalongthemarkedcuttinglineswithacraftbladeandametalruler,takingcarenottoextendthecutlinesbeyondthe30mmsections.

Apply10mmdouble-sidedtapetothecentreofthe20mmsectionontheright-handedgeofeachpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).

Usea4mmholepunchtopunchtheholestothefarleftofeachsegmentalongthetopedgeofthepaper(thisistheholelabelled1inDiagram2).Itisimportanttobeveryprecisewiththeholelocation,sorefertothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagramdetail,butrememberthatatthisstageyouareonlypunchingthefirstofthefourholes.

Repeattopunchtheholestothefarleftofeachsegmentalongthebottomedgeofthepaper(thisistheholelabelled1inDiagram2).

Folding

Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections,thenpleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).Theresultwillbepleatedpaperpieceswith20mm-wideflatsectionsalternatingwithmountainsections.Asitisnotpossibletocompressthepaper,youmusttrytofoldallverticalfoldsastightlyaspossibletosharpenthesefolds.

Foreachsegment:

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineandusea4mmholepunchtopunchthetoprightholealongthetopedgeofthesegment(theholelabelled4inDiagram3a)andthebottomrightholealongthebottomedgeofthesegment.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram1.

▶Asholes1and4overlap,youcanpunchhole4byplacingyourholepunchthroughhole1.

Nowpunchtheremainingholesalongthetopedgeofthepaper.Todothis,foldthediagonalvalleyfoldssothattheholesontheouteredgeofthesegment(holes1and4)overlapwiththeholepositionsontheinneredgeofthesegment(holes2and3).Asallfourholesoverlap,youcanpunchholes2and3simultaneouslybyplacingyourholepunchthrougheitherhole1orhole4.RefertoDiagram3bformakingholes.

Repeattopunchtheremainingholesalongthebottomedgeofthepaper.

Unfoldthediagonalfoldsfrommakingholessothatthispartofthepapernowliesflat.

Foreachsegment,refertoDiagram2andtakecarenottocutthroughscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1andd2onDiagram1asyou:

Markandcutthehorizontalblacklinesthatrunfromhole1toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcuttheverticalblacklinesthatrunfromhole2toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcutthehorizontalblacklinesthatrunfromhole4toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcuttheverticalblacklinesthatrunfromhole3toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofonefoldedpieceandattachtotheleft-handedgeoftheotherpiecetocreateonelongstripoffoldedpaper.

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatubeshape.

Placethemodelonacleanworksurface,makingsurethatthereisenoughspaceforyoutowalkallthewayaroundit.

Refoldthescoreddiagonallinesd1(seeDiagram1).Turnthemodelupsidedownandtrytogetthebottomofthemodeltofallintoacurvedshape(seeDiagram4),thenrefoldthescoreddiagonallinesd2.

Takethemetalringandclipitintothefourholesalongthefoldededgeofeachsegment(seeDiagram5).Asyoudoso,youwillnoticethatyourtubeshapewillstarttochangeintoasphere.Asyouworkyourwayaroundthemodel,itbecomesalittlemoredifficulttoattachthefoldedsegmentstothemetalring,sogentlyandcarefullysqueezethealreadyattachedsegmentstogethertogiveyouspacetoaddtherestofthefoldedsegments.

Asyoureachhalfway,makesuretofoldboththefoldedsegmentyouarecurrentlyattachingaswellasthefollowingsegmenttoo,andmakesurethattheshapeofbothsegmentsarecurvedlikethesegmentsyouhavealreadyattached.

Asyoureachtheend,makesurealltheremainingsegmentsarecorrectlyfoldedandpositionedtoenableyoutoattachtheverylastfoldstothemetalring(seeDiagram6).

Gentlyturnthemodelrightwayuptoclipthemetalringatthetopoftheduplexringsetintotheholesalongthetopedgeofthelampshade.

ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingthelampshadeasseeninDiagram7(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthefloorlampisunpluggedfromthesocket.Removetheringbeneaththelightbulbfitting.Placethebottommetalringoftheshadecarrieroverthelightbulbfittingandreattachthering.Placethebottommetalringoftheduplexringsetatthetopmetalringoftheshadecarrier.

Thelampshadewillfallintoitsshapebutthiscantakeuptoaday.Ifyoudon’twanttowait,youcanfoldthecentralfoldedlinesofeachsegmentoncemorewhilethelampshadeishanging.Thenfitalightbulb,puttheplugbackinthesocketandswitchonthepower.

FORTHEWALL

PictureFrame

Apaper-foldedpictureframeistheidealwaytomakea

Apaper-foldedpictureframeistheidealwaytomakealightweightframethatisjusttherightsizetofityourfavouriteillustration.Betterstill,asthereisnoheavyglassinvolved,there’snoneedtodrillalargeholeinyourwallasasmallhookwillbefinetohangitfrom.Sonowyoucanchangethepicturesonyourwallasoftenasyouchoose.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,806x40mmAnA5illustration

▶Beforeyoustart,refertoCalculatingthePaperSize.

Calculatingthepapersize

OurinstructionsareformakingapictureframetofitaroundanA5formatportraitillustrationwithaheightof210mmandawidthof148mm(seethezebraillustrationinthephotograph),butitiseasytoadaptthemeasurementstocustomfitthesizeofyourillustration.Eachpictureframestartswithalongstripofpaper,andthesizeofthepaperstripisdeterminedbythefollowingdimensions:theheightandwidthofyourillustrationandthepreferreddepthofyourpictureframeborder(seeOverviewDiagram).Tocalculatethesizeofyourpaperstrip,usethefollowingformulae:

Widthofpaper=depthofpictureframeborderx2:Firstdeterminethepreferreddepthofyourframeborder.Inourexample,thewidthofthepaperis40mmforapictureframeborderof20mmdeep.

Perimeter=2x(h+w):Toestablishthelengthofyourpaperstrip,youmustfirstdeterminetheperimetermeasurementofyourillustration,whichisthelengthoftheouteredgeofyourpicture.Addthepictureheightandthepicturewidth,thenmultiplyby2.Inourexample,theperimeterofourillustrationis2x(210mm+148mm)=716mm.

Lengthofpaper=perimeter+4xdepthofpictureframeborder:Tobeabletofoldthepictureframecorners,youneedtoallowameasurementthatisthesameasthedepthoftheframeborderforeachcorner.Inourexample,whichhasapictureframedepthof20mm,thisis80mm.Thismeasurementisthenaddedtotheperimetercalculation,soforourpictureframethecalculationis716mm+(4x20mm)=796mm.Finally,add10mmtothelengthofthepaperstripfortheassemblytab(seethe10mmareacoveredwithdouble-sidedtapeatthetopoftheOverviewDiagram).So,inourexample,thetotallengthofthestripofpaperwillbe796+10=806mm.

So,thefinaldimensionsofourpaperstripis806mmlongby40mmwide(seeOverviewDiagram).

Note:asmostpapershaveamaximumlengthof1000mm,wehavebeenabletomakeourA5pictureframefromjustonesheetofpaper,butifyourlengthcalculationexceeds1000mm,youwillneedtoattachtwopaperstripstogiveyouyourlength,andifthisisthecase,youwillneedtoaddanadditional10mmtothepaperstrip

case,youwillneedtoaddanadditional10mmtothepaperstriplengthtoallowforjoiningthepaperstripstogether.

Scoring

Scorethecentralverticallinealongthelengthofthepaperstrip(seeOverviewDiagram).

Referringtothemeasurementsontheright-handedgeoftheOverviewDiagram(adaptingthesetotheheightandwidthmeasurementsofyourillustrationasnecessary),scorehorizontallinesatthepositionsindicated.

Foreachgroupoffoldinglines,refertothemeasurementsgivenintheOverviewDiagramandtheGroupofFoldingLinesDiagramtomarkpointsA,B,C,DandE,thenscorealldiagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshownintheGroupofFoldingLinesDiagram.Eachgroupoffoldinglinesmakesacornerofthepictureframe.

Thepictureframewillbeassembledatoneofthecorners,soitisnecessarytomarkpointsC,DandEatthebottomedgeofthepaperstripandtoscorediagonallinesbetweenthem(seeOverviewDiagram).

