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A multicolour paper origami kaleidoscope against a yellow background

Craft video tutorial: How to make an Origami Kaleidoscope 

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into different objects, shapes, and animals – without cutting or gluing the paper. Simply by folding a piece of paper, you can create a whole world of shapes and figures! Have you ever had a go at Origami? Meet artist Toshiko Kurata and follow along with this video tutorial as she shows you how to make a hypnotic, stunning origami kaleidoscope.

Materials: just 8 squares of paper.

The design of this kaleidoscope, called the 192 papers Kaleidoscope model, was originally designed by the professional origami artists, Yuri & Katrin Shumakov.

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