Origami kusudama: magic ball with assembly diagram and video. Miracle from paper - origami ball

To begin with, let's figure out what kusudama is, where this term came from and what it means. Kusudama is such a paper spherical figure, as well as a type of origami, it is made from several identical origami figures that are glued together. Kusudama is also the forerunner of modular origami. This term came to us from Japan. And originally it meant a medicinal ball, the Japanese placed medicinal herbs in it and hung it over the patient's bed. Also, this ball served as a storage for incense and aromatic mixtures from dried herbs and petals. But now these balls are called balls of happiness, and they are used as a home decor item or are a great decoration for a wedding, birthday and any other holiday. Kusudama can also serve as a gift for relatives and friends for any celebration. Therefore, we propose to make origami kusudama together.

First, we suggest viewing the image of this figure, as it comes in different sizes, shapes and colors.

There is also an opinion that kusudama is not a type of origami, as it is done with the help of many parts with the participation of glue and scissors, while others, on the contrary, believe that this is just a type of origami, since earlier this art also involved scissors and glue.

Introduction to technology

To begin with, we suggest that you make one of the easiest types of this craft to get acquainted with this figure. This will be a kusudama flower, and we offer you a scheme for assembling this figure. This is how all the elements of this figure will look, which then will need to be glued and shaped into a ball.

For work, we need 60 square sheets of paper measuring 7/7 cm and PVA glue. From this amount of paper, we should get 12 flowers, which will consist of five such forms.

We bend our square sheet of paper so that we end up with a triangle.

Now we bend the corners of the triangle to the top point and get a rhombus.

Then fold the previously folded sides in half.

And now you need to bend the upper corners of those sides that we bent so that they are even with the main figure.

Fold both sides in half and glue the resulting triangles together.

And now we need to make 5 of the same petals and glue them together to make a flower.

You can watch the video for more detailed information and find out the answers to all your questions:

Now, in order to get a ball from these twelve colors, we need a few more minutes.

For this work, we need glue, string or a beautiful ribbon and beads for decoration.

Take 6 flowers, place one of them in the middle, and glue the other five around the central flower.

Now we will glue the flowers together, we will apply the glue little by little, starting to the right of the center fold line.

When the glue sets well, we move on to gluing the next flower.

Glue very carefully, first the first six colors, and then we get one hemisphere, and then the remaining six, and we get the second hemisphere. By themselves, they look very beautiful and can already serve as a decor item. But still, let's finish our figure.

Now let's make a lace or ribbon, depending on what you choose, on which the kusudama will be held. To do this, take the beads and string them on a cord. We fix the first and last beads with a knot to fix them in place.

It remains for us only to connect the elements of our future ball, for this we need to apply a small amount of glue inside the fold.

Then we glue the lace to the upper and lower petal, but the glue must be applied exactly in the center of the petal. We will glue the second part of the ball when the glue dries on the first one.

Well, that's all, our kusudama ball is ready. You can hang it above your bed, in your living room, or use as holiday decor. And also it will serve as a great gift.

You can also watch a video on how to assemble this ball correctly.

star model

There are a lot of Kusudama models in the world. And this kusudama resembles a three-dimensional star.

In order to make such a ball, we need 30 square sheets of paper 7/7 cm in size, they can be of different colors, then the figure will come out more beautiful, scissors and glue.

We present you a video that explains in detail how to make such a ball.

Ball with magic

The magic ball is slightly different from the kusudama, as it is folded from one sheet of paper, but you will have to invest a lot of strength and patience. Because for this we need to make several hundred folds and folds. But in the end, you will not regret how much you worked, as you get an original toy, gift and decor.

For this craft, let's take a sheet of paper measuring 15/30 cm. Let's watch a video to learn how to make such a beautiful figure.

Video on the topic of the article

And now we present to you another selection of videos, thanks to which you will learn how to make other kusudama balls.

The skill of folding various figures from paper sheets - origami is several thousand years old. Its homeland is China, where the first paper was invented. The art of folding paper crafts came to Japan five centuries later.

Initially, paper figures were ceremonial and religious in nature. Since paper was a rare and expensive pleasure, only very rich and noble people could afford figurines from it. Samurai gave them to each other as gifts. Also, paper crafts decorated burdens - food offerings in Buddhist temples. Over time, intricately folded figurines became the main component of offerings and acquired a mystical meaning.

At weddings, paper butterflies accompanied the bride and groom and symbolized their pure souls.

Over time, paper became cheaper, and people of different classes and wealth could already fold the figures. The number of options for figurines grew and at the end of the 18th century the first book with instructions for folding crafts was published.

