Free Japanese paper cutting SVG

Japanese kirigami pattern of hemp leaf stars SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

Japanese kirigami pattern of hemp leaf stars, as a solid black shape
Japanese kirigami pattern of hemp leaf stars. The preview is the SVG file itself.

The hemp leaf pattern, asanoha, cut as a hexagon: twenty-four triangles, each divided in three by bars from its middle to its corners, which makes a field of six-pointed stars. Seventy-two holes, the same in every sixth, and one piece.

What is in the file

Size100 × 87 mm (3.94 × 3.42 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut73: 1 outer edge and 72 cut-outs
Cut length2,732 mm at this size
Narrowest part2.6 mm at this size
Nodes504 curve and line segments
Symmetry6-fold rotation and mirror
Also found asKirigami paper cutting patterns SVG

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,748 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.87 in (25 × 22 mm)0.66 mm694 mm110Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 1.74 in (51 × 44 mm)1.3 mm1,388 mm30Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 2.61 in (76 × 66 mm)2 mm2,082 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.48 in (102 × 88 mm)2.6 mm2,776 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 5.21 in (152 × 132 mm)4 mm4,164 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 6.95 in (203 × 177 mm)5.3 mm5,551 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 10.43 in (305 × 265 mm)7.9 mm8,327 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

More Japanese paper cutting SVG files

← Japanese kirigami cherry blossom All 13 Japanese paper cutting templates Japanese paper cut roundel of maple leaves →