Origami Errata and Hints for Rose by KAWASAKI Toshikazu (Origami for the Connoisseur)

• Step 10: Can't do twist thingy.
  Solution: Kawasaki's "Rose" is one of those models that can be folded in a few different ways. The way I personally do it is this: ignore the portion of Steps 10-14 that show the center "hole" opened up. It's easier to not open the hole until the rest of the model is locked up tight! To do this, when performing Step 10, let's take just the lower right corner. See the line KASAHARA's got marked with the script "l"? That's the line you valley fold on. The short horizontal line directly below that -- the diagram shows it to be a mere crease line, but as the model becomes 3D in the procedure from Step 10 onwards, it's easier here to make it a mountain fold -- and, as a mountain fold, it continues up (hidden in the diagram) up until the point at which it intersects the diagonal line (which is, in the diagram for Step 10, the folded edge that runs down into the lower right corner -- and, of course, all the other corners, too!) Folding the model this way causes the upper part of the diagonal line to "poof" up into 3D; after doing all four corners in a similar manner, the hole in the center _still_ isn't open, but you can proceed on to the other steps. Be careful in Step 11! - be aware that there are folds on both sides of each corner, which is pictured clearly only in the upper right corner of the diagram! Another hint: when doing Steps 11-14, do the specified folds for those steps on each corner before doing the rest! That is to say, do steps 11, 12, and 13 (producing 14) on the lower right corner, then go back and do 11, 12, and 13 on another corner, and so forth. This helps each corner stay locked together while you do another one. (OK, parts of them do have to be done in conjunction with each other, but try it this way first, and you'll see what I mean!) Lastly, at Step 15, beware to fold the points in a clockwise manner -- that is, fold one point down; the next one should be the one clockwise to it. Otherwise, it won't work. After the model is locked up at Step 15, you can now turn it over and carefully use your finger to round out the central hole (which is formed from the tiny square twist-folded in Step 8). Now you can round the petals, and voila! One instant "Rose!" I recommend backing it with the "Calyx" by Eric Kenneway in his book "Origami: Paperfolding For Fun". A final hint: the model actually works best if wet-folded or using tissue foil -- the locking steps really do hold together best that way! (Contributed by Pat Slider from the mailing list archives)

NB: These instructions do NOT refer to the diagrams for the "new" KAWASAKI rose found online (e.g. at http://www.origami.com)

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