The name "origami" itself came into use in the 80th year of the 19th century from the two words "oru" and "kami", which means "fold" and "paper".

In the modern art of origami, there are several directions. One of them is modular origami. Crafts are created by arranging small parts, folded in a certain way - modules. It is also called 3D origami. One of its branches is kusudama - the creation of volumetric balls.

This article will offer several master classes on creating paper balls from small modules. With detailed diagrams and a description of the work, even beginners in the art of origami can create such a beautiful craft.

The first master class is quite simple and is dedicated to creating a ball of flowers. Make it very easy. This craft will be possible even for children, which will have a beneficial effect on the development of fine motor skills of their fingers, the ability to think logically and outside the box and develop their imagination.

Origami ball of flowers

You will need:

Square paper. (you can use multi-colored squares from blocks for notes. From such sheets with a side of 7 cm, a flower ball 13 cm in diameter is obtained);
PVA glue;
Paperclips;
Lace, ribbon or chain;

The first stage is folding the petal for the flower.

Take a square of paper and fold it diagonally. The fold line is at the bottom. It turned out a triangle.

Bend the right and left corners to the top so that the figure takes the form of a regular rhombus.

The fold lines and corners that touch along the center line of the rhombus must be unfolded so that two irregular rhombuses are obtained on the right and left. (the fold lines will run in the center of the new diamonds).

To the right and left, bend the protruding parts of the new rhombuses to the front side (towards you).

Along the fold line (passes through the center of the diamonds), fold the corners of the workpiece so that it is inside.

Those halves of the folded corners, which are smeared with glue on the front side and fold the workpiece. Wait until they stick. One flower petal is ready.

For one flower, 5 such blanks are needed.

For the flower ball, you will need to make 12 flowers. Multi-colored or plain - it will tell your imagination.

The next step is to create the ball.

First you need to collect 2 halves of 6 blanks each. For convenience, the flowers can be fixed with paper clips.

Then connect both halves together. As long as the flower ball is fixed only with paper clips, the placement of individual flowers can be changed. If the color combination is successful, then the next step is to glue the flowers.

The last step is assembly.

Since the flowers in the center do not fit snugly, a ribbon or string can be threaded through this hole. At the exit, you can fix it with a beautiful bead or simply tie it with a bow. Kusudama is ready to decorate your life.

The next master class will require more skill and time. The modules for this kusudama are more complicated, but the result is worth the time and effort.

Origami superball from modules.

You will need:

For training, double-sided paper measuring 15 x 15 cm (one side is white);
Glue.

The first stage is folding a double square.

Fold the paper diagonally with the colored side facing out. Expand.

Fold horizontally and vertically with the colored side inward. Expand.

The photo shows the direction of further addition to create a double square.

The next step is to create a blank for the module.

Position the square so that the blank corner is on top. Fold the top right and left sides along the vertical midline. Turn over and fold on the other side in the same way.

Those pieces that were bent turned out to be triangular. They need to be flattened and wrapped inside.

Here's what happens.

Position the workpiece with a blind corner down (it is sharp in appearance). Fold the right and left corners, as shown by the arrows in the figure.

It turns out four sharp corners. Everything needs to be folded down.

The next step is folding the workpiece.

Now that all the necessary lines have been drawn, the entire workpiece should be unfolded and positioned so that the white side looks at us, and the colored side is the outside.

It is necessary to press the center of the workpiece (see photo).

With a careful study of the workpiece, four squares are visible on it, they must be folded along the marked lines. They are indicated in the photo in the form of red arrows.

The same arrows indicate the direction of folding - the corners are wound behind a triangle at the back. They should line up side by side. It is necessary to adhere to the marked fold lines and everything should work out.

Here's what it looks like from the white side. The next step is to bend the left and right corners in the direction of the arrow and bend the top corner down.

The first of the four squares is complicated, you just need to add the right corner to the left one (as if turning the page of a book).

For the second square, the corners for the triangle are exactly the same, and so on.

Do the same for the third square. A blank with three folded corners looks like in the image.

The last corner will be more difficult. It is necessary to carefully control how to bend along the previously marked lines. Look at the photo.

Bend the right corner, bring the left side and bend the left corner.

Slightly part the workpiece and carefully lower the upper sharp corner inward.

The origami module is ready and you can start creating a ball.

Volumetric balls can be assembled from double modules (you will need 32 pieces) or single ones (you will need 40 pieces). The first ones are more original.

The double module consists of squares - 9 x 9 cm.

