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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................3
WHY A KAWASAKI ROSE?...............................................................................................................................................3 SHOULD IUSE ORIGAMI PAPER?....................................................................................................................................3
WHAT YOU WILL NEED ...........................................................................................................................4HOW TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................................4HOW TO MAKE A FOLD ...........................................................................................................................5MAKING A KAWASAKI ROSE ..................................................................................................................6
A. THE CREASE (~20 MINUTES)..............................................................................................................................6 B. THE TWIST (~5 MINUTES)...............................................................................................................................14C. THE PULL(~25 MINUTES)...............................................................................................................................16
AFTERTHOUGHTS ...................................................................................................................................23HELP!..........................................................................................................................................................................23AMBITIOUS?................................................................................................................................................................23
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IntroductionWhy a Kawasaki Rose?Doyouwishtoleavealastingimpressiononsomeonewithaflowerthatneverwilts?
Doyouwishtodecoratearoomwithsomethingtraditionalandbeautiful?
Whilemanykindsoforigamiflowersexist,aKawasakiRoseisaninnovativeorigamirosecreatedbyamannamedToshikazuKawasaki.Theroseisaseamlessflowerwhosepedalsappeartoactuallycurloutfromthecenteroftheflower.
Theprojectisfairlylengthy(~50minutes).Butnoworries!Youcanstopandtakeabreakatnearlyanypointandresumeatyourleisure.Sincethisisorigamiwearetalkingabout,thefoldswillstaywheretheyare.
Should I Use Origami Paper?Origamipaperishighlyrecommendedforanyorigamiproject,especiallythisone.Origamipaperiseasiertofold,andretainscreasesbetterthanregularphotocopierpaper.Origamipaperisinexpensive(around$5for50sheetsof6x6)andcanbefoundeasilyinyourlocalcraftsstore,orinonlinelocationssuchasAmazon.com.
FortheKawasakirose,Irecommendsquareorigamipaper(kamistyle)thathasasolidcoloronasingleside.Thereisanoptionalrosebasethatcanbedonefortherose(instructionsforthebasenotincluded,refertotheAmbitious?Section)Ifyouwishtomakeabasewithacolorthatisdifferentfromtherose,youshouldpurchaseapackagethatcontainsmultiplecolorsorpatternstochoosefrom.
Forthissetofinstructions,Iused6by6origamipaperfortherose.Thismakesadecentsizedrosethatisroughlythesizeofarealrose.Ifyouwanttomakealargerrose,youcanuseupto10by10origamiwiththesameinstructionswithnoproblems.
Formoreinformationondifferentkindsoforigamipaper,visittheonlineOrigamiResourceCenter1.
1OrigamiResourceCenter:http://www.origami-resource-center.com/origami-paper.html
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What You Will Need One6x6origamipaper(kamistyle) Aflatsurfacetofoldon
How to Follow The Instructions Thecoloredsidemeansthesidethatyouwanttheoutsideofyourrosetobe.Thissidewillbethecolorofyourrose.Thewhitesidewillbethesidethatwillbehiddenontheinsideoftherose.Youmaynothaveawhitesideoracoloredsideforyourpaper,butthisishowIwillrefertothemintheseinstructions.
Ifyouareusingapaperthatisthesameonbothsides,pleasemarkeachsidesoyouknowwhichsideiscoloredandwhichsideiswhite.
Adashedlineisamountainfold,thatis,afoldthatispointinguptowardsyou.Adottedlineisavalleyfold,thatis,afoldthatispointingawayfromyou.Thesenotationswillonlyoccurwhenitisimportant,suchastomarknewfolds.
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Themeasurementlineiswhereyourfoldshouldbeginandend.Stopwherethearrowstops!Somefoldscanonlybefoldedtoacertainpointinthemiddleofthepaper.
How to Make a Fold1. Makesureyourworkareaisflatandclean.2. Carefullymakethefold,asexactaspossible,andsmoothovergentlywithfingers.
Yourcreaseshouldbelight.Applyingtoomuchforceatthispointmay
resultinacrookedfold,orevenworse,atear.
3. Ifpossible,smoothoverthefoldagainwithfingernailsorfingertips.Intheend,youwantafoldthatiscrisp.
CAUTION:
To avoid painful paper cuts, be careful around the papers edges.
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MAKING A KAWASAKI ROSEA. The Crease (~20 minutes)1. Withthewhitesideup,makeavalleyfoldhorizontally,andunfold.
2. Furtherdividethepaperbymakingavalleyfoldhorizontallyfrombothedgestothefoldyoujustmade,andunfold.
Yourpapershouldnowbecompletelyunfolded,madeof4similarlong
rectangles.
