Paper folding. These templates are the paper itself, cut to the size a model needs and marked with the creases it starts from. Print on patterned or coloured paper, cut on the outline, and fold.
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Lucky star strips template
Paper strips sized for origami lucky stars: tie a knot, wrap the tail round the pentagon and pinch the sides in. Print on patterned paper; jars of them make gifts and decorations.
Also called origami lucky star or lucky star strips
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Kusudama flower ball template
Squares for the classic kusudama: five folded petals make a flower, and twelve flowers glued together make a hanging ball. The squares are printed to the size you choose, five to a flower.
Also called kusudama ball or origami flower ball
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Origami crease sheet template
Square origami paper printed with the creases most models start from: an even grid, a grid with diagonals, the preliminary / waterbomb base or the blintz base. Any size, as many as you like.
Also called origami crease pattern or pre-creased origami paper
Questions
- Is it real origami if the paper is printed?
- The folding is exactly the same — the print only saves you measuring and pre-creasing. Purists fold from an uncut square; these are for when you need forty identical strips or sixty squares the same size.
- Which paper works best?
- Thin paper: 70–100 gsm copier paper or origami paper. Card is too stiff to fold small models cleanly. Print a pattern on the paper first and the finished stars or flowers come out patterned.
- Why do the crease sheets not show mountain and valley folds?
- The sheets mark where every crease lies. Pre-crease each one both ways, so it can go either direction; which way each one finally folds comes from the model you are making.
- Will they print at home?
- Yes, on A4 or US Letter. Strips and squares are laid out to fill each sheet, and the number of pages is shown before you print.
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