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Left, tsuzura (lid : pp. 1215 ; base : pp. 1618 1Right, variation, a smaller tsuzura. Basically units are foldedalmost in the same way as the larger one, except that youbegin with a diagonal instead of a line that divides side lines inhalf.

Square boxes : below, ‘bow knot’; right, ‘wheel’ ; above,‘ lightning’ (lid s : pp. 24226 ; base : pp. 1 9 -2 3 ).

Lids of square boxes : with ‘pinwheels’ on both sides(pp. 3 4 -4 0 ).The base below rig ht has the same pattern as В onP- 33.3

Above, lid of a square box :'lozenge' (pp. 2 7 -2 8 ).Below, bases of a squarebox : left to right, A ; С ;combination of A and С(pp. 3 0 -3 3 ).

Center, lid of a square box : 'fancy pinwheel' (pp. 4 143 ). The other four lids are variations and are foldeddifferently from on p. 36.

Above left, lid of an octagon box : 'littleflo w e r’ Cpp.44-46) made o f chiyogami(colorful paper). Right, base (pp. 5 0 -5 4 ).The box contains four folded inserts thatfit nicely.Below, lid of an octagon box : ‘doublestars’ (pp. 4 7 -4 9 ).6

Triangle boxes (pp. 55-617

Above left, lid o f a hexagon box : 'six-petal plnwheel’ (pp. 62 65 ; base : pp. 68 71). By devising d iffe re n t ways of folding,you can make a seven- or eight-sided box.Below, lid of a hexagon box : ‘flower and sta r’ (pp. 66 67).8

ContentsPreface11Signs used in the illu s tra tio n s11Lid of tsuzura (w ic k e r clo thes-box)12B a se of tsuzura16S q u a re b o x e s: first series19Lids of sq u are boxes24V a ria tio n : lozenge27Sq u a re b o x e s: second series30Lids of sq u are boxes with pinw heels on both sid e s34Lid of a sq ua re b o x : f a n c y pinwheel41Lid of an o cta g o n b o x : little flower44Lid of an o c ta g o n b o x : double s ta r s47B a se of an o c ta g o n50boxT ria n g le b o x : m edium size55T ria n g le box : larg e size58T ria n g le b o x : sm a ll size60Lid of a hexagon box with six-petal pinwheel62Lid of a hexagon b o x : flower and s t a r66B ase of a hexagon box68P ostscript73

Lid of tsuzura(wicker clothes-box) 1983By fo ld in g according to A, you canproduce this pattern on the lid. В isplain. Both are made of two piecesof paper.(F o r the base of the box thatm atches these lids, see pp. 16- 18.)ФM ark a fo ld in g line onth e u p p er la ye r only.В12

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@ /J\ / \¿ Л aF old up to th e О m ark,m a tch in g m arks.Fold th e upperla ye r only.M ake th e rig h tside sta n d u p rig h t.P le a t alo n gth e linesa lre a d y m arked.F o ld a lo n gth e c e n te r line.14F inishe d unit.

By changing the fo ld ing a little as illu stra te d , you can make a lid w ith a raisedpoint like the above photo. See if you can make it.finished.Jo in as in th e d ra w in g .Push in till the bottomfo rm s a square.15

Base of tsuzuraC1983I am very fond of this crisp littlebox. Its folds look so sim ple, buttry separating the units fo r afrien d and ask them to reassem blethe base of the box. It’s quite abrain teaser ! 16

То join the units,see the next page.17

Finishe d unit.J o in a s in th e d ra w in g .The units w ith th e ir looseflaps may be a little difficu ltto join. See if you can do itby ca re fu lly fo llo w in g theillu stra tio n s.Side p a tte rn , inside.18

Square boxes : first series 1986Left to right : 'lightning' (p. 23), ‘bow knot' (p. 22), ‘wheel’ (p. 21).By just joining the same units d iffe re n tly you w ill find th a t new patternsappear like magic. Here are two such patterns, and a th ird , a com binationof the firs t two.Both folding and jo in in g are very sim ple. We use fo u r units. L e t us firs tfold the units as follows.CD Continued onthe next page.19

F old up to th e оm ark.¿3)sid e s sta n d u p rig h t.20F in ish e d unit.

