Chi Chi the Goldfish: Hanging 3D Paper Sculpture Template

The fantail goldfish has stood for luck and good fortune in southern Europe for a very long time. Chi Chi is our version of it, hung on a thread so the tail moves.

What makes it special

Chi Chi prints on nine sheets and takes about three hours from first cut to hanging, so it is a project you can start after lunch and finish before dinner. Along with Tish it is the quickest way into this collection, and the only one of the eight with a time we can put a number on.

What's in the download

• The full template, drawn for A4
• A bonus practice model, so you can test your glue and your paper before you start the animal
• Illustrated step-by-step instructions, with tips for the tricky joins

What you'll need

• A printer and A4 paper
• Thick paper or card, not ordinary printer paper
• A cutting tool
• A scoring tool
• A ruler
• Glue: UHU All Purpose Adhesive or white PVA

Good to know

• Instant download: you receive the file after checkout. Nothing is shipped to you, and there is no waiting.
• Finished size: 46 cm long, 38 cm high, 25 cm deep
• Pages to print: 9 sheets of A4
• Where it goes: made to hang on a thread from a hook or a small nail in the ceiling, so it turns slowly in the air
• You choose the scale: print at A4 for the size above, or resize the file first for something smaller or larger.
• Print it your way: colored and patterned card both work, so no two people end up with the same piece.
• Handcrafted design: an original, 100% human-designed template, with no AI at any step of the design.

Print it, cut it, fold it, and hang it on a thread from a hook or a small nail in the ceiling. It will turn on its own, the way it would in water.