How to make a circle from squares
Pleasing forms can be created by arranging paper in repeat patterns. This guide will show you a simple method to overlap at the same angle and create a circle.
What You'll Need
- geometry
- angles
- angle
- square
- circle
- paper crafts
- math
Steps
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Step 1
Materials:
16 squares of paper
1 square of scrap paper the same size
Paper glue
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Step 2
Fold the scrap paper square in half diagonally
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Step 3
Fold one layer of the right bottom edge to align with the left edge.
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Step 4
Result
This is your angle guide.
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Step 5
Insert one of the 16 squares under the flap.
Slide it in until it is aligned with the inner fold.
Make sure the bottom edge of the square is aligned with the bottom point of the fold.
Lift the right side of the square and fold it over the edge of the flap.
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Step 6
Result
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Step 7
Remove the square
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Step 8
Flip the square over to the back side and unfold.
Repeat on the remaining 15 squares.
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Step 9
Place the left edge of a square on the crease.
Make sure that the bottom point of the square and the bottom point of the crease are aligned.
Glue them in place.
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Step 10
Align the next square to the crease and bottom point and glue it in place.
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Step 11
Continue gluing all the squares in the same manner.
The last few will overlap the first.
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Step 12
Lift the first squares and tuck the last ones under them.
Glue the edge of the first square to the remaining uncovered crease.
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Step 13
Your circle of squares is complete!
You can alternate 2 or 4 different colors.
You can make a circle of 32 squares by folding the right edge of your angle guide one more time to the left edge. It will divide the angle in half.
Have fun experimenting!