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3. Turnyourpaper90andrepeatsteps1-2.Yourpapershouldnowbecompletelyunfolded,andhave16similarsquaresdividedbycreases.
4. Withthecolorsideup,valleyfoldtheedgeofthepaperfacingyouagainstthe1sthorizontalcreaseontheotherside,andthenunfold.
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5. Repeatstep4witheachofthethreeremainingsidesbyrotating90eachtime.
Yourpapershouldnowbecompletelyunfolded,with5creasesrunning
horizontallyand5creasesrunningvertically.
6. Stillwiththecolorsideup,Findthefourcentermostsquares.Liftthehorizontalplaneitsonwiththeexistingcreases.
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7. Foldthefourcentermostsquaresbydividingitinhalf.Onlyfoldacrossthefourcentermostsquares.Donotfoldbeyondthesefoursquares.
Completelyunfold.
Yourpapershouldnowbecompletelyunfolded,withthefour
centermostsquaresdividedinto8similarrectangles.Itdoesnotmatterastowhicharemountainorvalleyfolds.
8. Rotateyourpaper90andrepeatsteps6-7.Completelyunfold.Yourpapershouldnowbecompletelyunfolded,withthecentermostsquaresnowdividedto16smallsquares.Itdoesnotmatterastowhich
aremountainorvalleyfolds.
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9. Withthewhitesideup,valleyfoldeachofthefourcornersofyourpaperuptotheveryfirstsquare.Keepthesecornersfoldedinfromnowon.
10.Findtheverymiddlesquarethatismadeupoftwobytwoofthesmallestsquares.Reinforcetheedgesofthatmiddlesquarewithmountainfolds.
11.Stillwiththewhitesideup,valleyfoldthepaperdiagonallyinhalf,notthroughthesquareyoujustreinforcedbutotherwisethroughtheentirelength.
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12.Turnthepaper90andrepeatstep11.
13.Turnthecolorsideup.Valleyfoldonlythelefthalftheleftfoldedincornertothediagonalcreaserunningacrossthemiddleofthepaper.Fold
onlyfromtheleftedgetothemiddledonotfoldtheright.
14.Repeatstep13threetimesbyturningthepageby90eachtime.
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15.Turnthewhitesideup.Valleyfoldonlythelefthalf,fromthefolded-incornernearesttoyouandtowheretherightandleftedgesofthefoldisagainsttheothertwofolded-incorners.Again,foldonlyfromtheleftedgetothemiddledonotfoldtheright.
16.Repeatstep15threetimesbyturningthepageby90eachtime.
17.Foldonlytherighthalfofthenearestfolded-incornertothecreaseyoumadeinstep15and16sothefoldisatthetipofthecorner.Again,foldonlyfromtherightedgetothecenterdonotfoldtheleft.Thesestepswillbecriticalforthetwistcomingup.
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18.Repeatstep17threetimesbyturningthepageby90eachtime.
19.Stillwiththewhitesideup,foldonlythelefthalfofthenearestfolded-incornertothetipofthetriangleofthefolded-incornerontheoppositeside.Again,foldonlyfromtheleftedgetothecenter,donotfoldtotheright.
20.Repeatstep19threetimesbyturningthepageby90eachtime.
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21.Thecreasingisdone!Congratulations,youmaynowtakeabreakorproceedtothenextsection,TheTwist.
B. The Twist (~5 minutes)1. Withthewhitesideup,reinforcetheexistingfoldsthatleadtothecenterfoursmallsquares.
2. Foldeachofthefoldsyoujustreinforcedtotherightontheexistingcreasesimmediatelynexttoit.Onlyfoldallthewayneartheedgesofthepaper.Thiswillbeawkwardsomakesureyoustayonexistingcreases.
3. Checkboththebottomandthetopofthepapertomakesureyouareonexistingcreases.Ifnot,makeitso.
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4. Nowdothetwist.Essentially,youaretryingtotwistandflattenthecenterfoursquaresagainstthepaper.Thismightbedifficultsobeslowandpatient.Thetrickistomakesurethatthecreasethatisunderthecentercreaseleadingtothesquaresiscompletelyfolded.
Youshouldnowhavethecenter4squarestwisted,thepapernowwithavagueflower-likesemblance.Thecenter4squareswillbethetopof
yourflower.
5. Thatwasthetwist!Youaredonewiththehardestpart.Takeabreak,andfinishyourflowerinthenextsection,ThePull.
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C. The Pull (~25 minutes)1. Withthecolorsideup,pullthenearestcorneropentothefirstexistingmountainfold.Donotmakeanynewfolds.
