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KUSUDAMABALL ORIGAMI



CONTENTS

Symbols for folding . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 3

Diana .................•......... 14

Comet . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . ........... 17

Luminous . . . . . . .................. 18

Neptune ......................... 21

Triangle Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Tassel .....................•..... 26

Paper Tassel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30UFO ..................... .. .. .. . 31

Breeze ............... . . . .. . . . . . . 34

Elegance . . . . . . . . . . ..• . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Diamond ........................ 40

Dice . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Mercury ......................... 44

Venus...........................

46Tassel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Pluto ............. . ............. 50

Crown ..................... . . . . . 52

Festival (1) ..... . . . • . .• ...... . . . . . 57

Festival (2) ............ .. . . . .. . . . . 59Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 61

Shooting Star . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 62

Starflower ..............•......... 65

Morning Dew ..................... 68

Butterfly ........•......... .. . . . . . 70

Pansy ........................... 74



KUSUDAMA is a decorative paper ball for festive occasions. Originally it was

an ornamental scent bag hung to clear away noxious vapors, thus the name"KUSU" (medicine) + "DAMA" (ball). Origami works are usually made from

one piece of square paper, but Kusudama Origami is different. It combines

several units of ongaml. Folding each piece and then joining the units with the

completed ball in mind is an enjoyable process. No intricate methods are

Involved: folding and joining the uni ts is simple and easy.

This IS a basic book for beginners.The step-by-step illustrations are clear, and

there IS no guesswork. A completed Kusudama makes a wonderful present.

and is indispensable as a Christmas decoration.

SY MBOLS FOR FOLDING

Valley fold Moun laln told

I / .----------- -- ----- Fold and unfold \0 make a crease

\

_ ._ .- ..-Enlarged IIgure

Turn over

Inside reve rse fold Ou lSIde reverse told

Plea t

o/

Fold backward ( j

Reduced IIgure

3



BREEZE

(See page 34 )

DICE

(See page 42 )

PLUTO

(See page 50 )

5



UFO

(See page 31 )SHOOTING STAR

(See page 62 )

PANSY

(See page 26 .)



DIANA

(See page 14 )

MERCURY

(See page 44)

DIAMOND

(See page 40.)



COMET

(Seepage 17



ElEGANCE

(See page 38 )

FESTIVAL

(See page 57.)



BUIIERFLY

(See page 70)

MORNING DEW

(See page 68)



3

VENUS

(See page 46)

Put thesecond

grrup of units on lop of the first group,and thread the marked string through the second group,

and the other strings in the following cxder: the second

stnng into the third silt , the third stnng Into the second slit,

<rld the fourth slnnq into the third slit

1

Open the String with the bunch 01 yarn and put a group

of assembled units on I\.

2

First, insert the marked string Into any slit of the units and

then the other Siring in the folk::lY.1ng order: the second

string In(o the second slit frern the first Siring , the third

string into the third slit from the second string. and the

fourth string into the second slit frcrn the third string.

4

FIRST &THIRD GROUPS

2 units

2 units

SECOND &FOURTH GROUPS

3 Units

3 units

Put the third and fourth groups and thread the strings

as illustrated.



1 1

Pull the stnngs one byone and shape the

whole carefully.

Hold each of two strings tCgether and make a

loose knot In the center and pull the string slowly.

When the knot comes to the base, fasten it tightly

so that the W'hoIe makes a round ball.

Thread the stnng through the loop of the hanger.

8

Tie twtce firmly as in step 6.

Cut the strings near the base. Completed.



12

DIANA

BLINTZ FOLD@

,~ /,

/

//

,,

, , ,, /

, /",, /

Fold the four corners to the

center

Make creases

Fold the pOint

to the crease.

Make creases

/,

, ,/

,/

,

//

/

Make creases.

@

Fold the other points In the

, ,,



/

Make creases

®

Make creases

Fold SIX pieces 01

Ihls bas,c unll

Fold Ihe Opposite corner In

the same way

Open the upper layers

This shows how 10 fold

Fold so thaI the marked

part comes InSide.



Insen the pOint and lix, uSing

a lillie glue.

JOIn the four Units to make a

nng

\ ~ - - - 1 '

/'

Seen tram the top

Completed

Jam the top and the boUom

the same way



I \ /V_ - ~ Y 1 " /

/,

Combine lOp and bottom In

the same way

Combine four Units and jOin them

•

!.--"_ J

Seen from the top

COMET

- ~ /

@

Completed



LUMINOUS

,,,

,, ,

, ,, ,

Fold the lour corners up to

the creases

/ ' - .