CarefullycutoutthetwoU-formsseenintheOverviewDiagram(thesewillhelptokeeptheillustrationinplacewithinthepictureframe);theseshouldbepositionedinthemiddleoftheheightofthepictureframe,makingsurethattheyarebothsituatedinthesameverticalscoredsection.

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionatthetopedgeofthescoredpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).

Folding

Pre-foldthecentralscoredverticallineinbothdirections,thenpre-foldthehorizontallinesinbothdirections.

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredline.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesinbothdirections.

▶Chooseyourpapercolourtoaccentuateyourillustration,ormakeitinthesameshadeasyourwalldécorforamoreneutrallook.


Nowtofoldthe90degreecornersthatwillclampyourpictureinplace.

Nowtofoldthe90degreecornersthatwillclampyourpictureinplace.Foreachgroupoffoldinglines:

Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Thefinalstepinformingthecornerrequiresthatyoumanipulatethescoredhorizontalfoldslabelledh1andh2andthescoreddiagonalfoldslabelledd3onDiagram3tobringtheverticalsectionsofthepapertogethertomakea90degreeangleasshowninthe3Dperspective(seeDiagram3).

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachtheendsofthepictureframetogether,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseoftheinneredgeofthepictureframe.

Toputyourillustrationintothepictureframe,placetheframerightsidedownsothatU-formsarefacingyou.Placetheillustrationrightsidedownnexttotheframeandslideitinfromtheside,sothatitslipsunderthecorners.CentretheillustrationandusetheU-form‘clips’tosecureithorizontally.

Takea2metrelengthofcordandloopitaroundtheedgeofthepictureframe.Checkthelengthrequiredtohangfromyourpicturehook,andtietheendstogetherwithanoverhandknotatthatpoint,trimmingoffanyexcess.Yourpictureisnowreadytohang.

WindowDecoration

Weliveinanoldhousethathassmallpanedwindows,which

Weliveinanoldhousethathassmallpanedwindows,whichareidealforhangingdecorationsfrom.Ourdesignfeaturesacircularfoldedmotif,withslitscutacrossthefoldstowardstheouteredges,sothatwhenthesunshines,thelightmakespatternsthroughthepaper.Theornamentremindsusofameringue,anaffectthatwasachievedbyusingcurvedratherthanstraightfoldlines,andthiswillrequirealittlemoreconcentration.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,190x190mm

▶Ifyouareabeginner,trymakingthedecorationwithstraightfoldsbeforemovingontothecurvedfoldversion.

Scoring

Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixitontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontoyourpaper,thenscoreoverthecurvedlinesthatrunfromthecentretotheouteredge,pressinghardenoughtoimpressthelinesontothepaper.

Continuetoscorethetworoundsofblackcurvedlines,makingsuretokeepadistanceof4mmbetweenthescoredlinesineachroundasshownasintheOverviewDiagram.

Removethetemplatefromthepaper.Carefullycutaroundtheouteredgeofthecircleusingscissorsoracraftbladeandusea2mmholepunchtopunchthehole(seeOverviewDiagram).

Folding

Pre-foldthescoredcurvedlinesthatradiatefromthecentre,inbothdirections:thisiseasiesttodoifyoustartfoldingfromtheoutsideedgeandgentlyfollowthecurvetowardsthecentre.Donottrytofoldeachline

andgentlyfollowthecurvetowardsthecentre.Donottrytofoldeachlineinonego,asyouwouldastraightline,butfollowthecurveofthefold,pinchingthepaperbetweenthumbandindexfinger,thenreleasingtomovealongthefold,beforepinchingagain,andrepeatuntilyouhavereachedtheendofthecurvedline.

MountainfoldthescoredorangelinesandvalleyfoldthescoredbluelinesasshownonDiagram1.

CuttheinnerroundofblackscoredcurvedlinesasshownontheOverviewDiagramandDiagram2,takingcaretokeepthedistanceof4mmbetweentheendsofthecuttinglines.

ChangethedirectionofthescoredcurvedfoldsbetweentheinnerroundandtheouteredgeofthemodelasshownonDiagram2.

CuttheouterroundofblackscoredcurvedlinesasshownontheOverviewDiagramandDiagram3,takingcaretokeepthedistanceof4mmbetweentheendsofthecuttinglines.

ChangethedirectionofthescoredcurvedfoldsbetweentheouterroundandtheouteredgeofthemodelasshownonDiagram3.

Thedecorationlooksbestifthecentreofthemodelisamountain;pressatthecentrepoint(labelledAinDiagram3)asnecessarytoachievethis.

Assembly

Tomakeahangingloop,cuta0.5mlengthofcord,folditinhalftomakealoopandthreadtheloopthroughtheholeatthetopofthefoldedmodel(seeDiagram4).Adjustthelengthoftheloopasrequired,thentietheendstogetherwithanoverhandknot(seeDiagram5).

StringofStars

Astringoflightsdecoratedwithorigamistarsisagreatwayto

Astringoflightsdecoratedwithorigamistarsisagreatwaytobringanilluminatedfocustoaroomatanytimeofyear,sothere’snoneedtopacktheseawaywiththerestoftheChristmasdecorations.Eachballshapeisfoldedandformedtorevealasix-pointstaratitscentre.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,139x120mm,perstardecorationLEDstringlights(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Scoring

Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoapieceofyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.

TakeonepieceofpaperandreferringtothemeasurementsontheOverviewDiagram,scorethehorizontallines.

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sothattriangleAisnowatthebottomleft-handcorner,andscorethehorizontallinesasyoudidbefore.

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremaininghorizontallines.

Cutoutthehexagonshapeinthecentreanduseaholepunchtopunchthehole(seeOverviewDiagram)–a2mmholepunchshouldbefinebut

checkthewidestdiameteroftheLEDlightsonthelightstringandmaketheholejustalittlebitsmallerthanthis.

Folding

FoldallthescoredlinesinthedirectionasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram.

GluetrianglesurfaceAtothereversesideofsurfaceA*,andrepeattoglueBtoB*,CtoC*,DtoD*,EtoE*,andFtoF*(seeDiagram1).YourcompletedstarmodelwillnowlooklikethatshowninDiagram2.

Assembly

Onceyouhavemadethenecessarynumberofstars,attachthemtoyourlightstringbypushingoneoftheLEDlightsthroughaholeoneachofthedecorations(seeDiagram3).

Alternatively,tohangthestarsasindividualdecorations,takealengthofcord,folditinhalftomakealoopandtietheendswithanoverhandknot.

Threadtheloopthroughthehole,sothattheknotisontheinsideofthemodeljustbelowthehole(seeDiagram4).

FauxCeramicClock

Thisstrikingdesignisnotonlyabeautifulpieceofwallart,but

Thisstrikingdesignisnotonlyabeautifulpieceofwallart,butalsoafunctionalclocksuitableforanyroominyourhome.Thecircularpatternfeaturesindividualsegmentstorepresentthe12numbersonaclockface.Maketheclocktomatchyourexistingdecororchooseacontrastingcolourtocreateaboldfeature.Usingapalecolouredpaper,however,willensurethatthefoldsareallclearlyvisible.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,970x150mm1pieceof340gsmcardstock,300x300mmAnanalogueclockmechanismwithaspindlelengthof31mm(seeSuppliers)Aminutehandaround120mmandanhourhandaround90mm(seeSuppliers)

Scoring

Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof20mmalongthelengthofthepieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoffour20mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,FandG,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegment

Diagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).



Folding


Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.


Startingwiththefirstsegment,andreferringtoTechniques:ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthecentraltwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Valleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Valleyfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd3onDiagram3).Repeatforremainingsegments.

Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseoftheclock.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomofthefoldedpiece.Pullthecordtocreateacircularshapeandsecuretheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordtotightenandflattentheclock(seeDiagram4).Tokeeptheclockshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.

▶Ensurethatyourslidingknotisonthereverseoftheclockforaneat,professionalfinish.

Cuta290mmcirclefromthe340gsmcardstock.Makeasmallholeinthecentreforthespindle.Gluetheoutertriangularshapesontheclocktothecardcircle(seeshadedareasonDiagram5).

