This is one of the projects which took a lot of time for collecting material , folding and final assembly especially when you have inquisitive kids around you who love to pick the finished parts :).
Requirement:-
| 1. |
Origami Squares |
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355 |
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30*10 Kusudama and 55 for the cranes |
| 2. |
Embroidery ring |
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1 |
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Plastic ring to keep the weight of final product low |
| 3. |
Ribbon |
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1 Pack |
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Approx 12 m |
| 4. |
Fishing/Nylon wire |
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As required |
| 5. |
Metal Beads |
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10 |
| 6. |
Glue |
This origami mobile has ten
Electra kusudama which is stringed to the plastic mobile ring using nylon fishing wire.Each kusudama consists of 30 units.So a total of 300 units goes in for kusudama.
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| 300 pieces of paper to be folded |
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| Few folded units |
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| Work in Progress |
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| All the 10 completed kusudamas |
Then I folded 55 cranes to decorate the strings.I used a metal bead at the bottom of each kusudama to give a little weight to the nylon string.If you wants some sweet sound from the mobile then add a few small bells/ghungroo. So first a bead,then kusudama,then paper crane (number increasing by one each time) stringed to the plastic embroidery ring at equal gaps.To keep the cranes at equal distance on the string and not drop down you can use a glue drop from glue gun or tie knots.
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| Initial testing for gaps between strings and length of string. |
After arranging the strings on the ring and securing them I covered the ring with
braided ribbon.
