This is another approach to paper torture, it’s called kirigami and consists of cutting lines in a paper, fold it and get amazing results. Kirigami isn’t very difficult if you plan it, I had an idea and started to cut the paper only to discover that I did everything wrong. A plethora of pictures and a video after the break.

I hope you get inspired and start making your own, here’s some resources.

A video of how to do kirigami:
CLICK HERE

Pictures from http://lydiard.free.fr/kirigami.htm.

After Dman’s request here’s the origami football (or soccer ball) by Mark Leonard. It’s made from 20 white pieces and 12 black pieces. Unfortunately it’s not very sturdy because of the pentagons having 2 flaps and 3 pockets for every module, this lets some gaps in the model. Other than that it’s great and looks like a traditional football.

I made the white hexagons from A6 format paper (that is an A4 cut in half twice). The black pentagons were a bit more difficult, 10.5cm in height (half an A4 in length) and 6.8cm in width, this is to make sure the hexagons’ and pentagons’ sides match.

In my model I used a thicker paper for the pentagons, this might be why it’s not very sturdy. Either way don’t try to kick it. The assembly has to be made in a specific way because of the pentagons, sometimes you’ll have to rotate a module to make others fit in, there are no extra flaps.

HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI FOOTBALL

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Materials

• number string 50
• smooth head ( silver colour sand)
• head of red diamond size measure 4 ml

Way of making

1. Bend 2 fairish string 50 cm till got by A string and of B
2. Paying attention the way of and amount of including bead into the following string:
a. Put 2 sand head ( b and c) to A string and one sand head ( d) to B string
b. Crossed of a string and of B to one sand head ( a). A string and of B flange to to the
c. Including one diamond ( e), one sand head ( f), one diamond ( g), and one sand head ( h) to string B.traverse A string and of B to one diamond ( i),last enter B string fringe one sand head ( d).A string and of B
flange aside
d. Including one silver sand head ( j), one diamond ( k),and one sand head ( l) to string A.
traverse A string and of B to one diamond ( m). Including A string fringe one silver sand head ( c).
e1.Including one sand head ( n), one diamond ( o), and one sand head ( p) to B string, last traverse A string
and of B to one diamond ( q).
e2.Including B string fringe one sand head ( b) and one diamond ( e). Including one silver sand head ( s) to B
string and one sand head ( r) to string A. traverse A string and of B to diamond sat ( t )
f. Including each one sand head to A string and B. Traverse A string and of B to one sand head.until length
snugly in finger.Terminate making of ring, including one sand head each string. Including one of
string fringe one diamond, last fasten thrice.

Materials

• String Number 50

• Choker hook

• Smooth Head ( metallic black sand)

Way of Making
1. Bend two fairish string 150, till You get string 1 and 2
2. including string to hook ( see technique enter
two string)
3. paying attention the way of and amount of including bead into
the following string
a. including each one sand head to string 1 and 2
b. traversing string 1 and 2 to one sand head
c. including four sand head ( D, E, F, G) to string 1.
hereinafter,traversing to sand head of D
d. including four sand head to string 2 ( H, I, J, K )
e. crossed senar 2 to sand head of H
g. crossed senar 1 and 2 to one sand head
h. including each one sand head to string 1 and 2
i. traversing senar 1 and 2 to one sand head
j. repeat phase of "a" until "i" until length according to.

hereinafter, repeat phase a. unite senar, last include to pengait. see technique include two string to hook of choker.