Ms 1009 WY & a C= ©) Lag Increase focus m Reduce stress Ease anxiety = Promote relaxation- ma, CHAPTER O01 Folds & Bases sop CHAPTER 02 Animals aN! wa CHAPTER 03 Ro Flowers — CHAPTER 04 Decorations, LS » 4. WHAT IS ORIGAMI? Origami is the art of paper folding, originating in Ancient Japan after the introduction of paper by the Chinese around 500-600 AD. It was originally a ceremonial art reserved for the wealthy who could afford paper, but as paper became affordable for all, so the popularity of this art form grew in Japan. Origami models were given as gifts, used in Shinto ceremonies and displayed as good luck charms at weddings. Today, most regard cutting the paper as non-traditional, but this idea was only introduced when origami was popularised in America in the 1960s. As early as the 19th century, teachers in Europe started to employ origami as a developmental aid for children. Today, it’s used in both brain and physical injury rehabilitation. Hand-eye coordination and delicate motor skills are challenged as you follow a simple set of instructions to create something complex. Origami is also internationally recognised for its therapeutic qualities. It’s often used to reduce anxiety and help those diagnosed with ADHD, autism and dementi It has also been used as a physical distraction for those wishing to quit smoking. The gentle focus on simple steps induces an almost meditative state, and is the perfect distraction from a stressful job or task. Learning to create a model almost without thinking brings on a peaceful state of mind, and the end result is a beautiful handmade gift or decoration! One of the great things about origami is that it's inexpensive. It’s also a fun activity that you can share with your children. Thope you get as much pleasure from this peaceful art form as | do. iP THERAPY: Published by Dennis Lifestyle Led 30 Cleveland st London WIT 4). 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The language of folding roune aes All origami begins with one of these folds. Understanding the difference between the two is key to success. But don’t worry, as they're very simple to master. TRIANGLE FOLD ea * Valley folds have a trough ‘Take a sheet of paper, white side up, You've now completed and fold in hal, point to point. the triangle fold.‘ Valley fold in half from left mp Valley fold the right-hand na ‘Take a sheet of paper, white Side up, and valley fold n 10 right, then unfold side into meet the middle half from top to bottom. line and unfold. Taking the right-hand edge of the paper, open. ut that layer. The creases you've made should uid you unt the pape its fiat. This called a squas = _ ee Repeat steps 3-5 with the left-hand side and you now have a completed house base. a ‘Take the top-right comer of the paper and bring it down to meet your last fold line to make a triangle, then unfold.ll oo FOLD a a. itt than unfold comy > sheet of paper, white side up. of 4 sf il Vall e remaining side e side to meet > y° eile folding ‘now completed the cupboard fold.WINDMILL BASE Lift the top layer of flaps from the bottom point, grein each hand Begin with a completed pig base (see p8). eed 4 Pull outwards. Press flat to neatly meet the middle line, You now have a completed windmill base. BSPIG BASE — —. with a completed cupboard Fold down the top-right comer to meet the (see pé).. ag middle tine and un up the top layer from the right-hand side towards Now fold down the top-left comer and. ett peronning equate Tepes step ry a S Repeat steps 2-4 on the remaining You now have a completed pig base. ‘two bottom comers.BLINTZ BASE Begin with a triangle fold (see p4). B Now open it out again ‘Take the bottom corner and valley fold up to meet the middle fold line. Repeat step 2 with the remaining comers. & Younowhave a completed blintz base.PRELIMINARY FOLD Begin with a triangle fold ‘Take the right-hand comer and valley fold uy (ep a tomeet ietop of the triangle, Fevonals. ‘Open the right edge of the triangle to bring the right-hand corner up to meet the top comer as. you open. Remember this isa squash fold. You've now completed the preliminary fold,WATERBOMB BASE Begin with a triangle fold. ), De seamen Unfold your paper ‘completely, white side up. Rotate the par sare, then valley fold Be eiscesece de rove pss So tat Take the top of the right-hand edge and squash fold to meet