Vertebral Stretch
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The version superimposed on a grid: (sorry for the misalignment, this was done for reference purposes only, not for publication anywhere!)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.
Looks good Eric! I might fold one of these…
Dear lord!
Eric! I had no idea that you published your book!
my mom is letting me buy books for christmas 😉 yours will definately be one of them…
= )
Merry Christmas Eric!
-Kevin C.
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!
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!
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!