3D Origami Clematis

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Real enough to hold its own even when set alongside the actual plant. The clematis comes out in a large flower, so put it with a big vase.

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • Materials for Flowers (for one Flower)

  • Flower core 7.5-cm square Tanto Paper (orange)
  • 15-cm square Tanto Paper (pale bluish purple)

  • Materials for Leaves

  • 7.5-cm square Tanto Paper (green)
  • 20 gauge Wire

Steps (47 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    Octagonal Base

    Make the creases.

  2. 2

    Turn over
    Rotate

  3. 3

    Make the creases.

  4. 4

    Bring together along the creases.
    Rotate

  5. 5

    Open the flap out and then flatten it down.

  6. 6

    Fold the remaining three flaps in the same way.

  7. 7

    Cut at the position shown and then unfold.

  8. 8

    This is how it looks on completion

  9. 9

    CORE ● Made from the octagonal base

    1. Crease in line with the middle.

  10. 10

    2. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way.

  11. 11

    3. Fold only one flap.

  12. 12

    4. Open the flap out and then flatten it down.

  13. 13

    5. Bring the pleats together so that they follow each other round. (see p.36)

  14. 14

    6. Turn over

  15. 15

    7. It will look like this.

  16. 16

    8. Bring together along the creases, as shown in the illustration.

  17. 17

    How it should look in mid-fold

  18. 18

    9. Fold the edge in line with the middle.

  19. 19

    10. Fold the top again.

  20. 20

    11. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way as in steps and .

  21. 21

    Rotate

  22. 22

    This is how it looks on completion!

  23. 23

    FLOWER ● Made from the octagonal base

    1. Crease in line with the middle.

  24. 24

    2. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way.

  25. 25

    3. Make a crease at the centre only by folding in line with the creases that you made in step .

  26. 26

    4. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way.

  27. 27

    5. Crease in line with the creases that you made in step .

  28. 28

    6. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way.

  29. 29

    7. Fold only one flap.

  30. 30

    8. Open the flap out and then flatten it down.

  31. 31

    9. Bring the pleats together so that the flaps follow each other round.

  32. 32

    Turn over

  33. 33

    11. Bring together along the creases shown in the illustration.

  34. 34

    How it should look in mid-fold

  35. 35

    12. Crease along a line connecting the points marked○ and ○.

  36. 36

    13. Fold along the crease that you made in step .12

  37. 37

    14. Fold along the creases that you made in step .12

  38. 38

    15. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way as in steps 12 to

  39. 39

    16. Fold the middle towards you,

  40. 40

    18. and then fold the section that sticks out at the front to the opposite side.

  41. 41

    19. Fold the remaining seven flaps in the same way as in steps 17 and 18.

  42. 42

    ...

  43. 43

    21. Slit at the points shown.

  44. 44

    ...

  45. 45

    23. Turn the model out by pushing on the bottom with your fingers.

  46. 46

    This is how it looks on completion!

  47. 47

    Flower core
    Glue
    Flower
    20 gauge wire, 
curled at the tip
    Pass a length of 20 gauge wire, curled at the tip, through the flower, and glue on the core from above.