the top edge of the paper. You now have a completed waterbomb base. BaSS FROG BASE / & Taking the top layer of paper only, pen gut ne button gh edge and squash fold. edges pointing towards you. Valley fold the top-r De Se erireraie m" a! It should look a bit like a kite. Take only the top Bie marked wit a star and tur tothe ight-hand side. We will cal this a page turn. the right: F3 kite l 4 the le Turn over and 1-5 Qs ecu b= with retinas fol (ee 10) with he open B a Now, taking the left-hand edge, repeat steps 1-2.B Take the top Fold along the pean Lines shown right ar tomeet the tum to the eft. ‘middle fold ine and unfold. BB Taking the ‘Take the middle of the top point flap marked of the petal with a star in fold you just step 8, open created and upwards fold it down. towards the | top point of the te until the sides meet in the middle. This is called a petal fold. BD ‘You now have a ‘completed frog base. If you look at it from the top, you should have eight flaps to your base.BIRD BASE Begin with a preliminary fold (see Fold the first layer of the two Fold down the top and unfold. p10), with the open edges pointing sides in to meet the middle fold towards you. line, then unfold. . ‘Take the bottom corner and lft up the first layer, performing a large petal fold. Repeat steps 2-4 con that side to complete the birdSeine)? 5 MODULE - a ~ oe Take a sheet of paper, white side up. Cupboard fold (see p6), then Fold down the top-right comer a na tnt te igh hak ip tomeet the cupboard fold tne. a oe eae (your right-hand Take the top- ‘cupboard door) and left corner and it to the middle bring it down fold line. Next take your bottom Da tether Comoran aa ep tomeet he ead ‘edge, then unfold. Refold the right-hand comer, tucking itunder the left-hand cupboard ‘On your left- hhand cupboard door, tuck the pean ‘comer under fee the crease you Sonate} sine module.= FOX PUPPET ~~ Begin with a completed house base (see p5).. a 5-7 with the bottomleft corner. a Fastecniowite Oe left-hand sides to meet in the middle. port i press fet ae Insert your fingers into the Fold the bottom-right corner up to meet white cavity and open. the coloured edge. Tum over. eo Fold up again along the line shown,Use your other hand to gently push the coloured side inwards. With some gentle ssuscar completed the fox Insert tr thumb and forefinger to make ‘the fox bark.as Take the left-hand flap and fold it back on itself to meet the middle fold line on that side. Then repeat with the right-hand flap. Begin with a completed pig base (see p8). Mountain fold the lower half of the base underneath itself. (A Press flat. Turn over and repeat steps 3-4 on that side. Fold the left-hand comer and unfold it again to make a crease. Gently separate the two ayers of paper whilst poking the creased portion in on itself. This is called'a reverse fold and makes the pig's snout.stalin Sy ae, Dd seinen tee tip of the point to finish the snout. We ae eee the right-hand side, as shown. Fan out the Pig’ legs soit ‘can stand up. Reverse fold your last crease to make the tail.Na BERG aeee SIE eae LU RC Cae Cee Peete oa ed Unlimited satisfaction one low price Cheap constant access to piping hot media Protect your downloadings from Big brother Safer, than torrent-trackers 18 years of seamless operation and our users' satisfaction PNT tere Teac Maimeri One site CNTs loli ol metal Malo We have everything for all of your needs. Just open https://avxlive.icu= Begin with a completed windmill base (see p7). Zz Pick up the top layer of. ‘the left- and right-hand corners and lift up to ‘open down towards you. Turn over. fold the top ayers o the left and right flag in towards the midd Valley fold the top half down to meet the bottom edge. f fe Fold the right-hand side as shown and unfold, This crease creates the body of the butterfly. Valley fold in half.a You've now completed the butterfly If you press down on the body with cone finger, the wings will flap. b ‘Open the two layers ‘out and push the body Lup along the creases you just made.a) Be a ee Fold the t int : coe e ‘to right and - with the ee unfold. . the triangle. ie — pA). tthe top eatola x erm —— ~w upwards, Fold the top point down fndunfold Sake a ‘erease. Then reverse fold ‘the creased area in on itself, creating a beak. ~ ~, 5 oa \ See > | right and repeat on the opposite side. eel completed