Vertebral Stretch - 3D Wigglies
I’ve been experimenting with this three dimensional folded structure for a little while now, and for reference I’ve created a simple crease pattern in case anyone wants to fold this.
You can grab one of two versions - one on a grid, and one without. They are much smaller versions meant for reference understanding; just expand the construct to make it larger.
http://www.origamitessellations.com/docs/3D_wigglies.pdf
The version superimposed on a grid: (sorry for the misalignment, this was done for reference purposes only, not for publication anywhere!)
http://www.origamitessellations.com/docs/3D_wigglies_grid.pdf
I hope you enjoy, and if you fold one of these please send me a photo! I’d love to see how it turns out.
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BRDParker said,
December 17, 2007 @ 10:53 am
Looks good Eric! I might fold one of these…
Kevin Chiang said,
December 25, 2007 @ 7:52 pm
Dear lord!
Eric! I had no idea that you published your book!
yours will definately be one of them…
my mom is letting me buy books for christmas
= )
Merry Christmas Eric!
-Kevin C.
Tien Yin Yau said,
January 9, 2008 @ 12:54 pm
I love this!
I folded one for my sister in Rome for Christmas. It completely blew her mind! I had a hard time getting it to lie flat though. She ended up wearing it as an upper arm cuff for a few days.
Thanks for the diagram!
Eric Gjerde said,
January 9, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Hey there! nice to hear from you!
It doesn’t like to lay flat - it’s very springy and compressed, it likes to curve. Glue helps.
You don’t have any photos of the one you made, do you? I’d love to see it!
Tien Yin said,
January 15, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
I’ll get her to take a picture when she gets back from traveling. She certainly has enough photographer friends there. . .
I started with a shorter one and only got it to lie flat with the help of some very heavy books. I finally found a use for all my expensive textbooks!