to page 56 and turn your model into jewelry, greeting cards and more.
* Share your origami. Give a pretty origami model or present to someone you like, love or have a crush on. Wink wink.
Why I Love Origami
Origami is a vehicle of creativity and innovation for me. It creates beautiful and satisfying results in minutes, not to mention the fact that a piece of paper is quick and easy to find!
Here are some of the things origami can do for you, too:
Origami …
* fosters your visualization skills
* calms your nerves as you focus on folding (and not on whatever is stressing you out)
* tricks you into learning geometry
* increases your self-confidence as you master increasingly difficult models
* entertains you when you are procrastinating
* gives you thoughtful, pretty, economical gifts for family and friends
I hope you find origami as fun and engaging as I do. Happy folding!
A Guide to
Folding Symbols, Terms and Actions
Action Symbols
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dashed line: A dashed line indicates where you need to fold or crease.
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solid line: A solid line shows where a crease has been made that now serves as the guide to where the edge of your origami paper should align.
This symbol indicates that the paper needs to be flipped over. When the symbol is on the side of the origami paper, it means flip over from side to side. If it is on top, it means flip over from top to bottom.
Flip over from side to side.
Flip over from top to bottom.
Rotate clockwise.
Rotate counterclockwise.
Terms
crease: To fold and unfold the paper, leaving a line or ridge to serve as a guide for a future fold.
fold: To bend your sheet of paper over, under, behind, or on top of itself so that one part covers another. This creates the framework for the origami model.
Common folds:
Fold in.
Fold out.
Fold up.
Fold down.
Fold Behind.
Collapse: For this fold, pinch sides of paper where indicated with circles and carefully bring them in and down to meet the bottom edges, as shown by the arrows. Look at the illustrations to see the collapse in progress.
Foxy Pumps
Now you can brag to all your girlfriends that you found a pair of stiletto heels that never hurt your feet. They don’t have to know these shoes are made from a pretty piece of paper—you can keep that part a secret.
1 Fold in half. Unfold.
2 Fold the top point down, using the pattern as a guide. Unfold.
3 Flip over from side to side.
4 Fold the sides in, using the pattern as a guide. They should meet at the center crease.
5 Stick your finger inside the pocket, and bring the point indicated by the circle down to the arrow on each side. This will cause the sides to open out. Then fold the top tip down, squashing it flat as you go.
6 Flip over from side to side.
7 Fold the top end down, using the pattern as a guide. Let toe of shoe pop out as you fold.
8 Flip over from side to side.
9 Fold the sides in, using the pattern as a guide.
10 Fold the bottom edges in to meet at the center crease.
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