As with any other craft origami has its own terms and techniques. Here are some standard horizontal and vertical folds. It is very important to maintain all your folds crisp and clean.
The Book – fold a piece of paper (rectangular or square) down the middle vertically producing particular the opposite edges line up 1 on best of the other. For several origami figures you will want to add one more book figure – open the paper and make one more fold across the middle horizontally once more, making certain the edges lie 1 on leading of the other. If you do not open the book prior to creating the second fold you end up with the handkerchief fold which gives you a little square with 4 layers of paper 1 on leading of the other.
The Cupboard – utilizing a square piece of paper make the book fold then open the paper and take every outside edge and fold it to the center line. By bringing every edge over to the subsequent line you will end up creating even much more equal vertical strips.
The Fan – with either a square or rectangular piece of paper fold a Cupboard. Open the Cupboard three valley folds (downward angles) divide the Cupboard into 4 equal sized strips. Turn the figure over fold the edges onto the outer lines generating two mountain folds. Turn the figure over and refold the Cupboard. Turn the Cupboard over once once again and fold the edges into the middle line resulting in two mountain folds (upward angles). Fold up the figure and you have created an eight fold fan with alternating mountain and valley folds, also referred to as an accordion fold.
The Lattice – make a Cupboard from a square piece of paper. Open the Cupboard and repeat the procedure folding in a horizontal direction. Open the paper and you have the Lattice. It is 16 equal sized squares employed to make boxes, houses and simple animal bodies.
The Shawl – Make a diagonal fold down the middle of a square piece of paper making positive your edges and corners lay on leading of each and every other. If you need a second diagonal fold open the sheet of paper totally before starting the second fold to get a more precise line.
The Envelope – making use of a square piece of paper make diagonal folds down the center in each directions. Open the paper and bring each and every corner up to the middle.
The Picture Frame – Very first make the Envelope. Open the envelope turn each and every corner up to the outer diagonal line. Now fold the four corners inward and you have a picture frame.
Heaven and Hell – Fold an Envelope. Turn the Envelope over and fold every single corner up into the center again. Turn the figure over and you will see pockets on the other side. Open these pockets. This figure was dubbed Heaven and Hell simply because it was normally made on red and blue paper. This particular fold can be used for generating easy hand puppets and animal heads
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