the dove. > “wyAe Be Begin with a completed frog base (see p12). ] ] ] Now gently take the left and right layers at the bottom and reverse fold upwards until they're flush with the outsi ‘Take your to get this right. You've just made the front feet. a Turn one flap like a page to get a blank side. Joints at the jottom, but leave them splayed out either side, These will make the hind legs. eS Fold the bottom left- and right- hrand edges in to meet in the middle. Fold the tips as shown to make a crease, then reverse fold each one.Next mountain fold the top point behind and underneath, Now reverse fold the tips of the points to make the feet. You've now completed the frog.Page turn the top flap down. Begin by completing up to step 7 of the frog a base (see p12). Fold the top layer of the bottom- left edge to the middle, then fold ‘over again to meet the middle. a Take the top layer of the top left-hand ee side and fold over > ‘twice to meet the middle fold line. a Fold the bottom flap twice to meet the middle fold line, and the top flap once to meet the * Take the top flap middle fold line (marked witha star) tnd page tum it down tothe bottom. r 7- Now page turn the top flap down — towards the bottom, Fold the t flapover a It should look like thisTum over and take the top flap and page turn down. Pick up the two bottom layers and page ‘turn up to the top (marked with a star Fold the bottom flap twice towards the middle line. Now pick up one layer from the top and page turn down. Fold the top and bottom edges in to meet each other and unfold Gently take the top layer (marked with a star) and petal fold out to ‘meet the right-hand point. Fold the flaps in on ‘themselves and press fat. Insert your finger into the tiny cavity in the Bb flaps and squash flat. Repeat on both flaps.Ce Cee eed ee eet epee re ea) iarlinemoerten Paes ee Somes Son Cee a Now delicately pull out the Re eects Cieraa Begin with a completed bird base (see p14), Fold the two sides in to meet in the middle, (é Turn over. CRANE ‘The crane is considered the most clasic of all traditional origami, and is often given as Fee Cree et ere ae eT lefe at shrines in japan In the hope that the maker's prayers will be answered Repeat step 2. » Bring the right-hand WF) int up and reverse fold into position. Fold and unfold the right-hand point. Repeat with the left-hand point.Reverse fold into position. Bring the crane's wings down. ne Thousand ‘aper Cranes To string your cranes together, you'll need a length of thread and ‘needle long enough to reach from the top to the bottom of your crane's body. Make a knot in one end of the thread and, ike beads, string the cranes together, starting with the one you'd like at the bottom of your string.a at a1 ‘completed bird base (see Reverse fold the p14). left-hand point Up into position. Reverse fold the remaining y point up to the right.Bb You've now completed the flappy rd. If you hold the bird by the points at the bottom and pull out, you can make it flap.DAHLIA FLOWER You need to make three units to create this simple lower, using scissors and paper glue. Pick up the top layer of the right- hhand point and fold over to the left. Pick up the top layer of the left-hand point and fold over to the right. Make another two units and snip halfway to the middle from the bottom, as shown, ‘on both units. On the third, make the snip halfway from the top of the unit. ‘Take the unit with the slit at the top in Take the remaining your lefthand, and with your right hand ce Yide one of the other units into the slot. nicer eectMake sure all your Units ae level with each other. Now all your petals should be held open, 1D Apply a litle glue to the ‘area shown and press it to the unit/petal next to it, Repeat with all the petals. If you'd like to give your flower a stem, use a wooden skewer. Appl alittle PVA glue and insert the stick into the centre of the underside of the completed dahlia, vABegin with a completed blintz base (see p9). Fold the four corners to ‘meet in the middle. Unfold one comer from the back alittle to make this move easier, Pull the point in the middle to the outside, carefully reversing the folds (on the underside. LOTUS FLOWER eee cee Loerie ty Fold the four corners to Turn over. ‘meet in the middle. ~— | Fold the tips of each corner. Turn over. completed one petal. In the photo, we've