The green modules are completed, as in the master class above, in full, and the yellow ones are up to half. They must be left at the stage of sharp corners and not twisted.

Connect both modules as in the photo.

Ball assembly.

Put together blanks from two modules. Glue with glue. In a circle, 9 blanks are obtained.

For the next row, 6 blanks are needed.

For the top of one half, another blank is needed. Paste it.

Similarly, make the second half of the Superball.

Lubricate the flat side of one of the halves with plenty of glue and attach a loop of ribbon or lace.

Connect both halves and the Superball is ready.

The next version was created on a stand of three blanks. The squares 12 x 12 cm, 11.5 x 11.5 cm and 11 x 11 cm went on it.

The remaining modules for the ball are double. Connect them in the same way as before.

The next master class on creating a ball will differ in that the paper leaves will not be square, but rectangular in shape. Sides 2:1.

You will need:

The paper is green and red (or any color you like);
Glue.

For one ball, you will need 30 green and red rectangular sheets. Therefore, there will be only 30 double modules. At first glance, this craft seems complicated, but it can be easily completed in a couple of hours. If you are just starting to master the art of origami, you should choose a leaf size of 8 x 4 cm. The size of the ball will be 9.5 cm in diameter.

The first step is to create modules.

Green module.

Fold the rectangle in half. Unfold, and connect the right and left sides along the fold line.

Fold in half. The module is ready.

Red module.

Fold the leaf in half along the long side.

Fold line at the bottom. Fold the bottom left corner up.

Bend it back (see photo). Corner inside.

Bend the corner on the other side (lower right). Bend the resulting triangle as in the photo.

Here is what the finished red module looks like.

The next stage is the assembly of the workpiece from the modules.

Expand both modules and connect as in the image.

Such blanks need 30 pcs.

The last stage is the assembly of the ball.

Apply glue to the ends of the modules. Connect the blanks with pink corners, insert into pockets. To begin with, connect five blanks into a star.

Then connect the triangles formed around the asterisk. Add 1 blank and close five triangles.

The next step is to add two more to the three existing blanks - you get stars.

Triangles again.

In the photo, the arrows show where it is necessary to add 1 more blank and where it is easy to connect adjacent modules.

Now 1 blank is added to each sprocket.

Connect the last star with glue and the ball is ready.

If desired, you can swap the roles of green and red sheets, and you get two modules of different colors.

After completing the creation of the kusudama, it can be decorated with various beads, ribbons, cords, sequins, attach beads and crystals pendants, or decorate with any other accessories of your choice.

Gorgeous balls made using the origami technique will look great both on the New Year tree and in the form of a festive pendant on the Christmas tree and as part of the original garland. A modular product can be made rainbow and bright.

Such balls can be presented to relatives and friends, or you can bring them to the office or school class as an element of Christmas decor. Mastering the wisdom of origami is not difficult, but a little patience is still needed.

We create modules for the manufacture of a ball

The “building material” for creating any voluminous products using the origami technique are pre-made triangular modules. It is not difficult to make them, however, as practice shows, the implementation of the first ten figures takes some time.

Then the process becomes automatic, and they are created quickly. Then modular construction turns into a favorite pastime, and the balls are just the beginning of a long journey.

First of all, you should take an A4 sheet and divide it into 16 or 32 identical parts. After that, you need to cut out ordinary paper triangles.

We bend the rectangle in half lengthwise, after which it must be bent across.
We bend the corners of the rectangle according to the same principle as in the manufacture of a regular paper rectangle.
The resulting figure must be folded in half again, right in the middle to the outside, between the folded edges. The protruding parts must be bent, and the edges turned outward.
We finally bend the workpiece in half, and it acquires the necessary triangular shape.

To make an origami-style ball, you will need at least 280 of these modules, made from multi-colored sheets, previously divided into 32 rectangular parts. This, of course, is a lot, but if you involve the whole family in the lesson, you will get wonderful creative gatherings with good music and pleasant conversation.

Modular creativity is very useful for children, since it is even difficult to imagine a more effective exercise for developing fine motor skills.

We make a beautiful ball

Now that we have a large set of "spare parts" in front of us, we begin to create our modular creation. The first three rows will consist of seven modules with a beautiful alternation of colors.

In the fourth year, it is worth using already fourteen modules, putting new blanks on each of the corners of the previous row. In the fifth row, seven more triangles will be added - the first of them is put on two corners of the previous row, and the next two - on one corner of each of the modules of the previous row. Then again one module is put on two corners, then again one at a time and so on.

