Origami Tessellation Tutorial: Hydrangea Tiles (Shuzo Fujimoto and Peter Budai)

Folding starts at 4:40 (before that: how to adjust the crease pattern to vary the model)
Paper used in this video: 24 cm square of kami (9 1/2 in)
Finished model (low density tiling): side length of 12 cm (4 3/4 in)

This video describes how to fold different origami tessellations, all tiling of the Hydrangea designed by Shuzo Fujimoto. In particular, it explains how to fold a low, intermediate, and high density tiling, as well as further variations. I first learned about this technique from Peter Budai's tiling guide.

Shuzo Fujimoto and Peter Budai kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you.

Videos/playlists featured in the video:

[MyCraftsandArtsbyBhushan]

I used to see these hydrangea models on Instagram and YouTube for a long time but I never tried to make it. I thought it would be really difficult to make it.
And now I just finished this hydrangea Tiles! 😀 It looks awesome. I'll post it on my Instagram page. Thank you so much Sara Adams. 😍😍😍

[meenakshilakshmanan]

At first I didn't even know how to make a single hydrangea but then I learnt it and became a pro in it and then I started doing this and successfully completed this tesselation I mean low density tessalation. Thanks a lot for this tutorial

[djekizian]

luv, luv, luv. Your instructions are clear and PRECISE. You've answered all my questions about hydrangea folding. You're the best.

[KennyBPianoMan]

Sara, once again many thanks for your excellent tutorials! Just completed 2 of these and am now ready to venture into some of the different variations shown and go for a 64 grid with even more flowers. Such fun! There’s something so meditative and satisfying with folding these. Thx again!!

[papercutting]

I love ur videos. From this wonderful video I have learnt and made all :low density, high density and medium density tiling. Thanks again

[Pointatinfinity]

Oh danke, Sara!!! Ich kann mich nur den Vor-Kommentatoren anschließen: ein absolut phantastisches Video, welches alle meiner Fragen zu Design, Aufbau und Proportionen/Relationen anschaulich im ersten Teil beantwortet und im zweiten Teil - gespickt mit Tricks und Tipps - zu einem wunderschönen Ergebnis geführt hat (vor lautet Vorfreude hatte ich in dieser Woche schon mein Papier zugeschnitten und grid-mässig vorgefaltet)!!! Sara, Du machst Deine Follower mal wieder sehr glücklich!!! LG Gabriela

[cynthiag]

Great tutorial!!! There's something unique about your videos, so clear and inspiring, makes me want to start folding right away. I will definitively fold several of this while waiting for your next video. Thank you so much!!!

[sternentigerkatze]

Half of my desk is now filled with finished and with re-opened Hydrangea models. That's all your fault ;-) (I reopened them after I coloured the petals in different colours to see where I would have to colour the paper before folding the hydrangea.) I really love your tutorials!

[masterchain]

Outstanding tutorial! Just made my first hydrangea thanks to you (I did a single one with 3 layers and eager to try a 4x4 with different densities!)

[timothymoodley]

Your tutorials are so brilliant and inspiring!🤩 I especially love your Tessellation guides, please please make another Tessellation tutorial on something new for us to learn!! 😃

[richardwolfendale]

Wow amazing model. I think this channel deserves more subscribers

[tappyfeet]

Finally!! Thanks so much Sara for posting this video! It is such a beautiful model that I cannot wait to fold!

[brentthacker]

Loved this video, Sara. I think it helps immensely to have you talking us thru. And what a detailed explanation at the beginning! That was a real treasure-trove of information to better understand the workings of the different densities. Can't wait to go at all three of these. Now that you have put out this video, I don't feel so intimidated! Thank you so one happy folder---Brent

[shenai]

Thank you very much. I had tried doing the low density tiling with just the pdf as a guide after happily folding many hydrangeas but couldn't collapse it. I'm confident that now I'll be able to :)

[sagishpreman]

wow... wat a voice. your voice's no1 fan, from India.

[romina]

Thanks for sharing... I was expecting this Tutorial.... Wonderful as always!

[HontubeYT]

For a low density can I just crease 4 hydrangeas next to each other?

[TheElisTube]

Marvellous! Thank you for your video tutorial!

[emorigami]

This was a very high quality tutorial! Thank you.

[xbernilandia]

Great as always, thanks you are a excellent teacher <3