SnipFold

Ruffled Marigold

A dense orange pompon of 80 scalloped, three-zone folded fringes on five nested polygon bands; no contrasting central disk.

Materials

  • 80-100 gsm orange paper (five sheets)
  • 160-200 gsm green card (one sheet)
  • Fine scissors or craft knife and cutting mat
  • Blunt scoring tool and ruler
  • Fine-tip PVA glue
  • Tweezers

Finished size: Approximately 74 x 74 x 28 mm

Steps

CutValley foldMountain foldGlue area

  1. Cut and prepare the backing

    Print at 100%; verify the 50 mm ruler. Cut B1 (46 mm diameter). Mark its centre lightly. Keep it flat, colored face up. Use 80-100 gsm orange paper for the bands and 160-200 gsm green card for B1.

  2. Cut and fold M1

    Cut the complete connected strip including 24 scalloped fringes, the lower feet and the final 3.00 mm seam tab. Remove the open notches; do not cut across the continuous 4 mm belt. View the printed side as the outside of the ring. Valley-fold vertical belt lines by 15.0 degrees to make a regular 24-sided ring with 5.74 mm sides. Fold the 2.00 mm feet inward 90 degrees (mountain). The first fringe section leans 55 degrees outward from vertical; fold the next hinge 35 degrees farther outward (mountain), then the last hinge 55 degrees back inward (valley). Do not curl or stretch. The two upper hinges are 10.45 and 15.20 mm above the fringe root in the flat template.

  3. Close and mount M1

    Glue the final 3.00 x 4 mm tab behind the first belt panel, aligning both bottom edges and keeping glue off the fringes. Hold until set. Centre this ring on B1: opposite polygon corners measure 44.0 mm apart. Keep all feet flat on B1 and glue their undersides; belt bottom is 0.2 mm above the backing in the preview. Work from M1 outside to M5 inside, gently lifting the existing fringes for access. Rotate the ring until its fringes cover nearby gaps; the nominal mesh staggers the polygon corners. Let each ring set before adding the next. Do not glue the free fringe tips together.

  4. Cut and fold M2

    Cut the complete connected strip including 20 scalloped fringes, the lower feet and the final 3.00 mm seam tab. Remove the open notches; do not cut across the continuous 4 mm belt. View the printed side as the outside of the ring. Valley-fold vertical belt lines by 18.0 degrees to make a regular 20-sided ring with 5.32 mm sides. Fold the 2.00 mm feet inward 90 degrees (mountain). The first fringe section leans 40 degrees outward from vertical; fold the next hinge 35 degrees farther outward (mountain), then the last hinge 55 degrees back inward (valley). Do not curl or stretch. The two upper hinges are 12.10 and 17.60 mm above the fringe root in the flat template.

  5. Close and mount M2

    Glue the final 3.00 x 4 mm tab behind the first belt panel, aligning both bottom edges and keeping glue off the fringes. Hold until set. Centre this ring on B1: opposite polygon corners measure 34.0 mm apart. Keep all feet flat on B1 and glue their undersides; belt bottom is 0.2 mm above the backing in the preview. Work from M1 outside to M5 inside, gently lifting the existing fringes for access. Rotate the ring until its fringes cover nearby gaps; the nominal mesh staggers the polygon corners. Let each ring set before adding the next. Do not glue the free fringe tips together.

  6. Cut and fold M3

    Cut the complete connected strip including 16 scalloped fringes, the lower feet and the final 3.00 mm seam tab. Remove the open notches; do not cut across the continuous 4 mm belt. View the printed side as the outside of the ring. Valley-fold vertical belt lines by 22.5 degrees to make a regular 16-sided ring with 4.68 mm sides. Fold the 2.00 mm feet inward 90 degrees (mountain). The first fringe section leans 25 degrees outward from vertical; fold the next hinge 35 degrees farther outward (mountain), then the last hinge 55 degrees back inward (valley). Do not curl or stretch. The two upper hinges are 13.20 and 19.20 mm above the fringe root in the flat template.

  7. Close and mount M3

    Glue the final 3.00 x 4 mm tab behind the first belt panel, aligning both bottom edges and keeping glue off the fringes. Hold until set. Centre this ring on B1: opposite polygon corners measure 24.0 mm apart. Keep all feet flat on B1 and glue their undersides; belt bottom is 0.2 mm above the backing in the preview. Work from M1 outside to M5 inside, gently lifting the existing fringes for access. Rotate the ring until its fringes cover nearby gaps; the nominal mesh staggers the polygon corners. Let each ring set before adding the next. Do not glue the free fringe tips together.

  8. Cut and fold M4

    Cut the complete connected strip including 12 scalloped fringes, the lower feet and the final 2.90 mm seam tab. Remove the open notches; do not cut across the continuous 4 mm belt. View the printed side as the outside of the ring. Valley-fold vertical belt lines by 30.0 degrees to make a regular 12-sided ring with 3.62 mm sides. Fold the 2.00 mm feet inward 90 degrees (mountain). The first fringe section leans 10 degrees outward from vertical; fold the next hinge 35 degrees farther outward (mountain), then the last hinge 55 degrees back inward (valley). Do not curl or stretch. The two upper hinges are 13.75 and 20.00 mm above the fringe root in the flat template.

  9. Close and mount M4

    Glue the final 2.90 x 4 mm tab behind the first belt panel, aligning both bottom edges and keeping glue off the fringes. Hold until set. Centre this ring on B1: opposite polygon corners measure 14.0 mm apart. Keep all feet flat on B1 and glue their undersides; belt bottom is 0.2 mm above the backing in the preview. Work from M1 outside to M5 inside, gently lifting the existing fringes for access. Rotate the ring until its fringes cover nearby gaps; the nominal mesh staggers the polygon corners. Let each ring set before adding the next. Do not glue the free fringe tips together.

  10. Cut and fold M5

    Cut the complete connected strip including 8 scalloped fringes, the lower feet and the final 2.14 mm seam tab. Remove the open notches; do not cut across the continuous 4 mm belt. View the printed side as the outside of the ring. Valley-fold vertical belt lines by 45.0 degrees to make a regular 8-sided ring with 2.68 mm sides. Fold the 1.13 mm feet inward 90 degrees (mountain). The first fringe section leans 10 degrees inward from vertical; fold the next hinge 35 degrees farther outward (mountain), then the last hinge 55 degrees back inward (valley). Do not curl or stretch. The two upper hinges are 13.75 and 20.00 mm above the fringe root in the flat template.

  11. Close and mount M5

    Glue the final 2.14 x 4 mm tab behind the first belt panel, aligning both bottom edges and keeping glue off the fringes. Hold until set. Centre this ring on B1: opposite polygon corners measure 7.0 mm apart. Keep all feet flat on B1 and glue their undersides; belt bottom is 0.2 mm above the backing in the preview. Work from M1 outside to M5 inside, gently lifting the existing fringes for access. Rotate the ring until its fringes cover nearby gaps; the nominal mesh staggers the polygon corners. Let each ring set before adding the next. Do not glue the free fringe tips together.

Notes

The 3D model shows each piece in its finished, idealized shape; the exploded view only spreads the pieces apart. It is not a paper-physics simulation: curved shapes are forming guides, not exact physical folding or proof of developability, and intermediate fold shapes are not supplied.