Assembletheclockmechanismbyplacingthespindlethroughtheholeinthecentreofthefoldedclock.Usethescrewprovidedtosecurethemechanisminplace,andattachtheminuteandhourhandstofinish(seeDiagram6).

▶Thespindlelengthmustbe31mmtoensurethattheclockmechanismwillfitcorrectly.Youcanalsoaddasecondhandifdesired.

ModularWallArt

Theexcitingthingaboutmodularwallartisthatnotwofinished

Theexcitingthingaboutmodularwallartisthatnotwofinishedpiecesneedtobethesame,astheindividualunitscanbecombinedinmanyways.Weusedahexagonshapeasthebasisforourpattern,exploringdepthanddimensionaswedevelopedthedesign.Eachmodulerequiresjustonesmallpieceofpaper,soyoucangetcreativewithcolour.Wechoseanombréeffectinblue,butyoucouldfoldarainbow.

YOUWILLNEED

19piecesof210-270gsmpaper,139x120mm

▶Youcanchangetheshapeofyourfinishedmodel,makingitwithfewerormoremodules,andthenumberofpiecesofpaperyourequirewilldependonthenumberofunitsyouchoosetomake.

Scoring

Foreachmodule(make19forthemodelshown):

Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.Orientatethecutouthexagonshapesothatthereisapointatthetopandthebottom.ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheOverviewDiagram,markandscoreverticallines,usingthecornersofyourcutoutshapetohelpyou.

Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sothattrianglesC*andCarenowthebottompointandmarkandscoretheverticallinesasbefore.Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremainingverticallines.UseacraftbladeandametalrulertocutoutthetrianglesfromthethreeareasmarkedwithabladesymbolontheOverviewDiagram.ScorethedashedlineslabelledLontheOverviewDiagram.

Folding

Folding

Foreachmodule:

Pre-foldallthescoredlinesinbothdirections.MountainfoldthedashedlineslabelledLontheOverviewDiagram.ValleyfoldthebluelinesbetweenAandA*,BandB*,CandC*andgluethesidestogether.Turnthemodelovertothereverseside–itshouldlooklikeDiagram1.Takecarethattherestofthemodeldoesnotfoldyet.TurnthemodelovertothefrontsideasinDiagram2.PresspointDdownwardstocreatethemountainandvalleyfoldsofhexagon1(seeDiagram3).RepeatforpointsEandFtocreatethemountainandvalleyfoldsofhexagon2and3.ValleyfoldlinesG,HandI(seeDiagram3).Turnthemodelovertothereversesideonceagain,andfoldthegluedtrianglessidewayssotheytouchtheinsideofthemodel.

Assembly

Onceyouhavemadeallyourmodularpieces,youcanfitthemtogetherwithglue,eitherfollowingourlayoutorinapatternofyourowndesign.

PutglueonsidesJ*andK*ononemoduleandattachtosidesJandKonanothermodule(seeDiagram4toseehowthemodulesstarttocometogether).Theeasiestwaytostartistoattachthreemodulestogetherandaddmorefromthere.

Afteryouhavefinishedattachingthemodules,turnthemodelovertothereversesidetocompletethefoldingwork.Wherethreemodulescome

together,valleyfoldlinesMasonDiagram5sothatahexagonshapeformsinthislocation.

Ontheouteredgesofthefinishedmodel,mountainfoldlinesLasonDiagram5,bringingthesidescompletelytogether.Themodelwillhaveacurvedshape,anditcanstandonashelforbehungonthewall.

▶Experimentwithmakingalargernumberofmodulestocreatelargedomeshapes.

WavesPicture

Thisorigamipicturewasinspiredbyourloveoftheseaandthe

Thisorigamipicturewasinspiredbyourloveoftheseaandtherepeatingpatternofthefoldsremindsusofbreakingwaves.Asitisquitechallengingtofoldsuchadetailedtextureoveralargepieceofpaper,wehavebrokenitdownintofivesmallerpieces,usingtwopiecesofwhiteforthetopofthewavewithgradationsofblueforthethreeremainingsections.Whatcolourcombinationwillyouchoose?

YOUWILLNEED

5piecesof210-270gsmpaper,360x112.5mmPictureframe,500x700mm

Scoring

Scoreverticallinesatalternatingintervalsof15mmand45mm(seeSegmentDiagramX)alongthelengthofeachofthefivepiecesofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).

Takeonepieceofpaperand,startingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegment.

Repeattomarkpointsandscorediagonallinesbetweenmarkedpointsontheremainingfourpiecesofpaper.

ReferringtotheOverviewDiagram,apply6mmdouble-sidedtapetorunneatlyalongthetopscoredlineonfourofthefivepiecesofpaper,asmarkeda,b,candd.

ReferringtotheOverviewDiagram,noticethatthreeofthepapersarelabelledasRowXandtwoarelabelledRowY;pleasenotethatRowXisdifferentforeachofthethreepapers.ThethreedifferentshapesareindicatedintheOverviewDiagramandwithdashedlinesinSegmentDiagramX.

CuteachofthefivepiecesofpapersothattheyappearasintheOverviewDiagram,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheOverviewDiagramandtheSegmentDiagramstoguideyou.

Folding

Therearethreepapersthathavethesameshape.MakesuretousetwooftheseasRowYpapersandoneasaRowXpaper.Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirectionsandpleatasfollows:

ForRowXpapers,asindicatedonPleatingDiagramX(seePleating).ForRowYpapers,asindicatedonPleatingDiagramY.

Nowfoldthediagonallines.Thisisabitofachallengebecause,asthepleatsarenotsymmetricalandwillnotoverlapwhenthepaperisfoldedalongaverticalline,itisnotpossibletopre-foldthediagonals.Ratherthantheusualpracticeofbringingthesidesofthefoldtogethercompletely,you’llneedtobringthesidesofthefoldtogetherhalfwaytogentlyshapethepaper.

FoldthediagonallinesforRowXpapersasshownonDiagram1(seenote).FoldthediagonallinesforRowYpapersasshownonDiagram2(seenote).

Note

Startfoldingthescoredlinestotheleft,right,topandbottomedgesofthepaper;asthepaperslowlystartstotakeonitsshape,itwillbepossibletofoldthediagonallinestowardsthecentreofthepaper(seeDiagrams1and2for3Dperspectives).Bringthesidesofthediagonalfoldstogetherasmuchaspossiblebygentlypushingtogethertheverticallines(1-2),(3-4),(5-6),(7-8),(9-10)and(11-12)asshowninDiagram3;thissharpensthefoldssothatyougetthedesireddepthtothepaper.

Assembly

Workingononerowatatime,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachittoitsneighbouringrow,aligningatoa*,btob*,ctoc*anddtod*(seeOverviewDiagram),ensuringthatthetapededgesareonthereverse.

DecorativeMirror

Thiselegantmirrorseemstodefythelawsofphysics–how

Thiselegantmirrorseemstodefythelawsofphysics–howcanadelicatepaperbordersecuretheheavymirroredglass?Itissimplyacleverillusionasalthoughtheorigamitrianglesappeartoclaspthemirrorinplace,ahiddensplitbattenfixtureattachesitdirectlytothewall,andthecircularorigamibackingintowhichthemirrorisslippedishiddenfromviewtoleaveonlythedecorativeedgevisible.

YOUWILLNEED

2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,1piece685x270mmand1piece640x270mmCircularmirror,300mmdiameterand5mmthick(seeSuppliers)Splitbattenwithdistancetowallof15mm(seeSuppliers)Mirrorfixingtape(seeSuppliers)

Scoring

Foreachpieceofpaper:

Scoreverticallinesalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram)tothemeasurementsgivenatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram.Eachsegmentmeasures45mmwideandhasasetoftwopartiallyscored7.5mmsections(labelledcolumna)andtwofullyscored15mmsections(labelledcolumnb)(seeSegmentDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.

Scorethefourhorizontallinesthatrunacrossthefullpaperwidth(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.Ineachsegment,cutoutthe5mmrectangleshapeincolumnb(seeknifesymbolonSegmentDiagram).ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,HandIincolumnbandpointsJ,KandLincolumna,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes7.5mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach15mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

▶ThespacebehindthelippededgeoftheorigamimodelcouldhouseaLEDlightstringbutyou’llneedtochooseapalecolouredpapertoletthelightshinethrough.

