Kusudama 'Hanahoshi Hakkaku Kiriko

Another model from the Tomoko Fuse book.

This model’s name is “Hanahoshi Hakkaku Kiriko” (花星八角切子) – This one actually has a translation. “Hanahoshi” is star flower, “Hakkaku” is octagon or star anise seed, and “Kiriko” is a faceted object. A very straight-forward name, as you’ll be able to see from the pictures.

This one actually came out quite small; in hindsight, I should have used 15cm squares instead of quartering into 7.5cm pieces. As a result, the accompanying Sonobe cubes came out tiny. Making the star pieces was the hardest part, because I had to cut out decently regular octagons before I could start, which could lead to folding errors if done wrong.

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Materials:
- Six 7.5cm squares of duo-coloured paper
- 20 7.5cm squares of  patterned chiyogami
- Twelve 3.75cm squares of patterned chiyogami
- Matching coloured twine
- Matching coloured glass beads
-PVA glue