How to make a five-point origami star (modular)
five-Point Origami Star (Modular): try all 16 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
A flat five-pointed star ornament woven from five identical bars, each one square folded in half three times. The bars cross in the star's five lines and every point is hooked shut, so the star holds without glue and has a gap at each point to take a thread.
- You need
- Five equal squares of thin origami paper, in red and gold. A thread to hang it. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Take five squares of the same size, three red and two gold. Set them in two columns, red on the left (three squares) and gold on the right (two), all with the same side up.
- Tips
- Crease each fold sharply so the bar stays narrow and even.
- Lay each bar so its two ends reach two points of the star.
- Hook one point at a time and press it flat before the next.
Your model is ready
Five bars cross in a five-pointed star and every point is hooked shut. Press the points flat. To hang it, tie a thread round one point. The finished star ornament, five red and gold bars crossing in a five-pointed star.
Step-by-step diagrams
Steps 1–6
- 1
Fold the left squares in half
Fold the left edge of each left-hand square over to its right edge, and press.
- 2
Fold the right squares in half
Fold the right edge of each right-hand square over to its left edge, and press.
- 3
Fold the left bars in half again
Fold the left edge of each left-hand bar over to its right edge again, and press.
- 4
Fold the right bars in half again
Fold the right edge of each right-hand bar over to its left edge again, and press.
- 5
Fold the left bars in half again
Fold the left edge of each left-hand bar over to its right edge again, and press.
- 6
Fold the right bars in half again
Fold the right edge of each right-hand bar over to its left edge again, and press.
Steps 7–12
- 7
Lay down bar 1
Lay bar 1 where the drawing shows.
- 8
Lay bar 2 under the others
Slide bar 2 under the bars already down and turn it into its place in the star.
- 9
Lay bar 3 under the others
Slide bar 3 under the bars already down and turn it into its place in the star.
- 10
Lay bar 4 under the others
Slide bar 4 under the bars already down and turn it into its place in the star.
- 11
Lay bar 5 under the others
Slide bar 5 under the bars already down and turn it into its place in the star.
- 12
Hook bar 1 behind bar 3
Fold the end of bar 1 back behind bar 3, round its edge. The point now holds bar 3.
Steps 13–16
- 13
Hook bar 1 behind bar 4
Fold the end of bar 1 back behind bar 4, round its edge. The point now holds bar 4.
- 14
Hook bar 2 behind bar 4
Fold the end of bar 2 back behind bar 4, round its edge. The point now holds bar 4.
- 15
Hook bar 2 behind bar 5
Fold the end of bar 2 back behind bar 5, round its edge. The point now holds bar 5.
- 16
Hook bar 3 behind bar 5
Fold the end of bar 3 back behind bar 5, round its edge. The point now holds bar 5.
- ✓
Finish
Five bars cross in a five-pointed star and every point is hooked shut. Press the points flat. To hang it, tie a thread round one point. The finished star ornament, five red and gold bars crossing in a five-pointed star.
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