Clover

Designed and diagrammed by Marcela Brina

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Clovers consist of two modules: leaves and stem (both of the same size) No glue is required to
assemble the model.
Although the diagrams are drawn with two color paper for clarity purposes, I like to fold the
model with paper that is the same color on both sides. Tant paper and copy paper work very
well.

Leaves Module
4”

1. Start with white side up. Fold and 2. Fold and unfold. Turn over.
unfold.

2
1 2

2 1
2

3. Fold and unfold. Turn over. 4. Take the points to the center by
folding through the existing creases in
the indicated sequence.

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 5. Fold the corners to the tips. 6. Turn over and repeat steps 2 through
3 on the smaller square.

2 1
2
1
1
2 1
2

7. Take the points to the center by

folding the upper layer through the 8. Turn over.
existing creases in the indicated
sequence.

9. Squash fold the bottom flap. Repeat 10. Turn over.

on the other three sides.

11. Squash fold 12. Movement in progress

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 13. Fold down 14. Repeat steps 11 through 13 on
the other three sides.

15. Turn over. 16. Fold and unfold.

17. Shape the leaf with a valley fold and 18. Final shaping
two reverse folds. Repeat on the other
three leaves. Turn over.

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 19. Finished module.

Stem
4”

45

1. Start with white side up. Fold and 2. Fold and unfold. Turn over and
unfold. Turn over. rotate 45°.

3. Fold a preliminary base. 4. Fold and unfold. Repeat with the

other three flaps.

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 5. Lift only the upper layer while 6. Turn over and repeat steps 4
pushing on the folded edges. Then through 5.
flatten the model (petal fold).

7. Fold the upper right layer to the left 8. Fold upper layer up. Turn over and
and the lower left layer to the right. repeat.

9. Finished module.

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 Assembly Instructions (between the two layers of the
Pocket central squares).

Pocket Pocket

Leaves module Pocket

Make the module 3-D, taking the indicated

points of both central squares to the center. Use
the existing creases to form a sort of 3-D water
bomb base.

Flap
Flap Flap

Flap

Stem module
Make the module 3-D Bottom view

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 Pocket

Inser the flaps into the pockets.

Finished model.

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