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I seen this on www.paperKraft.net for a while and don't suppose anyone has instructions on how to make one. I have something similar made out of swarovski crystals.
>> Anonymous
Well here's one that's "similar" to that

http://puupuu.ojaru.jp/zu/densyo/densyo1.html

The one from here looks better in my opinion.
>> Anonymous
I think they're called kusudama balls. I remember someone asking about them over a year ago because he/she wanted to know what the best kind of string would be to use for tying the modules together.
>> Anonymous
>>136541
Yup. (Actually, I've been wondering that myself seeing as I have about 60 folded pieces for a kusudama ball of my own, but little idea on how to connect the buggers, since the package is in Japanese.)

There's many different designs and styles for them, almost all of them relatively modular.
>> Anonymous
>>136611

It depends on the kind of kusudama ball you're making, since there are multiple floral units that can be folded to make these. There's a video on metacafe that shows how to connect one kind by putting glue on 3 edges of two pieces to fit them together. The ball looks like a model similar to the OP's pic.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/374320/how_to_fold_a_japanese_paper_ball_kusudama/

There are a few parts while the woman is folding the unit for these kusudama that are difficult to see what she is actually doing. It comes towards the end, where she did not realize how much her hands were blocking the view of the folds she was doing.
>> Anonymous
Do you have the diagram for a single shape? I think I can work it out from there. Have tried modular origami before but nothing as complex as Mr Moai.
Assuming his models are modular.
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I had a look at the site and it's very similar to this. No surprises Kusudama originates from China.
The site says it needs 60 origami paper and don't even have half that much but I'll give the kusudama a try. Thanks.
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>>136667

Unfortunately, I don't have a diagram for the one from the Metacafe link.

>>136487

It's more gluing than what I'm used to for origami, but you're right, it does make an even nicer looking kusudama. The single pieces are so simple. I would have never expected something like that if I just saw one module by itself.
The picture is the finished version of the kusudama from
http://puupuu.ojaru.jp/zu/densyo/densyo1.html
listed earlier.
>> Anonymous
>>136672

If you don't have 60 pieces of paper, then just cut or tear the squares of paper into fourths. The units for that model are rather easy.
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I made a shitty diagram for how to fold these.
Start up is obvious enough.

Then you are going to fold the sides of the open end to the center. Do that for all of them.

Then fold the points down.


Now, what you probably can't see from my shitty picture is that you do those last two steps on the inner side of the shape.
If you already folded them with the thing inside out it will be easy to reverse.
>> NUKLEER !TXiEAKFyEY
That particular design appears to be from Eric Kenneway's Complete Origami. I'll upload a scan tomorrow after school.