Folding

Foreachpieceofpaper:

Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticalandhorizontallinesinbothdirections:notethatnotalltheverticallinesextendtothefullheightofthepaper.

Inthefirstsegmentononeofthepiecesofpaper:

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo7.5mmsections(notethatthisverticallinedoesnotextendto

thefullheightofthepaper)andpre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesinthissectioninbothdirections.Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo15mmsectionsandpre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesinthissectioninbothdirections.

Repeatfortheremainingsegmentsonthefirstpieceofpaper,beforereplicatingonthesecondpieceofpaper.

PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating):noteagainthatnotalltheverticallinesextendtothefullheightofthepaper.

Workingoneachpieceofpaperinturnandfoldingacrossthefullwidthofthepaper:

Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees(i.e.,foldalongtheedgeofthetable).Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees.Valleyfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh3onDiagram1overanangleof180degrees(i.e.,foldinhalf).Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh4onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees.

Inthefirstsegmentononeofthepieces:

Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram2(refertoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection).Repeatforremainingsegments.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram2bypushingdownatthepointmarkedX.Repeatforremainingsegments.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd3onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd4onDiagram3.Repeatforremainingsegments.

Replicateonthesecondpieceofpaper.

Assembly


Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertobegintocreatethemirrorframeshape.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholesandgentlypullthecordtoclosethebackoftheframe;securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeeptheframeshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcord.

MakearectangularholeinthebackoftheorigamimodelasindicatedonDiagram4;thisshouldbethenecessarysizetoaccommodatethesplitbattenfixtureyouareusing.

Nowyoucaninsertthemirrorintotheorigamiframe.Placethefoldedmodelonacleanworksurface.Gentlyplacethemirrorintothe5mmslotsthatyoucutoutofthepaperatthestartoftheproject.

Attachthesplitbattentothemirrorwithmirrorfixingtape–thisisverystrongtapethatcanbeusedtoattachmetalpartstoamirror–bypressingthemirrorandthesplitbattenfirmlytogether.Attachthehangingsystemtoyourwallfollowingthemanufacturer’sinstructionsandhangthemirror(seeDiagram5).

FORTHECEILING

LeafMobile

Thisdelightfuldecorationisinspiredbyautumn,whenthe

Thisdelightfuldecorationisinspiredbyautumn,whentheleavesstarttofallfromthetrees.Itisakineticmobile,continuouslysearchingforbalance,oftenresultinginbeautifuldynamicshadowplay.Theleavesarecutfromrelativelysmallpiecesofpaperandweusedlotsofdifferentcolours,althoughyoucouldchooseamoreautumnalpaletteifyouwish.Hangtheleavesfromwhitethreadsotheyappeartodanceintheair.

YOUWILLNEED

5piecesof210-270gsmpaper,140x170mmCombinationpliers0.9mmmetalwire(seeSuppliers)Whitethread,5metres

Scoring

Tomakeeachleaf,makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixitontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontoyourpaper,thenscoretheverticallineinthecentreoftheleaf,pressinghardenoughtoimpressthelineontothepaper.Scoretheinnerleafshapeandeachofthediagonallinesradiatingoutfromtheverticalline.

Removethetemplatefromthepaper.Useacraftbladeandametalrulertocutthroughthediagonallinesradiatingoutfromverticalline,cuttingthemthroughthescoredverticalline,butstoppinginsidethescoredinnerleafshape.

leafshape.

Carefullycutaroundtheouteredgeoftheleafusingscissorsoracraftbladeandusea2mmholepunchtopunchtheholeinthestalk(seeOverviewDiagram).

Folding

Folding

Foreachleaf,valleyfoldtheblueverticallineandmountainfoldthecurvedorangelineasmarkedontheOverviewDiagram.Asyoudoso,theleafshapewillform.Makethefoldssharpertocreatemoredepthinyourleafmodel.

Assembly

Wehavedividedtheassemblyinstructionsintotwoparts:buildingthemobile,whichgivesanoverviewofthemobilebuildingprocess;andmobilecomponentassembly,whichgivesdetailsofmakingandattachingthehangingarccomponents.Thesuccessofthemobileisallaboutfindingtherightbalance,asseeninDiagram1anddescribedindetailinMobileComponentAssembly.

Buildingthemobile

Cutfive500mmpiecesofwhitethread.Attachalengthofthreadtoeachoftheleavesandsecurewithtwooverhandknots.

Startwiththeleafthathangsthelowest,labelledleaf1inDiagram1,whichtogetherwithleaf2hangsfromarcA(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).

ContinuewitharcB,fromwhichtheassembledarcAandleaf3hang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).

ContinuewitharcC,fromwhichleaf4andleaf5hang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).

FinishwiththewidestarcD,fromwhichjoinedarcsAandB,andarcChang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).

Mobilecomponentassembly

Usecombinationplierstocutfourpiecesofmetalwire,three300mmlengthsforarcsA,BandC,andone550mmlengthforarcD.ReferringtotheapproximatemeasurementsinDiagram2,carefullybendthewirepieceswithyourhandstomakethearcs.

Whenmakingthearcs,usemaskingtapetotemporarilyattachtheelementsthatwillhangfromthearcthatyouaremaking(asseeninDiagram1anddescribedindetailinBuildingtheMobile).

Findthebalancepointofatemporarilyassembledarcbylettingitfinditsbalanceonyourfingertip.Thismaybeinthecentre,orslightlyoff-centre,ortotheside.Clampthecombinationpliersatthebalancepoint,thenremovethetemporarilyassembledpartsfromit.

Keepingyourfingersclosetothecombinationpliers,bendthearc270degreesclockwise.Releasethepliersandclampthembackonatthetopofthelooptocompletethebendingofthearc,forminganeatcircle.Formthehangingloopsateachendofthearcinthesameway.

Reattachtheelementsthatwillhangfromthearcthatyouhavemade,thenattachalengthofthreadtothefinishedarcfromwhichitwillhang.

▶Thetypeofwiresoldinhobbyshopsisaneasythicknesstoworkwith.Practisemakingloopsfirst.

CeilingRose

Thisattractiveceilingornamenthasbeeninspiredbythe

Thisattractiveceilingornamenthasbeeninspiredbythetraditionaldecorativefeaturesoncefoundinolderhousesandnowsooftenlost.Thisminimalisticdesign,basedonapleatedpapersheet,looksfantasticinamodernsettingandisfunctionaltoo,attractivelycoveringyourceilingconnection.Wemadeoursinwhite,toblendinwiththeceilingcolour,choosingacolouredcordforcontrast.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,970x180mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)Flatplasticnylonwasherwithaninnerdiameterof5mm

Scoring


Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.

Usea4mmholepunchtopunchholes7.5mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach15mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

▶Forsafety’ssakeitisimportanttouseaplasticormetalceilingcupbeneathyourpaperceilingrose,adaptingtheheightoftheorigamiasnecessary.

Folding


Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.


StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatthisprocessforremainingsegments.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatthisprocessforremainingsegments.

Assembly

Itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingtheceilingrose(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Remember,youmustuseaplasticormetalceilingcupbeneaththepaperceilingrose,whichshouldbeusedfordecorationonly.

Toassembleyourceilingrose,removethebackingfromthedouble-sided

Toassembleyourceilingrose,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceofpaperandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheceilingroseshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.

Nextthreada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholesandgentlypullthecordtopartiallyclose.Thensecurethecordendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Placethepaperceilingroseoverthelightbulbsocketandslideituptheelectriccorduntilittouchestheceiling,coveringtheplasticormetalcup.Gentlypullthecordtoclosethepaperceilingrosearoundtheelectriccord,storingthecordinsidethemodel.Topreventthepaperceilingrosefromslidingdown,fittheplasticnylonwasher:makeacutononesidetocreateanopeningandclipthewasheraroundtheelectriccordjustbelowyourfoldedmodel(seeDiagram3).

