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Origami Modular Braided Wreath

Origami braided wreath is an 18-unit modular origami. The units are easy to fold and hold together well without any glue. You can hang it as a christmas ornament or decoration. You could even paste it to the front of a greeting card.

 

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 1: Start with a 3 inch x 3 inch (75mm x 75mm) square paper, color side down.

You can use any size square paper but that's what we used when we folded this origami. We ended up with a ~ 4.5inch (~11cm) diameter wreath.

 

Fold paper in half on both the horizontal and vertical axis. Crease well and unfold.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 2: Fold both the top right and left corners to the center. Crease well.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 3: Fold A-B to C-D. Crease well and unfold.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 4: Now fold E-F to C-D.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 5: Flip paper over.

Make the 2 diagonal folds as shown.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 6: Fold up the bottom edge.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 7: Flip paper over.

 

Fold paper in half.

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This completes one unit.

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Modular Braided Wreath Step 8: Repeat Steps 1 to 7 and make a total of 18 units.

 

 

Modular Braided Wreath Step 9: Watch the video below to see the assembly process.

Origami Braided Wreath Assembly Video

 

Here's the completed origami modular braided wreath! It looks really nice, doesn't it?

You could tie it to a string and hang it as a christmas ornament or decoration.

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