Mette Ring I

Project taught by Dr. Eva Szillery at the Downtown Education Collaborative in Lewiston, ME.

The project was originally designed by: Mette Pederson

This project requires ten identical units. I chose to use two colors so I

could alternate them to create a more interesting looking final project.

Step 1: Fold the paper in half as shown below.

Step 2: Fold the paper in half again so that the fold lines create four

congruent squares, as shown below.

Step 3: Fold the top corners down so that their edges line up with the

horizontal center line as shown below.

Step 4: Fold the bottom edge up so that it lines up with the bottom of the

two triangles as shown below.

Step 5: Undo the fold you did in the previous step and turn the paper over

so that it looks like the image below.

Step 6: Now observe the shapes that you have in the image above.

Notice that you have an isosceles triangle with that is stacked on top of

two congruent rectangles that have the same length as the base of the

isosceles triangle. Create a fold that splits the middle shape (rectangle)

in half as shown below.

Step 7: Now turn the paper over, and use the folds you made above to

shape the paper into a "hat" as shown below. Notice that there is a shorter

rectangular piece in the front of the hat and a taller rectangular piece in the

back of the hat. Also notice that there is a vertical line at the center of the

triangular piece where you can see an opening.

Step 8: Fold the front part of the "hat" down as shown below. Then fold

the back left triangular piece forward so it lines up with the side of the

triangle.

Step 9: Next, fold the right triangular piece down and forward as shown

below.

Step 10: Now fold the thin rectangle up so that it covers the lower portion

of the large isosceles, triangle as well as the triangular tabs you just folded

down.

Step 11: Now follow the visual examples below to fold the "hat" in half as

as shown.

Step 12: Below you will see two pieces identical to the one you just created. Once you have two pieces

prepared, line them up as shown below.

Step 13: Now slide the tabs of the red shape into the openings on both sides

of the orange shape as shown below.

Step 14: Push the pieces together gently until they cannot go any further.

See below.

Step 15: Finish assembling the Mette Ring by continuing this process of

connecting the pieces. See the pictures below for visual examples.