Welcome to the Fabulous World of ORIGAMI Japanese print from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Origami is Very Beautiful! anes Origami, (pronounced or-i-GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. ori = folding kami = paper
Peace Crane
How to Make a Peace Crane: Step 1: Turn one square around to look like a diamond
Step 2: Fold it in half from top to bottom:
Step 3: Fold the paper in half from left to right.
Step 4: Lift the top half up along the middle fold line. Open out the paper and press it down neatly into a diamond.
Step5: Turn the paper over and make the same fold on the other side.
Step 6: Fold and unfold the lower (open) sloping edges and the top point as shown. Make sure the open side is at the bottom!!!
Step 7: Pinch and lift the front flap of the paper
Step 7: Continue to lift the flap so its edges meet in the middle.
Step 7: Press the paper flat to make it diamond shaped
Step 8: Turn the paper over and repeat the fold on the other side
Step 9: Fold the lower sloping edges over so they lie along the middle line.
Step 10: Repeat on the other side
Step 11: Inside reverse fold the bottom point
Step 12: Inside reverse fold the remaining bottom point
Step 13: Inside reverse fold the tip of one of the point to make the head and the beak
Step 14: bend the wings down and apart
Step 15: Flatten and puff out center, and you have a completed crane!
Kirigami Snowflakes kami = paper kiri = cutting
For extra detail, try folding each of the triangles in half again.
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