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This espiral origami decoration is a really rewarding origami form to make. While there is a bit of effort and concentration involved, the end result is such a cool decoration that you'll probably end up making a few more to decorate your personal space with and to give to friends. All you need is some origami paper and good folding skills.

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Steps

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    Assemble four sheets of origami paper.
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    Start with the color-side of the paper facing down. Fold the paper in half diagonally and open it back up.
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    Fold point A and the rest of the paper to the right to meet the center.
    • Fold point B and the rest of the paper to the left to meet the centre.
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    Fold point C (see picture) the same as you folded point A. (They will overlap.)
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    Fold point D the same as you folded point B. (They will overlap.)
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    Pick up the unit in half at the centre crease. (All the flaps made in the last few steps will be on the inside.
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    Bring points E and F together to fold the unit in half. Crease well and unfold.
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    Fold point E down to the crease you made in the last step.
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    Turn the unit over. Fold point F down on the middle crease.
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    Repeat the above process. At this point, you have made one completed unit. Make 3 more of these. Unfold the last two folds in each unit so that it is a long triangle with three creases.
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    Now assemble them. This is tricky, so make sure you have a good grip on all of them; they will slide around. Lining up the creases well is very important. Lay down two of the units side by side, with the long edges against each other.
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    Notice the line in the centre of both units.
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    Slide another unit in the top, over A but behind B. Slide it down to the centre. This is where you need to make sure you have a very good grip on the units.
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    Slide the last unit in from the bottom, but let unit A be on top this time, and unit B will be underneath.
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    Examine the crease on on unit D (see picture – the dotted line).
    • Fold up on the crease.
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    Examine the crease on the bottom half of unit A.
    • Fold to the right on the crease.
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    Examine the crease on unit C.
    • Fold down on the crease.
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    For this step, examine B, which D is covering. Carefully fold D down (but do not crease) just enough that you can fold B to the left.
    • Put D back in its original position.
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    Repeat steps 15-18 until there is not enough paper to do any more layers.
    • There are no more creases as guides, but fold them the same way.
      Fold an Espiral Step 19Bullet1.jpg
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    Turn the model over and repeat steps 15-18 on this side.
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    Continue until there is not enough paper to make another layer.
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    Twist the tips counter-clockwise on both sides to the way the spirals go. Then grip the tips on each side and pull apart. You're done!
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    Finished.
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Tips

  • Work in good lighting to make it easier to see what you're folding and to ensure that your folds remain neat.

Warnings

  • Don't lose track of what you're doing. Make sure that after every fold, what you did makes sense.

Things You'll Need

  • Four sheets of origami paper

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