Submitted by Sara on 3 September 2009 - 6:41am
Designer:
Konrad, Ralf
Folder:
Adams, Sara
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
Model type:
Triangle Grid
Tessellations and Fractals
Paper ratio:
Hexagon
Review of the paper used:
After having folded this model from transparent paper, I decided this model probably worked better with opaque paper. So here's my fold from elephant hide. I think the picture still doesn't quite show the stars off as nicely as I'd like, and it's not as apparent that in the back you have honeycomb-like dents. But I can say that it is more stunning when you hold it in your hands and look at it.
Paper: hexagon with a side length of 9.75cm (from a 19.5cm square), elephant hide
Model: hexagon with a side length of 5cm, 1cm height
Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 16 September 2009 - 6:25am Permalink
video
hi Sara
I was wonderin if you can make a video of this model?
Submitted by Sara on 5 November 2009 - 10:14am Permalink
Video
The video's available now: See http://www.happyfold... or http://www.youtube.c...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 13 July 2011 - 1:34am Permalink
I am stuck!
I folded the original three hexagons, then made another in the bottom-left hand corner. i tried to do the same on the other side, but the crease goes right through the other hexagon! Please Help!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 6 November 2009 - 10:00am Permalink
grids
How many grid divisions did you do for this and could you please explain more on how to bring 19 stars puffed like yours ( in this picture ).Because from the video i could do only three of them. Please do instruct me on hw to do more stars puffed.
Submitted by Sara on 6 November 2009 - 11:29am Permalink
Instructions
Start with a grid with 32 divisions. Then place the first triangle twist as in the video (make a mountain starting in one of the points, going to the center, skip one point, next point minus two grid triangles add the next mountain fold). Make the twist counter-clockwise, fill the rest of the grid with triangle twists. Make a star puff in the center of the model and then two circles around.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 November 2009 - 2:23pm Permalink
32?
What do you mean by a 32 grid division. Should there be 32 triangles in all ?
Submitted by Sara on 7 November 2009 - 3:54pm Permalink
divisions
no, it means that the length between two opposite edges needs to be divided into 32nds.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 November 2009 - 3:46am Permalink
Then 16th
Then the one you showed in the video was 16 grid divisions right?
Submitted by Sara on 8 November 2009 - 7:36am Permalink
Yes
Yes, for the model explained in the video you need 16 divisions.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 November 2009 - 6:10am Permalink
arrive
To ARRIVE at this stage should i adhere to the video ( by creating only three hexagonal triangle twists ) or should i start with hexagonal triangle twists in the center
Submitted by Sara on 7 November 2009 - 7:40am Permalink
You can follow the video
Just follow the video for placing the triangle twists. And then add more until the whole sheet is basically filled with them. You'll have to open / fold out the triangle twists so that you get a star puff in the center, though.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 20 November 2009 - 2:30am Permalink
OMG! really beautiful, you
OMG! really beautiful, you dia a great job, congratulations.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 23 November 2009 - 12:39am Permalink
I made it! Thanks for the
I made it! Thanks for the instructions.
Here is a picture:
http://www.facebook....
Submitted by Sara on 23 November 2009 - 10:03am Permalink
Nice folds
Well done! I also checked the other pictures in your origami album, and there are a couple of very nice pieces in there. Keep it up,
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 19 September 2010 - 2:52am Permalink
how do you get those pointy
how do you get those pointy edges (when you fold those triangle twists) out of the way?
Submitted by Sara on 20 September 2010 - 7:17pm Permalink
Please clarify
I'm not sure what you mean. Have you seen the instructional video on how to fold the star puff? What section of the video shows what you mean by "pointy edges"?
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 22 September 2010 - 1:53am Permalink
i mean for this particular
i mean for this particular version.when i fold all the triangle twists for this version,there are still
some unwanted parts going along the outside of the hexagon.does this clarify things enough?
Submitted by Sara on 22 September 2010 - 9:14am Permalink
Making a nice finish
Well, I just folded them so that I was happy with the pattern on the edge. I basically folded the unwanted paper behind and probably fiddled around a bit to make them lock nicely enough.
Take a look at the right part of the picture. It shows the model from the back. In the bottom you can see some partial hexagons. Between those there are some completed hexagons. In the picture it's hard to see that half of the hexagon actually has a second layer, and that the raw edge of the paper isn't quite on the edge of the model. This is where my "left-over" paper went.
Hope this helps,
-- Sara
Submitted by paul (not verified) on 12 February 2011 - 2:47am Permalink
wow!
Wow! what would i say? your such a talented, ive been trying this before but still i cant do it perfectly, and thanks for sharing this post, it is so useful....
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 13 July 2012 - 1:03am Permalink
Tutorial
Please do a tutorial on this!!!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 2 October 2014 - 2:31am Permalink
Thank you so much for taking
Thank you so much for taking the time to have compassion on us mere mortals and doing impromptu diagrams!
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