Fold on the creases

@

,,,

Make creases

@

Fold the points as shown_

Blintz Fold



/

• r

Blin tz Fold

Open the two flaps

Combine the four unlls In the

same way

Lift one corner of Ihe Irlangle

Insert the pomt Into the slot

Make Sl)( units In the same

way



Make a ring by JOining the

four points

Completed

Combine the top and bottom

units



@

BLINTZ FOLD

Make creases.

,

NEPTUNE

,,, ,,

, ,,,,

FOld the corners to the

center

Make a Blintz Fold



@

/

@

Unfold

The ratio of the paper Sizes

Triangle JOints

(8 sheets)

Open the four lIaps.

Kusudama units

(6 sheets)

Make 6 Units In the sameway

Completed



See page 24 for

the triangle unl!

Inserllhe corners Into the

pockets of triangle Join ts

\

,

JOin Ihe o!her corners In the

same way

Make two groups of the Ihree

units and JOin !hem



TRIANGLE UNIT

@

@

,

,,,,

,

,,,

Unfold

Repeal the same fold as In

step 2

,,,,,,,

Bring (6) 10 the center

crease_

Unfold

,,,

B

A

G) , - - - / . , - - - - - - - - - - ,

It1---

Make a crease

Slots



FOld over at the Intersecllng

,,

,,,,

Unfold

Fold over

- the lip Into the pocket.nse, ,

,

FOld along the crease.

,,,

,,, \,

Completed

Fold over

,,,; ..- " ,,

"--- ,

Fold over.

r = = ~ 7

Fold over



TASSEL

- _. -- -- - -

Fold together a bunch 01

colorful strings

. - - --

@

Tie the middle WIth a pieCe

of slnng

-.. . . "- - -

Let both ends drop down.

@

Completed.

@

Tie the base 01 the bunch. Trim lhe end



Use lour stripS of paper as

long as you like

FOld the other three stripS In

the same way

IH

ftjj over. leaving a space

@r -

-

PAPER TASSEL

-

-

@, . . · .

- I I· ..

I

Put the fourth slnp over the

third and through the first

stnp

Put the third

way

@

J.

@

I I

slnp In the same

r

"-

~

' -

\··

r

Put the first Sinp between the

second

•

r

-

-



<Zl~ r -

<:f

Pull each stnp

'-

JOin to Kusudama( )

....... IvCompleted

I

I ~

LI!I up all the stripS

@' -

Secure the center firmly

I I

--

Paste a small square 01 paper

In the center and thread a

piece of stnng through here.



r -@

V

17/

1

over one 01 the stnps ®"\

Fold over the second stnp

- I1 1

' - -

~ ®

-

•

® 1

1

~ /1

Fold over the third SInp

Put the last slnp through the

!irs! slnp

'-

V

29



FLOWER PART

, , ,

,,,

" ,, ,, ,,, , ,, ,, ,, ,

Make creases Completed

BLINTZ FOLD <2>;:::.--

,

,,,

Bring the lour corners 10 the

center

Also fold the underneath

triangles

Fold and open the upper

layers

@~ -

FOld so that the underSide



@,

Make creases

Blintz Fold

@

Make creases

UFO

,,,,

Make creases

/1

1 / ""IUnfold.

Push Inward the marked parts

,,



MaKe creases

@ Unfold the lXlder IIiangIes

/

(Reduced f i g U r e ~ ~ / '

Insert the corner

®

Fold on the crease

"

Unfold the upper fnangOs

0 , /

/ "Begin With the FLOWER

PART on page 30.

Outside paper

Fla#e<

L__ . 2 L p a I 1_ ~ Use paper 1/4 the size

of the outside paper

See page 17 ex

this KUSUDAMA.

,,,



Make 6 of thiS unit, and assemble

the Units in the same way as

shown on pages 16 and 17

Completed

See page 16 for this KUSUOAMA.

Push Inward the

marked pans

Fold and open

the under triangles

Fold and open1he under corners

Fold and Insert the other

®



BREEZE

@

I II 0

I 0

I I~ ~ : ~ I 0

I 0

, I

I I

Fold over 10 the center line

@

--@

Fold the corners to the center

/1"'1

Repeat the same fold on theother side.

