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Welcome to the Fabulous World of ORIGAMI. Japanese print from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Origami is Very Beautiful!. Origami , (pronounced or- i -GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. ori = folding. kami = paper.
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Welcome to the Fabulous World ofORIGAMI Japanese print from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Origami is Very Beautiful! Origami, (pronounced or-i-GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. ori = folding kami = paper http://www.amazon.com/sadakoandthethousandpapercranes
How to Make a Peace Crane: Step 1: Turn one square around to look like a diamond
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: Continue to lift the flap so its edges meet in the middle.
Step 8: Turn the paper over and repeat the fold on the other side. 2 1 4 3
Step 9: Fold the lower sloping edges over so they lie along the middle line.
Step 13: Inside reverse fold the tip of one of the point to make the head and the beak
Step 15: Flatten and puff out center, and you have a completed crane!
Kirigami Snowflakes kiri = cutting kami = paper
For extra detail, try folding each of the triangles in half again.