2. Withthepulled-openpartfacingyou,foldintheleftcorneralongthemountainfolds.
3. Stillwiththepulled-openpartfacingyou,taketheleftcornerofthesquareonthepulled-openpartandvalleyfoldittotheupperrightcornerofthesquare.Thisisanewfold.Keepthesefolded.
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4. Repeatsteps1-3onalloftheother3corners.
5. Nowcheckthetopandbottomtomakesureyouareontheexistingcreases.Ifnot,makeitso.
6. Wearegoingtotightentherose.Foldtheopened-uppartclosesttoyoutotheleftagainstanexistingvalleyfold,andsqueezeittherewithyourfingers.
Thereshouldbeanotheropened-uppartimmediatelynexttoit.
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7. Foldtheopened-upparttotherightandoverwhereyourfingersaresqueezing.Foldovertheflapthatisextendingovertolockthesetwopartstogether.
8. Lockeverysingleopened-upparttogetherbyrepeatingsteps6-7.Thismaybetricky,sotakeyourtimeandmakesuretostayonexistingcreases.Youmayneedtouseyourfingerstoholdafewpartsinplacetolocktheothers.Keepholdingontothemafteryouaredone.
Youshouldnowhavesomethingthatlooksverymuchlikeaflowerwithfourpointybitsonthebottom.Thesepointybitswillbethebottomof
yourflower.
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9. Beingclosingupthebottombygentlyfoldingoneofthepointybitsintothebottomwithaverygentlecrease.Ahardcreaseatthispointwillmakeyourflowerlookunnatural.Useyourfingerstokeepitdown.
10.Foldthepointybittotheleftoftheoneyoujustfoldedinontopofit,andtheoneafterthatontopofthemall.Youshouldbeholdingtheminplace.
Thereshouldstillbeonepointybitstickingup.
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11.Tuckthelastpointybitintothefoldoneyoufoldedin,whilehavingitgooverthethirdoneyoufoldedin.
Thebottomofyourflowershouldnowbeclosedupnicely,andstay
closedwithoutyourfingersholdingitdown.
12.Turnyourflowersothetopisontop.Openuptheflapsthataregoingintothecenter.
13.Nowgentlypullthemoutfromthecenterandspreadthem,likepedals.Begentle,youdonotwanttotearanythingatthispoint.
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14.Useyourfingerstosmoothenthepedals,andmakethemlookroundandfull.Easeanycrumplesinthepaperanddoyourbesttomakethepedalsstayonexistingcreases.
15.Wearenotdoneyet.Gentlypulloutthetriangleflapsonthesideandcurlthemoutslightlytomakeyourroselookevenbetter.Again,youdontwanttoripanythingatthispoint.
16.Andwearedone!Doafinalsmootheningtomakesureyourroseispuffyandfresh.YoumaynowbrandishtheKawasakirosetoyournextsocialgathering.
ThereisanoptionalKawasakirosebasethatcanbemade.Pleaserefer
tothesectionAmbitious?
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AfterthoughtsHelp!Makingawrongfoldinthisprojectisnottheendoftheworld,butitmaymaketherestoftheprojectmoredifficult.Justmakesureyouhavethecorrectfold,
andwithenoughpatience,youshouldbefine.Ifyouarelost,justretracetoastepyourememberdoing.Ifyoudiditcorrectly,thecreasewillstillbethere!
Ifyouarestuckatanypart,pleasefeelfreetolookfortutorialsYouTube(part12andpart23)demonstratinghowtodotheKawasakiRose.Whilemanyothervideosandtutorialsareeasilyfound,differentindividualsmaydotheroseslightlydifferently.Therefore,thelinksIhaveprovidedmostcloselyfollowtheinstructionsinthebooklet.
Ambitious?YoucanmakearosebasefortheKawasakiRoseyoujustmade.Thebasewillrequireorigamipaperthatisonequarterthesizeoftheoneyouusedfortheroseandshouldtakeonlyabout10to15minutes.Youcansimplyquarterandcutapaperthatyoualreadyhave.Youcanusethisinstructionalvideo4,thoughmanyotherscanbefoundbyusingthesearchtermKawasakiRoseBase.
Morecreativeindividualsmayprobablybeabletoconjureupmoreuniqueideals,suchasputtingtheroseonahomemadestem,makingrosebunchesorwreaths,andsoon.
2Part1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLubZ94jy1E&feature=related3Part2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jwtSYPbvSU&feature=related4KawasakiRoseBase:http://www.metacafe.com/watch/687880/rose_base_kawasaki/
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