@

Pull Qut the corners

@



FLOWER PETAL

FOld over

Fold the corners to the

center

®

Open the tnangles andflauen


center

Fold the corners 10 the

center

Fold over the corners



Turn over the topmost

triangles

Insert each corner Into each

pocket

Turn ove r the underneath

tnangles

@ .

Join the top and the bottom

in the same way .



Unfold

Conneclln a loop

Make 6 of this unit

Insert the triangle Into the

pocket.

Connect 4 unlls In lhe same

way



ELEGANCE

@

/

Make 6 01 thiS unit.

Unfold

@

\

Begin WIth step 18

on page 37.

Insert the cOI'ners Into the

tnangle on page 25



Completed

Using the trlang!es, connect

the units.

The Rallo at Paper

f '

The paper for

the tnangle.

The paper to( the unit

Assemb!e the two groups



DIAMOND

@

, , ,

Make creases

@

Fold to the center line

@ /

+-

' - iJ


,

,, ,

@

,- - ~ - - - - - - ,

Make creases.

,

, ,

,,,

, ,

,

Make creases

, , ,

Fold the other squares Insame way

Fold to the crease



Glue the other tiPS together.

Open the tnangles and

!\a!!')n

Fold the other tnangles In the

same way

Completed

Fold the corners under

®

Glue the tipS together

Glue the \Ips together

@ Unlold

Make the same 6

Units



DICE

Fold lhe corners

/. : /" '. I

f-"':. :I.', - - - - - - - } ~ - -/ : 1"-

, ', '

Fold again

@

Begin WIth step 8

on page 40.

Fold the corners in. and then

open them Qut again.

Completed

Connecllhe lOp and botto

In the same way



Make creases

Raise the corners.

Make 6 of this unit.

Connect 4 units by Inserllng

the Hap Into each slot.

Ma ke an inside reverse fold

/

/


center

Enlarged figure

Unfold.

@


center.



MERCURY

@

@,

, , ,

,,

, , ,

Make creases

BLINTZ FOLD

Cut Into 4 pIeCes

Begin with slep 14

on page 43.

(Tur red over)

OUTSIDE

CD

INSIDE

,,,-- - .... -------

Make creases

Fold over the triangles



Completed

@

Insert InlO the slots

Make 601

this Unit

See pages 42-43 for assembling

Open the underneath

triangles

Open the topmost triangles



VENUS

Open and llallen

Fold over

Fold over again

Unlold

@

Open and flatten

Fold 10 the center line



®

Untold and open

Open and !Iallen.

Fold the other flaps In the

same way

FOld the other lIaps In the

same way

Tum over


Fold down the triangle

Fold the marked parts back

so Iha l lhey meet al lhe back.



•

Fold to the center

Make 40 01 this unit

Seen from Ihe Side.

FOld down the triangle.

~ .- ..

Pass thread through 10 umts

and tie

Fold Ihe tnangle down.

Fold on lhe creases as If)

slep 20

Open the sill a lillie

FOld the marked parts back

so that they meel al the back

" .'-.'-,• -.

/' \

" "'.•. , \I , -+- / '.

Fold to the center

Fold the other corners In the

Fold the marked parts baCk

so that they meet at the baCK



See pages 11-12 for assembling

the units- < " T " ' I ~

Cannecl 10 unlls With threadand tie the base

MAKING THE TASSEL

Hold logelher a bunch of

colorful strings

- - - - - .--- . ---Tie the middle WIth a piece of

s\nng

) •

Alter tYing. leave about 10 em

(4 Inches) of stnng on each

side of the \Ie.

Tie lhe two crossed strings

and the bunch of string

logelher In the middle.

Tie Ihe base of the tuft

Cut off exIra stnng

Make 4 groups of 10 units.

Prepare lwo pieces of long

string and lie them atlhe

middle

•Tie a smatlloop at one

of the ends, to mark It

HANGER

Prepare a loop of sIring for

hanging

MarKing

Trim the end

•



PLUTO A Vana llon of the design

on page 46

Begin With step 7 on page 46

I

Fold along the creases

@

Fold the other side In !he

same way

Open the triangles and

®Fold along lhe creases fla llen

Make InSide reverse lolds.

@ Unfold

FOld over

Ou tSide uni t

Inside unit

Make InSide reverse lolds.

Make 40 of this urn!

JOIn the units the same way

as VENUS on page 46

Insert Into the center of the

outSide unll

Fold so that all the triangles

open.