From the sixth to the fifteenth row, we save 21 modules in each, but, starting from the sixteenth row, we again begin to reduce the number of "triangles" by seven pieces, that is, each is already put on three corners of the previous row. So gradually you will create an original Christmas ball.

It remains only to glue a beautiful bow to it. It will be great if you create a whole set of such colorful origami balls. On the Christmas tree, these handmade products will look more original than purchased toys. Modular creativity can be improved by creating other New Year's masterpieces.

Origami ball from modules. How to make a ball from origami modules

It is easy to make a New Year's origami ball from modules with your own hands from paper, you will get a wonderful decoration for the Christmas tree. How to make a ball from origami modules will tell a master class made by Olchik. Origami ball consists of 280 triangular origami modules. Choose the colors for the paper ball on your own - you will need 7 colors of 40 modules each. The size of the triangular modules is 1/32 sheet A4.1st, 2nd and 3rd rows of 7 modules, mix the colors as in the photo. If you use a ball for decoration, be sure to glue each assembly step with glue so that it does not crumble.

From the 6th to the 15th rows, 21 modules in each row.

Creator OlchikSource - http://stranamasterov.ru/node/835576?c=new_328,451 Material taken from origamka.ru website

Initially, paper figures were ceremonial and religious in nature. Since paper was a rare and expensive pleasure, only very rich and noble people could afford figurines from it. Samurai gave them to each other as gifts. Paper crafts also decorated burdens - food offerings in Buddhist temples. Over time, intricately folded figurines became the main component of offerings and acquired a mystical meaning.

At weddings, paper butterflies accompanied the bride and groom and symbolized their pure souls.

The name "origami" itself came into use in the 80th year of the 19th century from the two words "oru" and "kami", which means "fold" and "paper".

Origami ball of flowers

You will need:

Square paper. (you can use multi-colored squares from blocks for notes. From such sheets with a side of 7 cm, a flower ball 13 cm in diameter is obtained);
PVA glue;
Paperclips;
Lace, ribbon or chain;

The first stage is folding the petal for the flower.

Take a square of paper and fold it diagonally. The fold line is at the bottom. It turned out a triangle.

Bend the right and left corners to the top so that the figure takes the form of a regular rhombus.

To the right and left, bend the protruding parts of the new rhombuses to the front side (towards you).

Along the fold line (passes through the center of the diamonds), fold the corners of the workpiece so that it is inside.

Those halves of the folded corners, which are smeared with glue on the front side and fold the workpiece. Wait until they stick. One flower petal is ready.

For one flower, 5 such blanks are needed.

For the flower ball, you will need to make 12 flowers. Multi-colored or plain - it will tell your imagination.

The next step is to create the ball.

First you need to collect 2 halves of 6 blanks each. For convenience, the flowers can be fixed with paper clips.

The last step is assembly.

The next master class will require more skill and time. The modules for this kusudama are more complicated, but the result is worth the time and effort.

Origami superball from modules.

You will need:

For training, double-sided paper measuring 15 x 15 cm (one side is white);
Glue.

The first stage is folding a double square.

Fold the paper diagonally with the colored side facing out. Expand.

Fold horizontally and vertically with the colored side inward. Expand.

The photo shows the direction of further addition to create a double square.

The next step is to create a blank for the module.

Position the square so that the blank corner is on top. Fold the top right and left sides along the vertical midline. Turn over and fold on the other side in the same way.

Those pieces that were bent turned out to be triangular. They need to be flattened and wrapped inside.

Here's what happens.

Position the workpiece with a blind corner down (it is sharp in appearance). Fold the right and left corners, as shown by the arrows in the figure.

It turns out four sharp corners. Everything needs to be folded down.

The next step is folding the workpiece.

Now that all the necessary lines have been drawn, the entire workpiece should be unfolded and positioned so that the white side looks at us, and the colored side is the outside.

It is necessary to press the center of the workpiece (see photo).

With a careful study of the workpiece, four squares are visible on it, they must be folded along the marked lines. They are indicated in the photo in the form of red arrows.

The same arrows indicate the direction of folding - the corners are wound behind the triangle at the back. They should line up side by side. It is necessary to adhere to the marked fold lines and everything should work out.

Here's what it looks like from the white side. The next step is to fold the left and right corners in the direction of the arrow and fold the top corner down.

The first of the four squares is complicated, you just need to add the right corner to the left one (as if turning the page of a book).

For the second square, the corners for the triangle are exactly the same, and so on.

Do the same for the third square. A blank with three folded corners looks like in the image.

The last corner will be more difficult. It is necessary to carefully control how to bend along the previously marked lines. Look at the photo.