PendantLamp

Thisminimalistpendantlampisjustanelectriccordwithalight

Thisminimalistpendantlampisjustanelectriccordwithalightbulbsocketattachedtoit,butourorigamicoveraddsdetailandtextureandconcealsthelightbulbhousing.Thefoldsareverysmallandneedtobepreciselyformed.Youcanopenandclosethefoldsatthetoptoeasilyinstallthecoverontoyourlightbulbsocket.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,222x115mmCordsetwithbulbsocketmeasuringmax.diameterof50mmatwidestpointandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Scoring


Scorethehorizontallinethatrunsacrossthewholewidthofthepaper5mmfromthebottomedge(seeOverviewDiagram).

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe6mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.

▶Theinstructionsaredesignedtofitabulbsocketwithadiameterofnomorethan50mmatthewidestpoint.Ifyourbulbsocketislarger,youwillneedtoscalethepattern.

Folding


Pre-foldthehorizontallineinbothdirections.



StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatforremainingsegments.

Mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.

Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram3acrossthewholewidthofthepaper,bringingthesidesofthefoldcompletelytogethertogiveadoublelayerofpaperalongthebottomedgeofyoursocketcover.Notethattheareabelowthediagonallinesd1willbecomeflatwhenyoudothis.

Assembly

Itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingthepaperbulbsocketcover(seeTechniques:LampSafety),andtomakesurethatthepowertothesocketisswitchedoff.

Toassembleyourbulbsocketcover,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceofpaperandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.

Openthefoldsatthetopofthepapersocketcovertocreateanopeningforthelightbulbsocket(makesurethatthelightbulbhasbeenremoved)andplacethepapersocketcoveroverthelightbulbsocketfrombelow.Gentlypushthefoldsofthepapersocketcovertocloseatthetop(seeDiagram4).Fitanattractivelookinglightbulbintothelightbulbsocketandswitchonthepoweragain.

LampshadeDiffuser

Recentlyweboughtsomeverynicevintageceilinglightsmade

Recentlyweboughtsomeverynicevintageceilinglightsmadefrommetalandglass,butwemissedthesoftglowoflightfilteringthroughapapershade.Sowedevelopedaminimalisticfoldingtechniquetomakeawhitepaperdiffuserthatcanbeadaptedforanyshadewithacircularbase.Weconvertedoneofourvintagelightstobecomeatablelamp,butitcouldjustaseasilyhangfromtheceiling.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,sizedependsontheinnerdiameterofyourlamp(seeCalculatingthePaperSize)CordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)Lampshadewithacircularbase

Scoring

Carefullycutoutthepapertothesizerequiredusingacraftbladeandametalruler:inourexample,ourpapersizeis406x103mm(seeCalculatingthePaperSize).

Scoreverticallinesatintervalsofhalfofthesegmentwidthalongthelengthofthepaper(whichinourexampleis24.75mm).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab(seeOverviewDiagram).Eachsetoftwoscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).

Scoreahorizontallineacrossthefullwidthofthepaper10mmfromthebottomedge(fromwhichtheassemblytabswillbecutlater,toattachthediffusertotheinsideofthelamp).

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagramasadaptedforyourownlamp,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeandbottomedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Maketheassemblytabsatthebottomedge,extendingthescoreddiagonallinestothebottomedgeofthepapertoguideyou,thencutoutthetrianglesinbetweenwithacraftbladeandmetalruler.Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabattheright-handedgeata45degreeangle.

Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesatthehalfwaypointbetweenthescoredverticallines(at12.4mminourexample)and10mminfromtopedge(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

Folding


Pre-foldeachofthescoredhorizontallinesfortheassemblytabsatthebottomedgeofthepaperinbothdirections.

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.


StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatfortheremainingsegments.

Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatfortheremainingsegments.

Assembly

ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsintheTechniquessectionbeforeyoubegintoinstallthelampshade(seeTechniques:LampSafety).

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheright-handedgeofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheshapeofthediffuser,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverse.

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheassemblytabsandattachthediffusertotheinsideedgeofyourlamp.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesofthefoldedpiece.Gentlypullthecordtoclosetheholeinthemiddleofthediffuserandsecuretheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot),andusetheslidingknottoclosethebaseofthediffusercompletely,slippingthesparecordinsidethediffuser.(Youcanusethecordtoopenandclosethediffuserwhenyouneedtochangethelightbulb.)

▶Dependingonthematerialyourlampismadefrom,aspecialistgluemaygiveabetterfixingresultthandouble-sidedtape.

Calculatingthepapersize

Thesizeofyourpaperwilldependontheinnerdiameterofyourlampshadeorlamp,andthenumberoffoldedsegmentswillbedeterminedbythismeasurementtoo.Measurethediameteratthebaseofyourlampshade,frominneredgetoinneredge.

Foroursmallvintagelamp,thismeasured126mm.Wewillusethisasanexampleforhowtocalculaterequiredpapersize.

Todeterminethepaperwidthandnumberofsegments

Usethecalculationsgivenbelow:

Usethecalculationsgivenbelow:

Circumference=3.14xinnerdiameter:Startbycalculatingthecircumferenceofthebaseofthelamp.Inourexample,thiscalculationis3.14x126mm=396mm.

Amountofsegments=circumference÷approximatewidthofsegments:Theapproximatewidthofasegmentforthediffuserdesignis50mm,sotodeterminethenumberoffoldedsegmentsrequiredinourexample,thecalculationis396mm÷50mm=7.92segments,whichisthenroundeduptomake8segments.

Exactwidthofasegment=circumference÷amountofsegments:Inourexample,thiscalculationis396mm÷8=49.5mm,sotheexactwidthofasegmentforourlampis49.5mm,andtheexactwidthofahalfsegmentis24.75mm(thiswillbeimportantwhenscoringtheverticallinesforthefoldingpatternasshownintheSegmentDiagram).

Returningtothewidthofthepaper,add10mmfortheassemblytab,soinourexamplethefinalcalculationforthewidthofthepaperis396mm+10mm=406mm(seeOverviewDiagram).

Todeterminethepaperheight

Usethecalculationgivenbelow:

Height=innerradius+diffuserdepth:Theinnerradiusishalftheinnerdiameter,soforourexample,thisis ⁄ x126mm=63mm.Youcanchoosewhatdepthyourdiffuserwillbe:inourexample,thisis30mm,soourheightcalculationis63mm+30mm=93mm.Tothis,10mmneedstobeaddedfortheassemblytabs,soinourexample

1 2

thefinalcalculationfortheheightofthepaperis93mm+10mm=103mm(seeOverviewDiagram).

WaveLampshade

Theelegantformofthewavelampshadeiscreatedwith

Theelegantformofthewavelampshadeiscreatedwithminimalfolding.Theshapedpaperpanelsareattachedtoawoodenring,andtheyoverlapeachotherliketheslatsofawindowblind,intensifyingthecolourofthepaperwheretheydoso.Thisgivesabeautifuleffectbothduringthedayandthenight.Weusedpaperthatiscolouredonthefrontandwhiteonthereverseforbestresults.

YOUWILLNEED

18piecesof290-340gsmpaper,170x530mmWoodenringwith400mminnerdiameter(seeSuppliers)StaplegunCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Preparingthetemplate

Thetemplateismadeupofthreepartswhichneedtobejoinedtomakethepaneltemplate(seeTemplates).Makeacopyofeachpartandattachthemwithstrongtapebyoverlappingthepartssothatthecrossmarksoneachalign,followingtheorderinDiagram1.

▶Theinnerpartofanembroideryhoopistheperfectthingforthewoodenring.

Scoring

Takeoneofyourpiecesofpaperandplacethejoinedpaneltemplateontopofit,fixingthetemplatetemporarilyinplacewithmaskingtape.Tracearoundtheoutsideedgeofthetemplate,thenusea2mmholepunchtopunchtheholes.(Note:ifyouhavescaledthepattern,thediameteroftheholesofthetemplatewilldifferfromthatshownonthetemplate,andyoushouldjustusethemarkedlocationoftheholestodecidewheretopunch.)

Removethetemplatefromthepaperandcarefullycutoutwithacraftblade,usingametalrulerforthestraightedges.