See slep 29 on page 49 for



Unfold

@

Make InSide reverse folds

Fold each behind

Make 40 of the unl! with

horns on page 48

Make 40 of this unit

JOin the units the same way

as VENUS on page 46

JOin the unitS the same way

as VENUS on page 46

Step 27 on page 48 before folding

the triangles

@

\

Fold over

Make InSide reverse folds

Fold so that the points open.

Insert Into

the outSIde unl!

See step 29 on page 48

for the outside unit.



CROWN

@

Fold over

@

Make creases

@

JOIn lhe corners along

creases.

Unfold

@

Insert the marked part

Begin WIth step 7

Q( l page 46

Fold over

@

The same fold as step 5

@



PARTB

(Make 4)

@

Unfok:l

Insertlnlo PART A

~ 7 J PART A

(Make 2)

@

PART A completed Make 2

of this unit

Inser1lhe marked partInto the pocket

Unfold

Insert aU the other corners

InSide the pockets In the

same way.

Fold like this

Insert the marked part

Into the pocket



54

Insert lar Into the bottom.

PARTe

(Make 4)

Make a short crease in the

center lust tor Identlhcalion.

Fold over to the crease.

@

Unfold so thai the triangles

overlap

Insert all the other parts

between PART A and PART B

Insert between PART A

and PART B.



Insert far Into the bollom.

The same triangle as step 2

on page 53.

PART 0

(Make 4)

Insert Into the slots of

PART B

Insert the tiP of PART B Into

the FLOWER PART

Pf2Ej@/ "-

~ @

Unfold the topmost triangles

Unfold the underneath

triangles

Insert all the other PART D's

In the same way

Insert the tipS Into the other

PART A

FLOWER PART

(Make 4)

USing paper t /4 the size. fold

the rose flower ()(l page 30

<D



56

Insert the tiPS 01 PART B Into

the FLOWER PART

Completed

Unfold the upper

triangles

Unlold the lower

mangles

Insert the tiPS 01 PART 0

between PART B and

FLOWER PARTUse glue II necessary

Insert all the other tiPS In lhe

same way



FESTIVAL 1

/

- - - --- --- - - - - -

\

J'

-- --- , --- - - --- -

,Fold along creases .

• , J'.

"" .•

" ' "Fold the corners unde r.

@

Make creases .

@

,j '.' ...~ = = . . . ; .

/0':,

Make InSIde reverse folds

along the creases .

,,

Inser! the un folded triangles

In to the slo ts of each unI t.

Use a dab of glue to ensure

firm assembly.

Fold ove r.

Inser! and fix two uni ts in the

same way

Ma ke 2 01 h Is assem bly.

@ Make 12 of th Is Unit.

Unfold the corne rs.

57



Insert and !Ix the Oher Units .

Completed .

58

Insen and fix the other

assembly

Make 6 uni ts on page 53 and

Inse rt them Into each corner.



FESTIVAL 2

,----- -- - ----- --

I) ®

,--- ----- - ------

/ I

Make creases,

®

-- ---- -- ------ICompleted

@

-----. - - -------

Fold along creases .

@

I

lL .

Fold along creases

FOld triangles at * and make

creases al 0 .

Make 12 of this unit.

Assemble like (1).

Unfold the triangles.

~ , ,

(.. ',

..- ..

Fold behind.

~ . ".. I l,,

VMake InSide reverse folds. 59



RHAPSODY

•

@

@

.'

/.."-

• Open and Iiallen

, , ,"

Fold along the crease

Open the last layer and

make a three-O unit

Fold In halt again.

Make 8 of this Uni t

@

o\

----- ---------

\Fold In half

Insert the corner of

the unit Into PART A.



60

1rtSef1lhe corners InfO PART A

@

Insert the other c o r n e r s ; \ ~ : 2 : : : : : : : : : ~ ~ In the same way t

Make 2 assembled Units and put together



SHOOTING STAR

@

/

..

-',. Open the upper layer and

@

flatten

@" . - - - - ,,,,,,

Fold \0 the left

,.. ---1'!----_

,,,

Fold In half again

Open the layer and flatten

62 Make a c rease.

\

-------- -- ---I

Fold In hatt

®

Make an Inside reverse fold

®

••

Make a crease



Make an Inside reverse told

Lltlthe !laps

Make a crease. @

View trom the bollom

Place of Insertion. Make 24 01 this unit.

The pocket to be Inserted

Make a crease

Insert the point and glue.

