Origami help, almost finished, can't quite get the end

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 3rd, 2010, 3:27 am

I'm trying to making this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54102821@N05/5008617485/

I get to step 10:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54102821@N05/5016078888/

And this is as far as I get
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54102821@N05/5016079136/

It's almost done, but I just don't understand the end.

ahudson · Post by **ahudson** » October 3rd, 2010, 9:23 am

Open the center pocket and flatten the whole unit in the other direction. THen swing the square bits from step 9 over to the inside.

Not sure about the assembly, it looks like you might have to glue it.

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 4th, 2010, 3:41 am

ahudson wrote:Open the center pocket and flatten the whole unit in the other direction. THen swing the square bits from step 9 over to the inside.

Not sure about the assembly, it looks like you might have to glue it.

I don't know? If you reverse the unit then the center will be white and the square bits will be in the inside and doesn't look like the picture???
Thanks for the help, but it's just not working. Think I'm just about to give up on this one.

Yes you glue five units togather to make one flower, make 12 flowers to make a globe.

kevin89 · Post by **kevin89** » October 6th, 2010, 6:11 am

Step 10You just take the farthest back layer of paper which is the corner of the paper, fold a valley down the middle of it*, and in order for it to lay flat, you have to make a mountain fold down the middle of the layer nearest to you.
It could also be described as picking it up, rotating it 90 degrees, and flattening it.

For step 11, you take the 2 squares and hinge them away from you on the horizontal crease made it step 8. More specifically, you would create a mountain fold.
It might help to look at the other colors in the picture other than the pink because it looks really weird from straight down the middle, so either the blue or the purple one would do best.

I hope this helps!

*from the picture, it looks like you actually don't make a crease; it looks more like just curving the back section/flap/corner

Post by **origami_8** » October 6th, 2010, 9:41 pm

Asking the same question over and over again by opening up new topics won't get you more answers but sure all additional topics deleted and maybe if you annoy me too much a ban from this Forum.

If you still can't do it just ask again here in this topic and try to describe precisely what gives you troubles. People here are very helpful as long as they don't get annoyed.

kevin89 · Post by **kevin89** » October 6th, 2010, 10:37 pm

What do you mean by "the same question over and over again" ?
And I don't mean to tell you what to do, but that seemed a little harsh...

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » October 7th, 2010, 12:08 am

^^

the easy answer, in this instance, is that she wasn't talking to you.

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 7th, 2010, 12:13 am

origami_8 wrote:Asking the same question over and over again by opening up new topics won't get you more answers but sure all additional topics deleted and maybe if you annoy me too much a ban from this Forum.

If you still can't do it just ask again here in this topic and try to describe precisely what gives you troubles. People here are very helpful as long as they don't get annoyed.

Wow! I am Stunned and a bit hurt. I didn't realize I was asking the same question. My second question was about my completed project having a white center and what I was doing wrong . I am new to this fourm and did not know how you are suppose to ask questions. I thought my questions were of two different matters. I am completely shocked by your Etiquette. I never would have expected anyone would think, or accuse me of being rude, or inappropriate.

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 7th, 2010, 1:49 am

OK, now that that's cleared up ((Hugs)) New here, still learning!
This is my finished and I think final (sweat across eyebrows) attempt at this project (sorry) What's wrong with it!

it has white in the center and the little squares don't look right. Doesn't seem to be that hard, but guess what? it is! aahh!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54102821@N05/5058101639/

kevin89 · Post by **kevin89** » October 7th, 2010, 4:30 am

Ok. I think i figured out what you were doing wrong. Just take the one that you have already glued together to make one flower, Take the white part, including the point that you folded over in step 6, and pull it towards the squares, it should now be all pink.
Another way of describing it is that the white part is mountain folded with the squares, not valley folded with the back point.
And about the squares, I think just practice and folding neatly will help, because they look like they are folded right.

Does this help?

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 7th, 2010, 4:51 am

kevin89 wrote:Ok. I think i figured out what you were doing wrong. Just take the one that you have already glued together to make one flower, Take the white part, including the point that you folded over in step 6, and pull it towards the squares, it should now be all pink.
Another way of describing it is that the white part is mountain folded with the squares, not valley folded with the back point.
And about the squares, I think just practice and folding neatly will help, because they look like they are folded right.

Does this help?

OK, I'll try, thanks. Your very kind, I appreciate the patience and thoughtfulness and your time.

oz · Post by oz » October 7th, 2010, 9:20 am

After viewing your photos, I think you've simply folded the base model wrong. I'm not entirely sure what step(s) you've botched, but I'll step you through it real quick. Hopefully this is the case and I won't be wasting everyone's time...

1) ? Probably precreasing, but I can't see it in the diagrams.

2) Fold the square into a triangle.

3) Fold the sides up, creating another square (diamond, whatever you wish to call it).

4) Turn the model over.

5) Wrap the two flaps around, putting the current outside edge in the middle of the paper. Precreasing the middle is recommended.

6) Fold only one of the top layers down. Make sure this goes over the two flaps.

7) Fold the two flaps to the middle, covering everything. (Picture showing only one of the two sides folded.)

8-9) The square thingy. You obviously got this okay.

10) Spread the model like this:

11) Flip the two square thingys into the middle.

12) Glue them together. This will produce the result you want, no white spots.

Pardon the multicolored pieces of paper (and the X on one petal), this has been a highly cultured flower that the scientists loathed me photographing!

Hope this helps! Have fun!

kevin89 · Post by **kevin89** » October 8th, 2010, 3:43 am

Thank you, oz, for the pictures. They showed exactly what I was wanting to show, except I lacked the initiative to actually fold the model, take pictures, upload them to a website, and post them. But where I believe FlowerGami messed up was in step 10

But I'm sure she has found that out by herself

FlowerGami · Post by **FlowerGami** » October 8th, 2010, 5:03 am

Thank you, oz for the photos, that was so cool of you.
And Again thanks, kevin89
I'm going to get to work!
You both Rock!

(Oh and now I see exactly right from your photo where I messed up, in step 10 when you squeeze it forward I didn't bring the pink center flap with me. Oh I am so excited!)

kevin89 · Post by **kevin89** » October 8th, 2010, 5:12 am

You totally just made my day