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*Note that two numbers are given for the size of the model featured on this page.
The larger size number provides a measurement for the outside of the bowl or cup (Line A), while the smaller size number is the height of the pentagonal shape inside the bowl or cup (Line B).
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| Set ID #: | 6049 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Very Small Flower-Shaped |
| Cup Size*: |
9.3 cm (3.7 in) and
4.3 cm (1.7 in)
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| Cup Height: |
3 cm (1.2 in)
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| Style: | Non-Modular Flower - Lotus Cup |
| Designer: | Christiane Bettens (Mélisande) |
| Design Source: | PDF Diagrams in The Fold: Issue 73 (OrigamiUSA, November-December, 2022) >> Click here
YouTube Video by Leyla Torres - Pentagon from a Square >> Click here
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| Paper Type: |
Tuttle Publishing Double-Sided Folding Sheets - Paper Pack Book - Origami Kaleidoscope
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| Sheet Size: | 14.1 x 13.4 cm (5.6 x 5.3 in) Pentagon
Cut from a 15.2 cm (6 in) Square Sheet |
| Sheets Used: | 1 |
| Paper Source: |
Barnes & Noble
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| Comments: | I wasn't sure whether I should categorize these lovely little cups as star-shaped or flower-shaped, but I have put them with the flowers because of the name their designer has given them, and because she mentions being inspired by Kazukuni Endo's flower-shaped bowl.
The PDF diagrams referenced above include both a crease pattern and step folds. I usually find it easier to work with step folds, but many people like the challenge of working from a crease pattern, so it's great when both are provided.
This model requires a pentagon-shaped sheet. The designer cites a video by Leyla Torres demonstrating a traditional fold-and-cut method for getting a pentagon from a square. See the link for this video above.
For the cups shown here, I wanted the kaleidoscope pattern printed on my paper to be centered perfectly inside the floor of each cup, but I didn't achieve this effect with my first two attempts.
I finally got the desired effect by making a pentagon-shaped template from a clear plastic sheet, and then positioning the center of my template over the center of the kaleidoscope pattern. I traced lightly in pencil around my template and cut out my pentagon that way, instead of using the traditional fold-and-cut method.
The designer of this model suggests several ways to nest successively smaller versions of the Lotus Cup. One of her nested variations resembles a beautiful rose; I think I might try making it soon. |
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