@

Insert like this

Make 6 of these 4-unlt groups

63



/

64

Insert each of the 6 into

another, and glue,

Completed.

...."" ... ~ - "" JOin 4 of the assembled units

In a link.

Jo in the top group and

bollom group.



@

@

Open the upper layer and

flallen.

Fold to the left.

Open the layer and flatten.

®

STARFLOWER

Fold in hall again.

Make a crease.

\

- - - - - - - - ----

Fold in half.

Fold the other corners in the

same way.

Unfold.

Make a crease on the center

line.

Fold along the crease.

65



Push In.

•

Unfold

x

Fold the corners along the

creases.

Fold up accordIng 10 Ihe

creases

Fold Itke thIs@

:::::11\ "";-=

Llfl the corners

Completed

TYPEB JOtn 4 unIts WIth care.

Inser1 Into the pocket

TYPE A



TYPES

Jom the bollom In the same

way

JOin the top

Make 2 of this assembled group

PARTS

Fold the triangle down.

JOin 4 units with care.

Fold the tnangles down.

Make a link by JOining 4 groups

01 PART A

JOin 2 PART As

PART A

Make 4 of this assembled group

67



MORNING DEW

," ,

@ Fo ld the two corners upward.

Unfold

Fold to the right

Fold up to the line.

Fold along center line.

,

Fold Into shape of a triangle.

Untold.

@

Bring down the two flaps.



Completed.

Make a hanger with

a piece of Slnng.

Make four groups of

three flowers and glue

them together.

Fold and Insert

the points In the slot.

Glue

Make 60 units.

t

Glue the hanger between

the top flowers.

Glue three flowers together.

Make 12 flowers,

each with 5 petals.

Glue 5 petals together.



69

BUTIERFLY

® r----r, - - - - - ,,

@

,,,,,

Fold In half again.

Open the InSide and flatten.

@

Turn to the left

@

Pull the InSide out and lIallen.

70 Fold to the lefl.

G) I---- ----- ----

Fold In half

Open lhe Inside and squash,

Unfold

Fold the upper layer up to the line



Fold the point upward.

Fold only the upper layer to the left.

Fold up to the line

FOld to the fight

Fold only two layers to the fight

FOld the other two Haps In the same way.

Fold up to the line

Fold all to the left.71



*

Fold the olher POints In the same way

72

Open to the anginal sheet

Fold the marked parts backward so tha t

the edges meet on the center line.

Make a dent by pushing the center.

@ Fold to the left

*

Fold the peak downward

FOld backward



®

Fold the elMr corners excepllhe

corner marked * n the same way

• . . - - - ! r l : ' ~ I r - - _ •

Petals completed

MaKe 60 petals

Use a bit of glue to JOin them

FIVE; petals are glued to make a flower.

Make 12 flowers

Completed

Five lIowers glued

ThreE IlOwers glued

73



74

PANSY

@

/..

. /

Open and flallen

Fold over

./• ••

@

Open and lIatten.

Fold over again

Fold over

Open lhe flap and lIallen.

Unfold

Fold 10 lhe center crease.



® Fold down the corners

Fold over.

Fold the other flaps In the same way.

Open the flap and Hatten .

@

Unfold

FOld down lhe other corners

In the same way .

Fold 10 the cenler crease.

Make an Inside reverse fold at each corne r.

FOld the other corners In the same way.

Open a httle,

Turn over

Pull out the corner.Pull oul all the other corners In the same way.

75



76

Insert the other lips In the same way

Inser1 the lip 0 under the pocket

VA RIATION

Begin With Slep 15 on page 75

Fold over

JOin the uni ts Ihe same way

as VENUS on page 46.

@

The other steps are the same as those from 16 .

@ Make 40 01 this ftower unit

Pass a thread through all 10 Units



US$14.00

KUSUDAMA IS a decorative paper ball for feshveoccasions.Originally It

was an ornamental scent bag hung to clear away noXIOUS vapors, thusthe name "KU$U" (medicine) + "DAMA" (ball). Origami works are

usually made from one piece of square paper,but Kusudama Of/gaml is

different It combines severa l un its of origami. Folding each piece andthen JOining the units with the completed ball In mind IS an enjoyable

process No Intricate methods are involved ; folding and joining the unitsIS sim ple and easy

This IS a basic book for beginners. The step-by-step illustrat ions are

clea r, and there is no guesswork, A completed Kusudama makes awonder1u l present. and is indispensable as a Christmas deco ration

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