Clustered Flower crisis

Scottishfee · Post by **Scottishfee** » April 18th, 2008, 6:35 pm

Hello

Just bought the "Kusudama Origami" book by Tomoko Fuse and i am really disappointed by the instructions on how to make the models. They are very confusing and im am completely stuck on page 60. Cant go between steps 5 and 6.

Please help i really want to make it and its annoying me now.

gila o · Post by **gila o** » April 18th, 2008, 8:15 pm

Hello Scottishfee
Before folding the-clustered flower on page 60 try to fold the framework on page 44.Steps 4-6 are the same as steps5-6 where you were stucked ,but in page 44 there is an intermediate step which I belive will help you to succede .
Hope it helped....
Good Luck!

Scottishfee · Post by **Scottishfee** » April 18th, 2008, 9:21 pm

That is fantastic Gila

Thanks very much for your help.

Did you think that the books illustration could have been better or is it just me being me?

notefolds · Post by **notefolds** » April 19th, 2008, 12:16 am

I agree with you that the diagrams aren't that good. But if you can get past it, the results are well worth it. Check out Floral Origami Globes by her. Very clear instructions, full color photos and every model looks great!

Here are a couple I folded. They make great decorative pieces:

Scottishfee · Post by **Scottishfee** » April 19th, 2008, 9:23 am

Thanks notefolds!

I will do that - also ordered that book at the same time

Just need to stock up on bits of orgiami paper is they use about 30 each lol.

gila o · Post by **gila o** » April 19th, 2008, 9:30 am

I'm glad it helped.
Personally I found Tomoko Fuse's diagram very good.I belive It's a mater of practising and I'm sure that you will feel like that after folding few models from her book.
Enjoy your foldind -
Gila

notefolds · Post by **notefolds** » April 19th, 2008, 3:01 pm

Yes they do require a lot of paper. Order some online and you can usually get it very cheap. I get mine from Asian Food Grocer http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index.as ... egory=1185
They sell it for 2.45 USD for 100 sheets. I'm sure there's other places that have it for even less!

Scottishfee · Post by **Scottishfee** » April 19th, 2008, 4:37 pm

Cool that's great and they deliver to the UK by the looks of things.

Eyeing up the paper already. It is a lot cheaper over there than it is over here.

Here is a picture of my first one!

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