Zoe‛s Swirl
Diagrammer: Ancella Simoes
Intermediate
1. Place the paper face up.
Fold diagonally and unfold.
4. Flip vertically so that all the
open folds are facing the top.
Fold the apex of the top layer
to the bottom tip and unfold.
Repeat at the back.
7. Fold the bottom flap to the
middle as shown. Repeat at
the back.
Creator: Ancella Simoes
© January 2020 - USA
2. Mountain fold as shown 3. Collapse along the
above and unfold. pre-creases.
5. Fold the bottom tip to the 6. Fold the top flap to the
center. Unfold. Next, open out bottom, using the crease made
the model and make a sink fold. in step 4. Repeat at the back.
8. Fold the flap inside the 9. Fold the right edge along
pocket. Repeat at the back. a line one third of the way to
the center.
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10. Note the gap between the 11. Fold 8 such units.
edge of the folded flap and the
center. Unfold and inside reverse
fold.

12. Insert the flaps of the right unit 13. Flip the pair of units over, top to bottom.
Tuck the flap you mountain folded in step 12
between and behind the flaps of the left
into the pocket of the other unit (see step 14).
unit. Mountain fold the point of the left
unit behind.

14. The units are now connected firmly.

Repeat steps 12-14 for the remaining
units. The finished model.

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