Bad Hair Day Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare)

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Bad Hair Day Kusudama

Designed and folded by Aditya Kumbhare (Adi) 





image link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ecsrhe_IHiCbxxqepHdZleoRjYvPAEFQ?usp=sharing


History

For this kusudama, I didn't use any pre-existing module as a basis. 

When I am reading a book, I tend to fiddle with the paper I use for my bookmark. In this case, it happened to be a square sticky note, 3 inches wide. My random folds led me to make a 6 by 6 grid on the paper, and eventually some diagonal folds, creating a sort of pinwheel shape. (By now, as you can imagine, I had lost all interest in the book.) 

I made two of these pieces to see if they fit together. Finding a way to connect the pieces was pretty easy since there were pockets already built into the shape, but since the tabs were a little smaller than that of a sonobe, actually connecting the pieces was easier said than done, but once I had completed the task, the structure held together very sturdily. 

The triangular wings on the outside of the kusudama refused to stay in identical positions, which is why I called it the bad hair day kusudama.

The final product used 30 sheets of square paper, with a different color on the back. (I used Tuttle paper for this one.)

Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!


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Comments

  1. lereJune 30, 2021 at 10:07 PM

    awh unfortunately I can’t see the photos on this post :(
    I checked out the rest of your works though! they’re amazing :) can’t wait to see more <3

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    1. Origami With AdiJuly 5, 2021 at 4:39 PM

      thank you for letting me know, might just be an image size issue.
      i put the images on google drive so people can see: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ecsrhe_IHiCbxxqepHdZleoRjYvPAEFQ?usp=sharing

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  2. UnknownJuly 3, 2021 at 7:38 AM

    The images in this article aren't showing

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    1. Origami With AdiJuly 5, 2021 at 4:39 PM

      thank you for letting me know, might just be an image size issue.
      i put the images on google drive so people can see: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ecsrhe_IHiCbxxqepHdZleoRjYvPAEFQ?usp=sharing

      Delete

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