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Intermediate

Morph Ball
Created by Marcia Joy Miller
Morph Ball is an attractive display piece and a fun toy
that can easily be transformed into an eight-sided object
and then “morphed” back into a ball. The model is a
three-dimensional modular design made from two types
of units. You can create the units during coffee breaks
and connect them at lunchtime.

PAPER: Use twelve 5½-inch squares of medium weight
bond paper. Choose three colors, four squares of each
color.
BASIC TECHNIQUES: See Chapter 1 for the Squash
Fold, Preliminary Base, and Sink Fold exercises.

1 Tab Unit: Fold the bottom
edge to the top edge and
unfold. Fold the right edge to
the left edge and unfold. Fold
the top edge to the center
horizontal crease and unfold.
Fold the bottom edge to the
center horizontal crease and
unfold. Fold each side edge
to the center vertical crease
and unfold. Next, rotate
the model one-eighth turn
clockwise.

3 Mountain fold the bottom
of the flap into the model.
Repeat behind.

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2 Mountain fold the bottom
corner to the top corner
and unfold. Mountain fold
the right corner to the left
corner and unfold. Create a
Preliminary Base by bringing
the side corners to the
bottom corner and flattening
the model.

4 Squash fold the bottom
right flap.

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5

Tuck the top of the double
layer under the triangular

flap.

6 Turn the model over from 7 Repeat steps 4–5 on the
side to side.

right flap.

8 Completed tab unit.
Create an additional tab unit
in the same color and two
tab units from each of the
two remaining colors. Next,
with each unit, make the
indicated mountain creases
through all layers on the
existing creases.

9

Pocket unit: Start by
completing steps 1–2. Then,
make a short crease on the
front as shown.

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10 Sink fold the top quarter 11 Fold the bottom corner
of the model.

of the front flap up as shown.

12 Fold the top corner to

13 Tuck the double layer

the folded edge.

inside.

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14

15 Repeat steps 4–5. Turn

Repeat steps 11–13 on
the back.

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16 Repeat steps 4–5.

the model over from side to
side.

17 Completed pocket unit.

18 Assembly: Steps 18–24

19 Steps 20–21 show a

show how to connect the
ends of two units to build
the rings shown in steps 26
and 28. Place the right unit
between the layers of the top
unit.

magnified view of the circled
area.

20 Notice that B identifies

Create an additional pocket
unit from the same color and
two pocket units from each
of the two remaining colors.
Then, with each unit, make
the indicated mountain
creases through all layers.

the right corner of the
diamond-shaped flap that is
underneath the front layer of
the left unit. Insert B into the
pocket that is near A.

21 Slide the two units
toward each other as far as
possible.

22 Turn the model
over from side to side.

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23 Tuck the flap of the top
unit into the pocket of the
left unit.

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24

Turn the model over
from side to side.

27

Arrange the remaining pocket and tab units as shown. Connect the units by repeating
steps 18–25 for each ring.

25 Connect the units
by repeating steps 18–24.
(Tip: before making the last
connection, temporarily
pull the units of an adjacent
connection a little apart.)

28 The illustration shows the three rings that you completed in the last step.

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26

You have completed the
first of four rings. This ring
will be referred to as Ring
One.

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Position Ring One and
Ring Three as shown. Connect
them by placing each of the
inner layers of the pocket
between the layers of the tab.
Next, slide the tab into the
pocket as far as possible.

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