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undoMeds — Origami curler ball tutorial
Published: 2010-05-13 21:53:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 21687; Favourites: 440; Downloads: 538
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hellooo! how is everyone? I'm not deadokay, so I finally made the tutorial. I know it's waaay overdue (I think it's been about 2-3 months since I last logged on deviantart...) but I've been really really busy. I kinda still am but I felt the need to procrastinate so I made this
It's kinda half-assed, I know, but I'll add or change things if needed. I'm very open to suggestions, so shoot. Also, if you spot any grammar or word order mistakes, please tell me so I can fix them
So yeah, enjoy!
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is the paper glossy? i never actually used proper origami paper, just regular white A4 printing paper and I have a block of colorful square papers (basically post-it without the glue). the twists might slip off if the paper is too glossy..
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Nope, it's not glossy origami paper. Just regular.
Maybe printing paper works best because it's much thicker? Proper origami paper is usually thinner.
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it might be, but i think it's really odd that paper made specifically for origami won't hold the curls 
how big are the units? i usually find that the smaller the piece of paper, the sturdier and the better it holds
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Maybe there are thicker origami paper that is better suited, I dunno. I twist them really tight too but when it comes to getting the last piece for each level on it always comes apart.
I took regular size origami paper and cut them to smaller pieces (one sheet becomes four). I prefer using smaller paper anyway.
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Thanks for the tutorial! I made one here: [link]
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This is so cool!!!! I'll have to do this really soon.
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let me know when you do, I'd love to see it
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I did it, but my laptop is down so I can't upload it just yet. 
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I've always wanted to do this! Thanks so much for putting a tutorial up
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Is it a bad idea to use regular origami paper? I'm afraid I've already made the bases, but I can't get the beginning curls to stay. xD;;
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Is it sturdy when it is completed? I have made a lot of kusudamas, but never curler balls, since the fact that it uses curls discourages me to make them [I think it might fall apart easily].
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you have to make the curls really tight, otherwise they will fall apart. use tweezers to really twist them together and they should hold just fine
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Your tutorial was understandable and easy to follow. Thanks for putting it up!
I made a fullsized ([link] ) and a miniature one ([link] ).
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they came out amazing, you did a great job!
I'm happy I could help
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thats interesting 
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XD
I used these colors so people can tell the difference better between each curly unit. good ol' strong primary colors
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ah! okay, i dont mean to sound stupid, but what is the difference between a valley fold and a moutain fold??
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sorry for answering so late
a mountain fold will look like, well, a mountain when you unfold it (it points upwards) and the valley points to the ground
this and this are pretty good examples on how they look. hope it helps!
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I just had some experience: magazine paper is too thin to curl well! And stay curled! But I really wanted to do one in pages from a magazine, so now I've sewed the modules together 
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*whew*! Just did one of these! How do you get the twists between the units so tight? Especially as the model has progressed, I had a bit of trouble with that.
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i sometimes use tweezers when there are all 3 colors in the twist
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Okay, I'll have to try that on mine. It's together, but... Well, it's very sloppy by comparison.
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wonderful! im gonna make these for christmas! thank you!!
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Just wondering but what was the color pattern you used it the original picture?
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I used 6 solid colored units and 12 white ones with colored edges (I just used a marker of the same color when I finished folding them in that triangle shape)
following the tutorial, just replace the red and white units with the white ones and you'll get that pattern
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this looks awesome and challenging. I can't wait to try!
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i finished mine >////<
this is nice. and very simple too. thanks.
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OH OH OH I made one!!
Hahah I am so proud, I have the attention span of a goldfish and this was a perfect thing for me to do~!
It's just one, but I plan on making another.
[link]
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what type of paper did you use? i used computer for lack of anything better, but it seems really flimsy...
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I think this is an amazing tutorial c: Very clear and detailed.
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Very useful tutorial! Very easy to read and understand, not like some other origami tutorials I've found. Thank you very much for putting this out there!
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