How to join the ‘w heel’ units.PocketMake su re w hich is th epocket, and w hich the tab.Fix th e end byfo ld in g it inside.i N ote) It is easier to jointhe four units first and thenfold and fix the ends.YO utside p a tte rn ,r f‘w h e e l’ .Inside p a tte rn21

How to join the ‘bow knot’ units.P ocketPocketThe u n it on p. 20.R everse th e ta b and pocketo f ‘w h e e l’ on p. 21.VFix th e end byfo ld in g it inside.O utside p a tte rn ,'b ow k n o t’ .Inside p a tte rn .22

How to join the ‘ lig h tn in g ’ units.Unlike the ‘w heel’ and ‘ bow kn o t’, the units th a t make the 'lig h tn in g ’ patternare joined by using both ends of two units as tabs, and both ends ofremaining two units as pockets.Note Fix the ends likethe 'wheel' See p. 21).O utside p a tte rn ,lig h tn in g '.23

Lids of square boxes 1986Now let us make lids fo r the boxes we have made. As w ith the boxes, twod iffe re n t lid patterns can be made from the same units, and th e ircom bination makes a th ird pattern. The outside patterns of the lids matchthose o f the boxes.The jo in in g o f the th ird pattern is not illustrated, but it is the same asthe join in g of the lightning -p atterned box on p. 23.24

Finished units.For joining,see the next page.H Fold, m aking th e sidessta n d u p rig h t as above.Mark a fo ld in gline on theupper layer only. 25

Joining the ‘wheel’.P a tte rns.Inside.O utside.

Lid of a square box. Variation : lozenge At a certain point((D), change1986the fo lding on page 25 slig h tly and you w illhave a lid with a d iffe re n t pattern.T urn over.(!)M ark a fo ld in g lineon th e u p p er la ye r only.Continued onthe next page.“Ф.27

90 Z.M atch m arks.Fold th e m arke d lin e to thew ro n g side, up to th e О m ark,m a tch in g m arks in . Foldon ly th e in n e r layers.F in ish e d unit.Join as in the drawing.P a tte rn s.28

'Bow knot' (p. 26).'Lightning'-'Wheel' (p. 26).'Lozenge' (p. 28).29

Square boxes : second series 1988Fold as illustra ted . You can make three d iffe re n t patterns, A, В and C. It is allvery sim ple, and such fun !(2)(D 130

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Finishe d unit.Join th e fo u r u n its in to a c irc le .32

Left to right : С. B.ВInside p a tte rn .

Lids of square boxes with pinwheelson both sidesL e ft to right : combination of A and В. B, A.These lids have pinwheel p atte rn s inside and outside. The joined A- and B- types areillu s tra te d here, but you can join the units so th a t you have d iffe re n t patterns insideand out. You can also finish the main pattern in d iffe re n t ways. Experim ent !34

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O r d in a r y b o x e s h a v e no d e s ig n s on th e b o tto m o r in s id et h e ir lid s , b u t w ith u n it o r ig a m i y o u ca n m a k e b o x e s w ithth e s e w o n d e rfu l p a tte r n s o n in n e r s u rfa c e s . T h e p le a s u reo n f ir s t s e e in g th e s e c h a rm in g lit t le b o x e s in c re a s e s w h e nyo u lo o k in s id e !T h is d e lig h t in fin d in g u n e x p e c te dp a tte r n s is th e r e s u lt o f u n it o rig a m i.To join the units,see the next page F in ish e d unit./т Г37

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[J o in in g : in sid e JT he u n its can bea sse m b le d w ithtin y tip s lik e th e se onth e o u tsid e./Inside p a tte rn .F inish th e insidec e n ter as o u tsid eO utside p a tte rn .( Í 4 l Tuck th e end in thefo ld m ade inI П .)39

J o in in g tw o -s id e d p in w h e e l B.[ J o in in g o u t s id e . ][ J o in in g in s id e .JO u ts id e p a tte r n .In s id e p a tte rn .

Lid of a square box : fancy pinwheelС¡ 98 8To make this lid, you fold and join in alm ost the same way as has alreadybeen done (pp. 34 4 0 ), but the result is som ething unique. For best effect,use paper with one side colored d iffe re n tly than the other.F rom 5 on p. 36.Continued onthe next page.

IF in ish e d unit.

Join as inthe drawing.To fin ish the ce n tra lp a tte rn , see p. 38 39.

