Make Your Own Antiprism

Illustrator and craft blogger Rachel Basinger teaches you how to make your own 3-D Antiprism sculptures. Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd.

Materials: four straws, scissors, and some bakers twine (available online here).

Step 1: Cut your straws into thirds. Take three pieces of your straw and thread them on to your string.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 2: Shape them into a triangle and tie a knot.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 3: Add two more pieces of straw to create a second triangle and tie.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 4: Repeat Step 3 until you have just one piece of straw left.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 5: Add on the final piece of straw and tie it to the short end.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 6: This is how your Antiprism should now look.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 7: Take a piece of string and tie it through the remaining end.

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

Step 8: Tie the string together so you can hang you Antiprism. You’re done!

Image: Rachel Basinger Photograph: Rachel Basinger

We would love to see what you come up with, so please share pictures of your Antiprisms sculptures with us by clicking Antiprisms or email it to us at Antiprism.OneDay@gmail.com

Check out this Antiprism made by our very own Hiver writer, Lily Li!


Article by Rachel Basinger. Rachel Basinger works as the illustrator OH NO Rachio! For more craft projects visit her blog ohnorachio.com/blog.

Photo Credit: meginsherry.etsy.com/Guardian, meginsherry.etsy.com

Link to original article by The Guardian.

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