Submitted by Sara on 9 June 2013 - 6:34am
Designer:
Folder:
Adams, Sara
Difficulty Level:
Low intermediate
Model type:
Action models
Paper ratio:
Square
Paper used in this video: 15cm (6in) square of kami
Finished model: height of 3cm (1.125in), diameter of 3.5cm (1.375in)
This video describes how to fold a fantastic origami spinning top designed by Manpei Arai. His granddaughter, Shifuko Ujiie, kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you.
Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 10 June 2013 - 11:14pm Permalink
WORKS SO GOOD
OMG this model works so well! Thank you for making this guide!
P.S. I do believe that this model works better than a top from the store =P
Submitted by Rosemary Browne (not verified) on 12 June 2013 - 3:26pm Permalink
Spinning Top
Dear Sara:
Fantastic Model! Another superbly-demonstrated model as always, Sara. You are a wonderful teacher.
Many, many thanks.
Best wishes and happy folding,
Rosemary
Canada
Submitted by Garrett (not verified) on 14 June 2013 - 6:36pm Permalink
Designs
Fabulous model! I really enjoy playing with it as well as folding it I just got into designing origami myself and its so much fun I designed a bird that looks good and I remember it
Submitted by Garrett (not verified) on 14 June 2013 - 6:53pm Permalink
Fantastic model amazing video
Fantastic model amazing video too as always I just got into designing my own origami and I just finished folding an origami bird I was wondering if you would teach it if I sent you the diagrams?
Submitted by Oritsuru (not verified) on 15 June 2013 - 6:52am Permalink
Author of the spinning top
Hello,
We, at the MFPP, carry (from good source) this story that Manpei Arai is not actually the author of this spinning top, but participated in the drawing of the diagram.
The model was published in a NOA magazine mentionning this too.
I agree it is a great and efficient model, and I'm happy that its community of fans will grow.
Submitted by Alex (not verified) on 1 July 2013 - 8:55pm Permalink
WOW! I didn't even know this
WOW! I didn't even know this was possible! Great video, I got confused at parts but that's usually what happens... I tried it a few times because my paper tore but it works pretty well now.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 13 July 2013 - 12:18am Permalink
No way to dig it
Amazing video??? After trying a few hundred times to understand what the hell she does from 7.18 on, viewing this part until my eyes get to bleed, and tearing a few kilos of this quite expensive kami away, after looking all over the web for a understandable diagram, I finally gave up.
I must say that I'm not a new-born origamist, I'm practicing pretty much everyday, including modular and tessellations, but this looks like some sort of twisted sanskrit to me, so, please, next time, try to make it just clear...
Submitted by Sandy (not verified) on 12 January 2014 - 3:21am Permalink
Spinning Top
I thank you for your clear and patient-sounding instructions. It took me several attempts, but I was finally successful.
Submitted by dasey (not verified) on 3 April 2014 - 1:57pm Permalink
dont do
This is really amazing, a spinning top with paper. Totally an incredible piece of work. Really thank you for sharing the video of the same with us. Keep on posting more and more. i am getting more and more addicted to the Origami.
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