Origami
Facts, tips and ideas about Origami — and how to find people for it.
Did you know?
Sadako Sasaki survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima as a two-year-old, fell ill with leukemia ten years later and began folding paper cranes — Japanese legend: a thousand cranes, one wish. She died at twelve. Her story made the origami crane a global symbol of peace.
Source: Wikipedia
Tip
Press each fold line once cleanly, then unfold and fold it again. The second fold in the same direction comes out more precise — if you fold roughly once, you get rough lines.
One sheet of A4, ten minutes, and two very different cranes end up on the table.
Not every line here is sourced. Where a source is named you can read it up; the rest is collected knowledge.