turned it over here so you can see how to reverse the edges. ptPed Te ee eee aes Pte ara een Pee Sta Se Res ONS eetaa nay FLOWER in with a ree fold | (see p4), Valley fold the left and right points up to meet the top of. the triangle. A Open the flaps out and squash fold flat. a | Valley fold the points back on Ca 4 themselves Valley fold the flaps in half ‘Apply some glue to one edge then press the ‘opposite edge to it. Be ‘careful not to fold, and ‘you should end up With a cone shape.deeZ\ SSBegin witha completed waterbomb base (see p11), with the open. edge pointing towards you. - | Page tum | cone flap aver, You a a blank side. Turn over and repeat step 2 This should be your result. » NX Valley fold the ight . hand flap to the same \ point on the opposite side. Turn over and repeat steps 5-7 con this side, Fold the left and right points up to meet the top of the triangle. Valley fold the left-hand flap to the right, just past the middle fold line, and, press flat Insert the right-hand flap into the cavity in the left-hand flap as far as it will go and press flatb Take the paper Blow into the in your left hand hole in the and tease out bottom to fully the edges using inflate the tulip ‘your right hand, Pull out the petals to complete the tulip ‘Combine your tulip flowers with the stem on the next pagel= a Fold the sides B Take a sheet of paper, white side into meetin tp. Fold in halt the middle. and unfold. \ Vv Fold the sides Ba shown in ie step 2 to the anasce middle, then ; ttle and ick over als ‘ease into the tothe middle ce oa gain meet the top point. a Pull out the a ite and ease into ‘the creases shown. a ‘Add the stem to the tulip by inserting the tip into the holeinthe base of the tulip. =‘Make 12 kusudama flowers Join together two flowers, as shown, using a bit of glue. (see p36). ‘Add glue to the three areas shown in preparation for the third flower. Continue to surround the central flower Until is has flowers on each of its five sides. Repeat steps 2-5 with your remaining six flowers to create the other half of your kusudama ball, then glue the two halves together. ‘Add a string to your kusudama ball ‘to hang as a decoration. Glue the petals of the third flower to the existing two.Decorations OPEN BOX Begin with a completed blintz base (see p9). Cupboard fold the ight and sides to Pull out the loose flap from Lift the flap and page turn Fold in the top-right and underneath the left-hand side. it to the right-hand side. bottom-left corners. EA Refold the Tuck the flap back to tip back the left. underneath the left- hand side.b Fold the top and bottom points ‘towards the middle and unfold to crease. 2 Repeat steps 4-8 with theright hand sie. Insert your fingers where the star shown and pl the left and right flaps away from each other to ‘open out into a box.Decorations PRETTY BOX ] Wath Si EETEIT y WwW Fold the points of those in with a con im over an aa comers back out so the tips esc) in rragateoias align withthe paper's edge, This is how it should look. Take the bottom right-hand quadrant Now fold that comer back in to and open the flap out towards the edge. meet the previous fold line. Fold the edge in half to Gently unfold the last fold Pull it free and refold, meet the middle of that to pull out the comer that ‘quadrant. had been tucked under. NYThen vale olin towards the Rapes tes 5.11 rte of tht quodrane Youve abe fepent steps 5,11 wit now completed one quadrant. a You've now. completed the + prettybox. + Valley fold out: BD wore... b Insert your finger int the cavity between your pleated ‘edges and the white interior of the box, then open up to complete.Decorations wim een oO) NESDIS eet ee Lift the bottom-Left flap back up and squash fold into the middle, — 0 | away from you, then press é Begin witha completed fat bathe sametothe bottom: Peas Sam Press flat and repeat step 3 windmill base (see p7). eft point nly pint ittowards you. with the remaining points. You've now made a pinwheel shape. Take a > kak bottom-right = aC poe flap (shown eat ‘it the a akan | ee | ‘ shea from the petals \ —— middle towards LE \ itsrespective Cenc tne Seer eae rele ad You've now boil stan crease: peasy Repeat with the other three flaps. Turn over each star and fold down four-pointed star. Make a second star. Tum one star the right side again, then join them by folding over