Braided Paper - J.C. Nolan 2/13/92 High Intermediate difficulty level. A 10" piece of paper produces a 3 3/4" model.
1. Fold and unfold laterally.
B
2. Fold and unfold in fourths. Turn over.
3. Fold and unfold. Turn over.
B A A
4. Following the existing creases, start to fold a windmill base, bringing points A and B to the center.
5. To complete the base, do the same with C & D.
6. This is a completed windmill base. Sink all four corners.
7. X-Ray view, reverse fold the two flaps. Repeat on other three sides.
8. Pleat sink the two flaps. Repeat on the other three sides.
9. No longer an X-Ray view. Pull point A all the way down as far as it will go, thinning the diagonalsas you fold.
B C
B B A
B B
10. Repeat on the next flap. Point A will become covered.
11. Repeat on the next flap.
12. Repeat on the last flap, tucking the end inside when done.
E F C D
B A
13. The first level is complete.
14. Fold the next flap down.
15. ...and the next flap...
E F F
16. ...and the next flap...
17. ...and the final flap, folding over the first flap, under the next, and out the other side.
18. Completed model.