Don’t be intimidated by this origami infinity cube project, it just looks complicated and may take longer than other origami items you’ve made before. In this post, I will show you how to make an infinity cube using step-by-step instructions with photos, so please be patient, and you will be sure to make it successfully.
You may be wondering why it’s called an Infinity Cube. It’s made up of 8 small interconnected cubes, and the finished product can be folded over and over, which is very fun and stress-relieving.
It’s not as hard to make as it looks and all you need is patience๏ผ
If you’re interested in this origami cube series, check out our Origami Cube, Origami Combined Cube, and Origami Basic Cube.
Also, here is another origami that is super interesting and can relieve your stress: Origami Stress Ball, the finished product can be kneaded at will.
Origami Cube
Origami Combined Cube
Origami Stress Ball
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 1 hour
- Paper: 15ร15 cm / 12
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get twelve pieces of 15ร15 cm origami square paper with different colors, the color of the paper can be combined freely to match your preference.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place a piece of paper, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Then, fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Cut this paper along the creases you made to get four small squares.
Step 2
Cut all 11 remaining sheets of paper into four identical squares in this manner, and you will get 48 small squares.
Step 3
Take out one of the orange squares, place it with the colored side face down, then fold it in half horizontally and vertically once and unfold it.
Step 4
Fold the top and bottom edges to align with the middle horizontal crease, then fold the left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, and unfold them for 90 degrees to make these two layers stand.
Step 5
Fold five more pieces of orange paper in this same manner.
Step 6
Place three papers as shown in the picture, with the top and bottom two papers placed vertically and the middle one placed horizontally.
Apply glue on the middle paper, then place the bottom rectangular parts of the top paper and the top rectangle part of the bottom paper on the middle paper.
Step 7
Take out the other two pieces of paper and lay them vertically on the left and right sides separately, and apply glue on the right rectangle of the left paper and the left rectangle of the right paper. Then, rotate them 90 degrees, making their opening face the three papers in the middle.
Step 8
Push the left and right sheets of paper toward the center so that they stick together with the left and right standing layers of the bottom paper.
Step 9
Apply glue on the top and bottom layers, then bring them up.
Step 10
Apply glue on the upper two layers, then take out the last piece of paper and put it on top of the box, making its left and right layers tuck between the two layers of the box. Finally, press down this top paper and stick it well to finish this small cube.
Step 11
Use the remaining paper to make seven more small cubes using the same method.
Step 12
As shown in the picture, place the eight small squares in two rows. Then use tape to stick together the two adjacent squares covered by the red indicator shown in picture 2.
Step 13
Rotate the eight cubes 90 degrees from front to back, and then use tape to stick the two cubes covered by the red indicator together.
Step 14
Rotate it 180 degrees from back to front, and then use tape to stick the two cubes covered by the red indicator together.
Step 15
Rotate it 90 degrees from back to front, and then use tape to stick the two cubes covered by the red indicator together.
Step 16
Now you are done, you can fold it as shown in the picture, it’s really fun!
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an infinity cube. Next, you can explore our other interesting origami toy instructions. Happy folding!
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