Scorethehorizontallinebeneathhole1(seeSegmentDiagram),usingthecutoutedgeofthepapertoguideyou.

Apply10mmdouble-sidedtapetothetab(labelledAintheSegmentDiagram).

Repeatfortheremaining17piecesofpaper.

Repeatfortheremaining17piecesofpaper.

▶Youcanglueastripofcanvasorpapertotheinneredgeofthewoodenringtohidethestaples.

Assembly

Workingtofitonepaperpanelatatime,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattabAandattachtotheinneredgeofthering,makingsurethatthecurvededgeofthepaperisontheleft-handside,andsecureinplacewiththestaplergun.Putthestapleatthelocationwherethetabsoverlap(seeDiagram2).

Workfromrighttoleft,goingcounter-clockwisearoundtheringsothepapersoverlapasinDiagram2:the18paperpanelswillfitalmostexactlyalongtheinside.

Oneachpaperpanel,foldthescoredhorizontallinewithavalleyfoldsothetoppartstandsstraightup.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthelowerholeoneachofthepaperpanels(labelledhole1onSegmentDiagram).Gentlypullthecordandsecuretheendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheupperholeoneachofthepaperpanels(labelledhole2onSegmentDiagram).Gentlypullthecordandsecureasbefore.

Beforeinstallingthelampshade,itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructions(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.Openthefoldsatthetopofthelampshadetocreatean

openingforthebulbsocket.Placethelampshadeoverthesocketfrombelow(seeDiagram3).Gentlypullbothcordstoclosethelampshadeatthetopandcreatethewaveshape.Fitalightbulbandswitchonthepoweragain.

Scalingthepattern

Scalingthepattern

Thepaneltemplatecanbescaledupordownforawoodenringwithasmallerorlargerinnerdiameter,usingthefollowingformulatocalculatethescalingfactor:

Scalingfactor=innerdiameterofring÷400mm:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis300mm÷400mm=0.75,tomakeatemplatethatisthree-quarterstheoriginalsize.

TocalculatethewidthoftabA,firstcalculatethecircumferenceusingthefollowingformula:

Circumference=3.14xinnerdiameter:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis3.14x300mm=942mm.

ThencompletethecalculationforthewidthoftabA,usingthefollowingformula:

WidthoftabA=circumference÷numberofsegments:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis942mm÷18=52.3mm.

ThetemplatepartsshouldbescaledtothecorrectsizebeforebeingjoinedasdescribedinPreparingtheTemplate.

ContemporaryLampshade

Thisstylishlampshadeisextremelyversatile,withitstimeless

Thisstylishlampshadeisextremelyversatile,withitstimelessandelegantshape.Varyingthewidthofthepleatsaddsinteresttothestructureandcreatesdefinitionbetweenthesides.Asthelightbulbisfullyenclosedinsidetheshade,itreducesthebrightnesstocreateasoftlightingeffect.Wehaveusedwhitepaper,asdarkercolourswillallowlesslightthrough,butyoucouldchooseanypaleorpasteltones.

YOUWILLNEED

2piecesof150-190gsmpaper,1000x700mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Scoring

Startingattheleft-handedgeofoneofthepiecesofpaper,scoreasetoffourverticallinestoformasegment,referringtothemeasurementsatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram(eachsegmentmeasures142mmwide).

Continuescoringverticallinesinthispatterntocreatesevenscoredsegments(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea6mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.

Repeatwiththeotherpieceofpapertogiveyouatotalof14scoredsegments,sevenperpieceofpaper.

Startingwiththefirstsegmentoneachpieceofpaper,andreferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheleft-handsideoftheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram),continuingtopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheright-handsideoftheSegmentDiagram,markpointsM,N,O,P,Q,R,S,TandU,thenscoretheremainingdiagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).

Repeatforremainingsegments.

Repeatforremainingsegments.

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe6mmsectionontheright-handedgeofeachpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabsata45degreeangle.

Workingfirstalongthetopedgeofeachpieceofpaperandthenalongthebottomedge,usea4mmholepunchtopunchholesineachsegmentasfollows:10mminfromtheleft-handsideandtop/bottomedgesforthefirst51mmscoredsection;10mminfromtheright-handsideandtop/bottomedgesforthesecond51mmscoredsection;and10mminfromthesideandtop/bottomedgesforeach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).

Folding

Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.

Inthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaper:

Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo51mmscoredsections.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo20mmscoredsections.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.

Repeatfortheremainingsegments.


InthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaperandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:

Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram1andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram1.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd3onDiagram1andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd4onDiagram1.


Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd5onDiagram2andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd6onDiagram2.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd7onDiagram2andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd8onDiagram2.



Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd9onDiagram3andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd10onDiagram3.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd11onDiagram3andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd12onDiagram3.


Assembly

ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsintheTechniquessectionbeforeyoubegintoinstallthelampshade(seeTechniques:LampSafety).


Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateasphere,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseside.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomofthefoldedpieceandthreadanother1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthetopofthefoldedpiece.Pullbothofthecordstomakeasphericalshapeandsecuretheendsofthecordatthebottomofthelampshadebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordatthebottomofthelampshadetotighten,andworkingonlyonthisbottomedge,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength(thiswillkeepthesphereshapesecured).

Placethecordsetwithbulbsocketthroughtheopeninginthetopofthelampshade.Securetheendsofthecordatthetopofthelampshadebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordatthetopofthelampshadetotightenbutdon’ttrimofftheremainingcordlengthasyouwillneedtousethistobeabletoopenthelampshadeagaintochangethelightbulb.

MothLampshade

Thisisourbest-knowndesign,soldinshopsallovertheworld.

Thisisourbest-knowndesign,soldinshopsallovertheworld.Wecallit‘Moth’becausewewereinspiredbythemothsattractedtotheartificiallightsinourhome.Wemakethisshadeinmanysizesupto700mmdiameter,andherewesharetheinstructionsformakinga200mmdiameterversion.Choosewhitepapertoletthelightshinethroughoradarkcolouraswehavetodirectthelightdownwards.

YOUWILLNEED

1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,710x300mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)

Scoring


Scorethetwohorizontallinesthatrunacrossthewholewidthofthepaper.

Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).

MarkpointsE,F,G,HandI,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).

MarkpointsJ,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).

MarkpointsM,N,andO,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).

Repeatforremainingsegmentsandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).

Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.

Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesalongthetopofeach50mmscoredsectionfollowingthemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.

Folding

Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesandhorizontallinesinbothdirections.


PleatthepaperforeachofthescoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).

InthefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:

Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees(i.e.,usingtheedgeofthetabletocreatethefold).Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram1.


InthefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:

Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram2overanangleof90degrees.Trytoremovethepleatintheareabetweenh1andh2tomakethispartofthepaperintoaflatsquareagain.NextpresspointGdownwards(seeDiagram2).Asyoudosoyouwillcreateaslightvalleyfoldinthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd3andthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd4(thisalmosthappensbyitself).

Refoldthevalleyfoldonthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram1inordertobeabletocompressthesegmentuptothefoldeddiagonallinesd3.Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram2overanangleof180degrees(i.e.,foldinhalf).Valleyfoldthepartofthecentralscoredverticallinebelowh2asinDiagram2.Youcannowcompressthecompletesegment.


Inthefirstsegment:

Trytoremovethepleatintheareabetweenh2andthebottomedgetomakethispartofthepaperintoaflatsquareagain.Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd5onDiagram3.Mountainfoldthescoreddiagonallineslabelledd6onDiagram3.


Assembly

Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatubeshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.Togetthebestresult,pressalongthedouble-sidedtapestripfirmlybycompressingthemodeltothesmallesttubeshapepossible.

Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholes,thengentlypullthecordtopartiallyclose,andsecurethecordendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).

Beforeinstallingthelampshade,itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructions(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.

Placethecordsetwithalightbulbthroughtheopeninginthetopofthelampshade,thengentlypullthecordtotighten.WhenviewedfrombelowasinDiagram4,thecord/lightbulbshouldbecentredintheholeinthemiddleofthestarshapetoensurethatthelampshadehangsstraight.Makesuretoclosethecordatthetopcompletely.

