Origami Magic

Origami Magic — page 1 — 4 Basic Folds Origami has been popular in Japan for hundreds of years and is now loved all around the world You can make great models with just one sheet of paper and this book shows you how The paper used in origami is thin but strong so that it can be folded many times It is usually colored on one side Alternatively you can use ordinary scrap paper but make sure it’s not too thick Origami models often share the same folds and basic designs This introduction explains some of the folds that you will need for the projects in this book and they will also come in useful if you make other origami models When making the models in this book follow the key below to find out what the lines and arrows mean And always crease well step fold mountain and valley fold next to each other direction to move paper push KEY valley fold mountain fold MOUNTAIN FOLD To make a mountain fold fold the paper so that the crease is pointing up towards you like a mountain VALLEY FOLD To make a valley fold fold the paper the other way so that the crease is pointing away from you like a valley A NOTE ABOUT MEASUREMENTS Measurements are given in U S form with the metric in parentheses The metric conversion is rounded to make it easier to measure

Origami Magic — page 2 — INSIDE REVERSE FOLD An inside reverse fold is useful if you want to make a nose or a tail or if you want to flatten off the shape of another part of an origami model 5 1 Practice by first folding a piece of paper diagonally in half Make a valley fold on one point and crease 2 It’s important to make sure that the paper is creased well Run your finger over the crease two or three times 3 Unfold and open up the corner slightly Refold the crease nearest to you into a mountain fold Open 4 Open up the paper a little more and then tuck the tip of the point inside Close the paper This is the view from the underside of the paper 5 Flatten the paper You now have an inside reverse fold OUTSIDE REVERSE FOLD An outside reverse fold is useful if you want to make a head beak or foot or another part of your model that sticks out 1 Practice by first folding a piece of paper diagonally in half Make a valley fold on one point and crease 2 It’s important to make sure that the paper is creased well Run your finger over the crease two or three times 3 Unfold and open up the corner slightly Refold the crease furthest away from you into a valley fold 4 Open up the paper a little more and start to turn the corner inside out Then close the paper when the fold begins to turn Open 5 You now have an outside reverse fold You can either flatten the paper or leave it rounded out

Origami Magic — page 3 — 6 Magic Wand Easy The first thing that all good magicians need is a magic wand to perform their tricks Follow these simple steps to make a wand of your very own

Origami Magic — page 4 — 7 1 Place the paper colored side up Valley fold in half from bottom to top but don’t crease 2 Make two small pinch marks on the left and right-hand sides Unfold the paper 3 Valley fold the bottom edge to the middle using the pinch marks as a guide 180 4 Again just make two small pinch marks one on the left one on the right like this Unfold 5 Valley fold the bottom edge up to the new pinch marks but this time make a crease all the way along 6 Your paper should look like this Rotate the paper so the white strip is at the top 7 Fold the bottom edge up to the pinch marks in the middle Again just make two small pinch marks one on the left one on the right 8 Fold the bottom edge up to the pinch marks made in step 7 but this time crease all the way along

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