Cone Doll: Miko Priestess

A miko shrine maiden, 3½ in tall: the kimono with red hakama is a paper cone, and the head is folded from two halves. She holds a paper ofuda charm in a raised hand, wears a flower hair clip, and has long black hair with a white ribbon down her back.

• Easy
• 9 cm tall
• 4 pieces
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 7165

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Kimono: outline. Trace the solid line: the two straight sides from the pointed corner and the arc at the bottom. You'll cut along it.
2. Kimono: drawing. Trace the drawing with thin lines. Three more lines: along the right straight edge, the edge of the glue strip (don’t color the strip); near the sharp corner, a short arc, the neck line; and on the side, a short straight line, the mark: you’ll glue the tab to it.
3. Head, arm with ofuda, and hair clip: outlines. Trace 3 pieces with a solid line: head, arm with ofuda, hair clip. You'll cut along these lines.
4. Head, arm with ofuda, and hair clip: folds. Draw a dashed line across the top of the head — the head will fold in half along it — and a line at the sleeve. Don't cut along dashed lines.
5. Head, arm with ofuda, and hair clip: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.

Color

6. Color: kimono. Everything below the belt — the hakama — and the bow — red; the triangle at the collar and the stripe on the sleeve — also red; hand — skin tone. Hair on the back — black, leave the ribbon on it white. The top of the kimono stays white; trace the drawing lines in black.
7. Color: head, arm with ofuda, and hair clip. Hair — black; leave the highlights and the ribbon at the back of the head white. Eyes — brown; face and fist — skin tone; blush and mouth — pink. Ofuda design, stripe on the sleeve, flower, and tassel — red; bead and flower centers — yellow. The sleeve and the ofuda stay white.

Cut

8. Cut out: kimono. Cut out the kimono along the outline: cut the straight sides in one motion, and turn the sheet as you cut the arc.
9. Cut out: head, arm with ofuda, and hair clip — 3 pcs. Cut out the head in one piece — face and back together; don't cut along the dashed line on top. Cut out the arm with the ofuda together with its tab.
10. Color the back. Flip the arm with the ofuda and the hair clip face down and color the back: on the arm, the stripe at the bottom of the sleeve red and the fist skin tone; the clip all red: its edge sticks out past the head. The drawing shows through a little — follow it.

Glue

11. Roll the kimono. Apply glue to the narrow strip along the right edge. Roll the piece into a cone with the drawing facing out and lay the left edge over the strip up to the line: the bottom should become an even circle. Press the seam.
12. Head on top. Flatten the top of the kimono with your fingers down to the neck line — the seam goes at the back. Lay the head face down, unfolded, and apply glue to the whole back side. Place the flattened top on the half with the face — the neck line along the bottom edge of the head — and cover it with the back of the head, folding along the dashed line. Hold for 20–30 seconds.

Assemble

13. Arm with ofuda. Fold the sleeve tab back along the dashed line, apply glue to it, and press it to the left side of the kimono: the arm is raised, with the ofuda next to the head. The fold goes at the mark on the side. Hold for 20–30 seconds until the glue sets.
14. Hair clip. Apply glue to the back of the hair clip and stick it on the hair on the right above the forehead: the flower peeks out slightly past the edge of the head, and the tassel hangs down.

Done. The shrine maiden is done: she stands on red hakama, holds an ofuda in a raised hand, wears a flower hair clip, and has long hair with a white ribbon down her back.

Make it with your phone camera

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