TECHNIQUES

LampSafety

Wheninstallingorcleaningfinishedlampshades,itisimportanttoturnoffthepowerfirst.Forthethistlelamp,removetheplugfromthewallsocket;foranyoftheceilinglights,turnoffthepoweratthefusebox.

Whenfittingalampshadetoaceilingcordset,makesureyouworkfromasecuresetofladders(oradecorator’splatform)andgetafriendorfamilymembertoholdtheladdersothatitstaysfirmlygroundedforextrasafety.

ThelampshadesandlightfittingsinthisbookshouldonlybeusedwithLEDlightbulbswithamaximumwattageof6watts.AnLEDlightbulbisenergyefficientandheatsuplessthanahalogenoratraditionalincandescentlightbulb,makingitasafeoptiontousewithpapershades.

SomeLEDlightscanproduceacold,bluishlightsoapaperlampshadecanbetheperfectchoicefortheseenergy-efficientbulbs,aspapermakesthelightappearmorenatural,creatingawarm,cosyeffect,andcolouredpapercanhaveaparticularlystunningeffectonthelight.

AlthoughLEDlightbulbsdonotgethot,thelightbulbsocketcansometimesstillgethotdependingonthelightbulbsocketthatisused.YoushouldNEVERallowyourpapermodeltocomeintodirectcontactwithahotbulborlightbulbsocketasthiscanpresentafirerisk.

Wealwaysrecommendthatyoutestyourlightbulbandlightbulbsocketfirstbeforeinstallingapapershade.Switchonthelightforatleastone

hour.Ifafterithasbeenrunningforonehouryoucantouchthelightbulbandlightbulbsocketwithyourhandwithoutburningyourself(becareful!),thenitissafetousewithapaperlampshade.

Safetyfirst

Alwaysusealightbulbandlightbulbsocketthathavebeentestedandapprovedtomeettheelectricalstandardsofyourgeographicallocation.Ifyoucannotbesureofthis,buyandreplacetheseproductssothattheymeettheserequirementsfirstbeforeinstallingyourpaperlampshade.Althoughitissafetoinstallthepaperlampshadeyourself,youshouldALWAYShavetheelectricceilingcordinstalledbyaprofessionalelectrician.Wegetthepapersthatweuseforallourproductstestedforflammabilitybyanofficialtestinglab,andwehavefoundthatnotallpapersarethesame.Sometypesofpapermightnotmeetthesafetyrequirements:whenusedforlighting,treatthepaperyouintendtousebysoakingorsprayingitwithafireretardanttreatment.Neveruseapaperlampshadeinornearanopenfire.

▶Useafeatherdustertocleanyourpaperlampshades.

Folding

Therearevariousmethodsinvolvedinthefoldingprocess,andthissectioncoversthemainstagesthatarecoveredinthefoldinginstructionsforeachproject.

Basicfolds

Beforestartingtofold,itisimportanttounderstandthebasics.Allofthefoldedpatternsshowninthisbookarecreatedusingjusttwodifferenttypesoffold:themountainfoldandthevalleyfold.Thesearebothsimplefolds,buttheycreateoppositeresults.

Forthevalleyfold,youfoldthepaperinsothatthefrontsidesaretogether,andforthemountainfold,youfoldthepaperoutsothatthereversesidesaretogether.

Pre-folding

Beforepre-folding,allthelinesfromtheOverviewDiagrammustfirstbescored(seeHowtoUseThisBook).

Pre-foldinginvolvesfoldingallofthescoredlinesasbothmountainandvalleyfolds.Whenapieceofpaperispre-foldeditbecomesmuchmoreflexibleandbeginstobehavemorelikefabric.

1.Startbypre-foldingtheverticallines,andhorizontallinestooifmarked.Usetheedgeofatabletofoldthelines.

2.Thenpre-foldallthediagonals.Thesearehardertopre-foldastheydonotnecessarilyextendacrossthewholeheightorwidthofthepaper.Topre-foldthediagonallinesoneithersideofaverticalline,valleyfoldtheverticallinesothatthediagonallinesoverlap.

3.Mountainfoldalongthetwooverlappingscoreddiagonallines.

4.Thenvalleyfoldthesamelines.

▶Youcanuseabonefoldertocreasethelines,butweprefertodothisbyhand.

Pleating

Pleatinginvolvesalternatingbetweenmountainfoldsandvalleyfoldstocreateaconcertinashape.Thisisabasictechniquethatisusedinalmosteveryprojectinthisbook.ItisimportanttorefertothePleatingDiagramintheprojectinstructionstoidentifywhetheryoushouldstartpleatingasegmentwithavalleyormountainfoldasthiswillaffectthedesign.Itshouldbenotedthat,asyouwillstartpleatingatoneedgeofthepaper,thisedgeofthepleatedpaperisn'tfoldedandonlybecomesavalleyormountainfoldwhenthepleatedpaperisjoinedwiththeassemblytab(s).Effectivelyyoucannotfoldthefirstedgeofthepaper.

ThePleatingDiagramitself(seeHowtoUseThisBook)identifiestheorientationofthescoredverticallinesinasegmentoncethepaperhasbeenpleatedandbeforethefoldingstepsbegin.

Tobeabletocreateapleat,scored,pre-foldedverticallinesonthepaperareneededasindicatedonDiagrams1and2.

Whiledoingthepleating,youwillcompressthepapertomakeiteasierandquickertomakealltherequiredmountainfoldsandvalleyfolds.Compressingthepaperisjustgatheringthefoldedpartofthepaperinonehand.whilepressingthefoldedpartwiththeotherhand(seePhoto1).

Afterthepleatingiscompletelycompressed(Photo2),youwillneedtoreleasethepaperagaintogiveyoutherequiredfreedomofmovementtobeabletochangethedirectionofthefolds.InmostcasesitisenoughtojustreleasethepaperasinPhoto3,butsometimesyouwillneedtostretchthefoldedpaperabitasinPhoto4.

Changingdirection

Onceyouhavecompletedthepleating,itisoftennecessarytochangethedirectionoftheverticalfoldsfromamountainfoldtoavalleyfoldorviceversa.ThePleatingDiagramshowstheorientationoftheverticalfoldsafterthepaperhasbeenpleated.Thisisyourstartingpoint.

Foreveryfoldingstep,thereisadiagramthatshowshowthedirectionoftheverticalfoldsforeachsegmentneedstobechanged.Thesediagramsalsoshowthatbychangingthedirectionoftheseverticalfolds,thescoreddiagonallinesinthesegmentwillgettherightorientation.Thescoreddiagonallineswillbecomeamountainoravalleyfoldbychangingthedirectionofthesurroundingverticalfolds.Thediagramforeachfoldingstepshowswhichscoreddiagonallinesareaffected.Thesescoreddiagonallineswillhaveabluecolour(valleyfold)ororangecolour(mountainfold).

(mountainfold).

Tomaketheprojecttexteasytoread,theinstructionintheprojectdescriptionstellsyoutomountainfoldorvalleyfoldthescoreddiagonallinesineachsegment.Whatyouactuallydoischangethedirectionoftheverticalfoldsthatsurroundthescoreddiagonallinesinthissegment.Whenchangingthedirectionofaverticalfold,frommountaintovalleyorfromvalleytomountain,theactualchangeofthedirectionofthefoldwillhappenattheintersectionbetweenthediagonallinesandtheverticallines.

Itisagoodideatopractisechangingthedirectionofaverticalfoldforapieceofpaperwithmultiplesegmentsbeforestartingtomakeanyoftheprojectsinthisbook.Changingthedirectionofthefoldisdifferentforeveryprojectinthisbook,dependingonthefoldingpattern.Thephotosthatfollowshowyouhowtodothisforthepleatedpapersampleshown,asillustratedinthefoldingdiagrambelow,Diagram1,andthestepphotoswillguideyouthroughwhattodowithyourfingerswhenchangingthedirectionofthefold.