Lid of an octagon box : little flower 1983(To fold the base, refer to p. 50.)Now let us make an octagon lid, using fo u r units. When the lid is joined, thew hite back of the paper appears in the center like a little flower, hence thebox’s name.44

F inishe d unit.Join as in the drawing.F ix th e end byfo ld in g it inside.Jo in th e o th e rtw o u n its inth e sam e way.46

Lid of an octagon box : double stars 1983Fold the ‘little flo w e r’ units inside out, and you w ill see the birth of tw in stars,one colored, the other w hite. You can create such a change by ju st reversingthe folding. Such is the fascination of origam i ! The little flow er had the twinstars hidden in it.the next page. &47

F old th e u p p erla y e r only,p la cin g aPull o u tOpen.48th e in n e r flap.

Join th e o th e r tw o u n itsin th e sam e way. end byit inside.J o in as in th e d ra w in g .49

Base of an octagon box 1988The base o f th is box is ra th e r com plicated both to fold and to join. You fold andunfold at many places. Proceed slowly and with patience, ca refully follow ingthe illustratio ns.(D Open.Fold th e le ft sideto th e 50 m ark.

A narrow opening.@ t Continued onthe next page.F old alo n g th e linem arked in @ .F old th e le ft sid e to lin e a.Fold alo n g th e linem arked in (D .51

Fold th e le ft side alonglin e a and then unfold. -\ VPleat, pla cin ga a lo n g line b. line p a ra lle l to th e side.Pull open52

Continued onthe next page.Open.Pleat.F inishe d unit.

[F in ish : inside.]AF ix th e ends,b ending theminside.Good as it is.Inside pattern of A.54

Triangle box : medium size 1983We seldom come across a tria n g le box, but with units o f folded paper we canmake w onderful ones. Let us make three such boxes of d iffe re n t sizes and uselarger ones as lids.Continued onthe next page.Ф 55

M atch th e b ottomle ft c o rn e r to theto p line.M ark th e fo ld in g lineand u n fo ld to .th e d o tte d lin e s.U n it o f th e m edium box fin ish e d .(X3)56

LargeMediumSmallMidget{IsT h e s e illu s tr a tio n s s h o w a t a g la n c e h o w t r ia n g le b o x e s o f d if f e r e n t s iz e s a refo ld e d . B y c h a n g in g fo ld in g lin e s y o u c a n c h a n g e th e d e p th o f th e b o x, a n d th u sm a k e b o x e s o f fo u r d iff e r e n t s iz e s , la rg e , m e d iu m , s m a ll a n d m id g e t, a ll o fw h ic h c a n be n e a tly p la c e d o n e in s id e a n o th e r . T h is is d o n e w ith o u t c u tt in g th ep a p e r, a n d th e fo ld in g in v o lv e s no s u c h a m b ig u ity as s lid in g a fo ld in g lin e ju s t alit t le . T r ia n g le b o x e s m a d e fr o m s q u a re p ie c e s o f p a p e r, b o x e s th a t c a n bec o n ta in e d o n e in s id e a n o th e r, s u c h a re th e w o n d e rs o f o rig a m i !F o ld in g o f ‘ M id g e t’ is n o t s h o w n h e re . T h e m e th o d is s im ila r to th e s m a llb o x. Y ou ca n m a ke it w ith o u t d iffic u lty .J o in a s in th e d ra w in g .

Triangle box : large size 1983 z M atch th e b o tto m rig h tc o rn e r to th e c e n te r line.(DVtF old alo n glin e a in .58s'J

Unit of large-sized box finished. L ift.the middle-sized box. (See p. 57.)F old 1 in andtuck inside.Fold, m a tch in g th e d ivid e db o ttom lines, th e n unfold.M ark th e fo ld in g line,th e n u n fo ld to w ith b fo ld e d as in (§).Fold, m atchingDivide the angle in half.th e d o tted lines.59

Triangle box:small size Ф1983 M atch th e b o tto m rig h tc o rn e r to th e c e n te r line. T u rn upsidedown.60

U n it o f sm a ll box fin ish e d . Open.Join th e u n its liketh e m id d le -size d box. (S e e p. 5 7 .)Fold, m atch in g theTuck inside.divid e d bo ttom linesand unfold. Open.M ark th e fo ld in glin e and u n fold to .Fold, m atch in g thed o tte d lines.61

Lid of a hexagon box with six-petalpinwheel ,»Now let us make a hexagonbox. When the units areassembled, the whiteback of the paper appearsin a clear-cut flowerpattern.62

M atch th e m arks.C ontin ued onth e next page.Pull o u t th e bo ttom piecew ith o u t fo ld in g .63

Fold th e upperla ye r only.half.P ositionreve rse d . R eturnF old a lo n g th e linem a rke d in @ andu nfold.U nfold.