Bend the right corner, bring the left side and bend the left corner.

Slightly part the workpiece and carefully lower the upper sharp corner inward.

The origami module is ready and you can start creating a ball.

Volumetric balls can be assembled from double modules (you will need 32 pieces) or single ones (you will need 40 pieces). The first ones are more original.

The double module consists of squares - 9 x 9 cm.

The green modules are completed, as in the master class above, in full, and the yellow ones are up to half. They must be left at the stage of sharp corners and not twisted.

Connect both modules as in the photo.

Ball assembly.

Put together blanks from two modules. Glue with glue. In a circle, 9 blanks are obtained.

For the next row, 6 blanks are needed.

For the top of one half, another blank is needed. Paste it.

Similarly, make the second half of the Superball.

Lubricate the flat side of one of the halves with plenty of glue and attach a loop of ribbon or lace.

Connect both halves and the Superball is ready.

The next version was created on a stand of three blanks. The squares 12 x 12 cm, 11.5 x 11.5 cm and 11 x 11 cm went on it.

The remaining modules for the ball are double. Connect them in the same way as before.

The next master class on creating a ball will differ in that the paper leaves will not be square, but rectangular in shape. Sides 2:1.

You will need:

The paper is green and red (or any color you like);
Glue.

The first stage is the creation of modules.

Green module.

Fold the rectangle in half. Unfold, and connect the right and left sides along the fold line.

Fold in half. The module is ready.

Is it possible to make a real volumetric ball out of a square sheet of paper?! In this tutorial we will make sure that this is possible using the origami technique and just one sheet of 15 x 15 cm black. As a result, with the help of various folds, folds, "pockets" and other small details, as well as origami tricks, we get a three-dimensional figure, which has a name - a ball of fusen. The material used is colored thin paper. You can take any color you like.

Necessary materials:

sheet 15 x 15 cm.

Stages of making an origami ball:

We fold a square sheet of paper diagonally. To do this, the top of each of the upper parts must be bent down to opposite corners.
Now bend the top of the sheet in half down.
With your fingers, bend the sides to the middle to get a double triangle.
Bend the lower corners of the upper layer of the triangle up to the central corner.
We turn the workpiece over and also do it on this side.
Now you need to bend the side corners to the central vertical fold line.
On the other hand, we will also do it by turning the workpiece over.
Bend the bottom corners in half up.
Now we take the right corner and hide it in the formed "pocket". Let's do the same with the left corner. We turn over and hide in the pockets the lower corners, which should first be bent in half.
We bend each side. At the bottom you can see a small hole through which our fuseng ball should be inflated.
So the treasured real origami ball is ready, which is created from “pockets”, folds and folds on a simple square sheet. Such a fusen ball can be used for games if you urgently need a ball.

A beautiful and rather simple ball can be made in 15 minutes from a rectangle of origami paper. Download the template for 2 balls from the link below.

Such a ball will decorate the New Year's holiday or simply serve as a decor for the room.

For work you will need:

template printer;
office colored paper - 1 sheet for 2 balls;
scissors (can be cut under an iron ruler on a board with a clerical knife - faster and more evenly);
glue stick;
thread to match the paper with a needle.

How to make an origami volume ball from a paper rectangle:

and cut out a rectangle with marks for the folds.
We make transverse folds of the “valley” along the entire width of the rectangle. With proper bending, the template tends to curl up into a tube facing inward.
We make oblique folds of the "mountain" located from right to left.
We make oblique folds of the "mountain" located from left to right. When you make the third type of fold, be sure to try to ensure that all three types of folds intersect at one point. This is more important than a clear correspondence to the drawn lines.
Lubricate one vertical strip from the edge of the rectangle with pencil glue.
Combine with a strip on the other side - you should get a cylinder. Attention! When combining, the main thing is that the folds match!
We thread the needle and make a huge knot at the end of the doubled thread (a small one can break through the paper and pop out).
We make the first puncture in the direction from the inside out. The needle is inserted in the middle of the inverted base of the triangles, stepping back from the edge of 1.5-2 mm.
The next puncture into a nearby triangle in the direction from the outside to the inside - and so on in a circle.
At the end, we pick up the knot and the needle, tie a single sliding knot and begin to gently pull it together. With your fingers, if necessary, fill the "valleys" down, and the "mountains" - up. We tighten until the hole closes.
We fix the hole with a second knot.
Repeat steps 7-11 for the second side of the cylinder. The thread can be cut, or you can make a suspension out of it.

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Anastasia Kononenko