1.Takeyourpreparedpieceofpaper,wherethelineshavebeenscored,pre-foldedandpleatedfollowingthePleatingDiagramopposite.Now,tochangethedirectionofthecentralfoldofthefirstsegmentfromamountaintoavalleyfoldinthebottomareaofthesegment(seeDiagram1opposite),pressdownwithyourindexfingeronthecentralverticallinebelowthediagonalscoredlines.Thecentralverticallineontheothersideofthediagonalscoredlinesneedstostayasamountainfoldandyoucanachievethisbyholdingthispartofthepaperwithyourotherhandasshown.Youwillnoticethatthefirstdiagonalscoredlinewillbecomeamountainfold.

2.Pinchthepartofthecentralscoredverticallineabovethediagonalscoredlinesbetweenyourindexfingerandthumb,whilstsimultaneouslypushingatpointXonthereverseofthepaperwiththeindexfingerofyourotherhand.

3.MoveyourfingeralongtheverticallinefrompointXtothebottomedgeofthepaperasshowntochangethispartoftheverticallinefromavalleytoamountainfold.Youwillnoticethattheseconddiagonalscoredlinewillbecomeamountainfold.

4.Keepallthefoldsabovethescoreddiagonallinesinplacewithonehandasshown,whileusingtheindexfingerofyourotherhandtopressdownonthecentralverticallinebelowthediagonalscoredlinesinthenextsegment,tomakethispartintoavalleyfold.

5.Repeatsteps2and3sothatthefirstfourscoreddiagonallinesofthefirsttwosegmentshavebecomemountainfolds.Twosegmentshavenowbeenfoldedandyoucancompressthefirstsegmentnow(donottrytocompressbothotherwisethepaperwillwrinkle).

6.Repeatsteps1–5toworkyourwayalongthewholelengthofthepaper,compressingsegmentsasyougo.

7.Whenyoureachtheendofthepaper,youcancompressthewholemodel,pressingitfirmlytosharpenallthefolds.Thenreleaseittocreatetheneededfreedomofmovementforthenextfoldingstep,iftheprojectyouareworkingonhasmultiplefoldingsteps,orforassembly.

SlidingKnot

Theslidingknotisusedtosecuretheendsofalengthofcordanditallowsafoldedmodeltobeopenedtoinsertanewbatteryortoreplacealightbulb.

1.Useaholepunchtopunchholesalongtheedgeofthefoldedpieceofpaperfollowingtheinstructionsfortheproject.

2.Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesandmakeanoverhandknotatoneendofthecord(labelledaonDiagram1).Pulltighttosecure(seeDiagram2).

3.Makeanotheroverhandknotnexttothefirstknot(seeDiagram3).Beforepullingthesecondknottight,threadtheotherendofthecord

(labelledbonDiagram3)throughthesecondknot(seeDiagram4).

4.Slidethesecondknotalongthecordsothatitispositionednexttothefirstknotandpulltheendofthecord(labelledbonDiagram5)throughthesecondknottotighten.Thisenablesyoutoopenandclosethepapermodel.

▶Whereitisnotnecessarytoopenafoldedmodel,athirdknotcanbetiedclosetoknot2andthecordendscanbetrimmed.

Templates

Full-sizetemplatescanbedownloadedfrom:http://ideas.sewandso.co.uk/patterns.

http://ideas.sewandso.co.uk/patterns

AbouttheAuthors

NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenbosarethedesignersbehindStudioSnowpuppe.Since2010theyhavebeendesigningandproducingorigamilampshadesmainlyfrompaper.Theirworkhasbeensoldandpublishedworldwide.

NelliannastudiedarchitectureinDelftandwenttoSwedenforsixmonthstostudyabroad.Afterherstudiesshewenttoworkasanarchitectfora

tostudyabroad.Afterherstudiesshewenttoworkasanarchitectforacoupleofyears.

KennethstudiedindustrialdesigninDelftandhasbeenapassionatewindsurfersincehewasateenager.Afterhisstudieshewenttoworkasadesignerforashipyardforoneyear.Afterthathedidsomefreelancework,butsoonstartedtoworkonhisownproducts.Hisfirstdesignswereanaerodynamicumbrellaandaclevertoothbrushholder.Fromthisexperiencehelearnedthathewantedtodesignmoresustainableproductsthataremadebyhand.

NelliannaandKennethmeteachotherasstudents.AftertheirstudiestheylivedinScheveningen,acoastalvillage.In2015theymovedtothehistoriccitycentreofBrielle,averyold,fortifiedtown.

Whentheyarenotworking,NelliannaandKennethenjoygoingtothebeach,orthedunes,togetherwiththeirkids.

Thanks

WewanttothankSewandSoforcontactingus:writingthisbookwasanewchallengeandwearehappythatwehavehadthisopportunity.

Wewanttothankourkidsfordistractinguswiththeirplay.

Thisbookwouldneverhavebeenwrittenifwehadnotstartedourstudio,sowewouldliketothankallthepeoplewhohelpedwiththis:WewouldliketodedicatethisbooktoNellianna’sfather.Onhisbirthdayin2010wegavehimanorigamiproject–thisturnedouttobethestartingpointforourfoldingadventure.

ThankstoNellianna’smother,whotaughthertolivesoberandtohelpothers.Thishasgivenustheopportunitytobecreative.ThankstoKenneth’sfatherforlisteningtoallofhiscreativeideas.ThankstoKenneth'smotherforraisinghimwithwoodentoys.ThankstoEdwinPelserforhelpingustolaunchourfirstlamp.ThankstoFrankVlasveldforadviceonpaper.ThankstoCoendeRidderandRamsesDuinfromPlasticartoforadviceondie-cutting.ThankstoJochemGoldschmidtforcomingupwiththenameSnowpuppe.Thankstoourcustomersandloyalfans.

Suppliers

Thereisanonlinespacededicatedtothisbook.Itincludeslinkstosuppliersaswellasadditionaltips,fullsizetemplatesandresources.Pleasefindithere:www.studiosnowpuppe.nl/betterlivingthroughorigami

http://www.studiosnowpuppe.nl/betterlivingthroughorigami

ASEWANDSOBOOK

©F&WMediaInternational,Ltd2018

SewandSoisanimprintofF&WMediaInternational,LtdPynesHillCourt,PynesHill,Exeter,EX25AZ,UK

F&WMediaInternational,LtdisasubsidiaryofF+WMedia,Inc10151CarverRoad,Suite#200,BlueAsh,OH45242,USATextandDesigns©NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenbos2018LayoutandPhotography©F&WMediaInternational,Ltd2018

FirstpublishedintheUKandUSAin2018

NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenboshaveassertedtheirrighttobeidentifiedasauthorsofthisworkinaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct,1988.

Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,byphotocopying,recordingorotherwise,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.

Readersarepermittedtoreproduceanyofthepatternsordesignsinthisbookfortheirpersonaluseandwithoutthepriorpermissionofthepublisher.However,thedesignsinthisbookarecopyrightandthetemplatesmustnotbesharedorusedforcommercialorfinancialgain,withoutthepermissionofthecopyrightowner,StudioSnowpuppeV.O.F.,andprojectsmustnotbereproducedforresale.

Theauthorandpublisherhavemadeeveryefforttoensurethatalltheinstructionsinthebookareaccurateandsafe,andthereforecannotacceptliabilityforanyresultinginjury,damageorlosstopersonsorproperty,howeveritmayarise.

Namesofmanufacturersandproductrangesareprovidedfortheinformationofreaders,withnointentiontoinfringecopyrightortrademarks.

AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary.ISBN-13:978-1-4463-0712-0paperbackSRN:R7787paperback

ISBN-13:978-1-4463-7669-0PDFSRN:R7959PDF

ISBN-13:978-1-4463-7668-3EPUBSRN:R7958EPUB

ContentDirector:AmeVersoManagingEditor:JeniHennahProjectEditor:CherylBrownDesignManager:LorraineInglisArtDirection:PrudenceRogersandIlonaZieltjensPhotographers:JasonJenkinsandStanKoolenProductionManager:BeverleyRichardsonF&WMediapublisheshighqualitybooksonawiderangeofsubjects.Formoregreatbookideasvisit:www.sewandso.co.uk

Layoutofthedigitaleditionofthisbookmayvarydependingonreaderhardwareanddisplaysettings.

http://www.sewandso.co.uk

Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home

Documents

Transcript of Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home