the triangle flaps to hold t starstogether.You've now completed the eight-pointed star.Decorations a i, WATERBOMB Begin with a completed Fold the top layers waterbomb of the left and right, base (see comersuptomeet 4 pit), with the point at the top. the open ‘4 » edge facing _f 4 ‘ towards you. Fold the right- and ‘Now take the two. ‘ left-hand flaps in . flaps atthe top of . ‘towards the middle ‘the triangle and » fold line. fold them into the. cavity, as shows This is how it should look. Turn over and repeat steps 2-4 ‘on that sic Now gently separate the layers and blow into the hole to inflate and complete the waterbomb.Decorations CLOSED UMBRELLA or c errs and withthe addon ofa pipe cleaner for bn Begin th a competed fog tase a Page tur the top layer down. a Take the right-hand flap and page seep turn to the left, then press flat. > eae D ee Insert a pipe cleaner throu; . eS Find the closed end and snip off the tip with the scissors. through your hole. i Bend the top of the pipe cleaner to N ‘make the hook of the handle, then apply a litte glue to where the paper meets the pipe cleaner. 4 Use paperclips or bulldog clips tohold the paper tight whist lung, Once the glue fd remove the clips and you'll have completed the closed umbrella. AR.Decorations ‘There are endless ways to create shapes from ‘your Sonobe modules, depending on how you fold the module and assemble them together. Here, we'll show you how to prepare your ‘module for making a 12- or 90-unit Sonobe bal. in with a completed Sonobe Bn rule (oe pi) and valley fold along the line shown. Bn Valley fold the right-hand point over to the left. 12 ® % unit 3-unit Valley fold the bottom point towards the top. ‘You've now prepared your Sonobe module b for creating the balls overleaf.Decorations SONOBE BALLS Sr) SI ZA fa el Pf ef Meal 2 Li Make 12 Sonobe modules and Prepare as on p49. Now tuck a point Ree Taking the point Be forces. pyramid into your last, as shown, to begin a shown, insert it in between the layers of fourth pyramid. a second module, but don't push it all the way in. ‘Now add a third module inserting it tet bea ie Finish the fourth inthe Ba Pelee one more module and llhave completed one Ye. By now, youshould see a pattern in how you assemble the modules Push the three modules together to make a pyramid. ‘Begin to make another pyramid by adding another ‘module to one side. aan Continue to add ‘modules until you have a third pyramid. prenastaa pyrami inwards to start creating the curve of the ball. pyramid, as shown, b B addi ‘tum: BD Close another side as ‘you did in step 9. Tur over the ball and you'll see the open side more clearly, You should have three points. By ‘your final two modules, you'll ese into your final pyramid. ‘Adding the last module ‘can be fiddly, but then you'll have completed the ‘I2-unit octahedron. o another side of the same octahedron.Decorations aN start by folding 90 Sonobe modules We've shown ours in different colours to help you identify the different steps. “) Create a pentagon of five pyramids using the same technique you've learned in the ‘2-unit ball. Look at them from the inside this time and notice your point in the centre has five lines leading out of it like a five- pointed star. We will call this the first ring’ ‘Add three units to each side of the pentagram. This will form your second ring, which will be five — ‘groups of six-pointed stars — one ‘coming off each point of the star instep 1. In the next ring, you'l create five ‘groups of five-pointed stars. SB Ifyou turn the ball over, you can see you're at the halfway point. ‘Tum it over again to see the rw opening, and withthe next ing y = ul begin to pull your pyramids A ; Wo clot the Sec half of the * ballThis ring will be made of six~pointed stars, then five. B Closing the ball is fiddly and requires patience but the principle is the same as con the 12-unit bal. IDEA: How about folding one of these from tracing paper and putting fairy lights inside, ‘or an LED lightbulb to make a fantastic designer lamp?NOOsoVW ORIGAMI Origami is internationally recognised for its therapeutic qualities and the artform is a great way to relax - let the day's tensions melt away and refocus your attention. Forget your surroundings, gently unwind your body and mind, and you'll be amazed at what you can create with just a few sheets of paper!