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ORIGAMI –BASIC FOLDS AND SYMBOLS
Becoming familiar with the names of the basic folds will facilitate your learning figures from books and videos. Here you will learn the names of the folds and the symbols used in origami diagrams and how to perform the action they represent.
Get ready with a few square pieces of paper and follow along with this video. You’ll spend about 20 minutes and will learn useful folds to make many origami figures. Then go ahead and practice making charming figures with the video tutorials below.
The best way to learn origami is by making some figures! After you watch the video, make sure you fold some models to practice your skills. Follow the links to the origami models listed below.
VIDEO –How to Follow Origami Symbols and Make Basic Folds
- Valley Fold (video min 01:10)
- Fold and Unfold (video min 02:11)
- Mountain Fold (video min 02:40)
- Pleat Fold (video min 03:20)
- Turn the Paper Over (video min 03:50)
- Rotate 90º (video min 04:11)
- Rotate 180º (video min 04:30)
- Repeat X times (video min 04:47)
- Pull Out the Paper (video min 05:19)
- Push-in the Paper (video min 05:37)
- Rabbit Ear Fold (video min 06:35)
- Inside-Reverse Fold (video min 07:45)
- Outside-Reverse Fold (video min 08:37)
- Crimp (video min 09:17)
- Sink (video min 11:24)
Download a PDF that includes the symbols and bases demonstrated in the videos presented in this course.
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Practice your Origami Skills by Folding These Figures
Origami Penguin (Created by Ioana Stoian)
You will practice valley and mountain folds.
Make an Easy Origami Bow Tie (Traditional)
You will practice valley and mountain folds.
Traditional Sanbo Box (Traditional)
You will practice the blintz base and the squash fold.
Easy and fun Origami Heart (Author Unknown)
You will practice valley and mountain folds and the waterbomb base
This little origami horse is a bookmark of a cupcake topper! (Created by Leyla Torres)
You will practice inside-reverse folds.
Make a traditional cat and Leyla’s variation
You will practice valley and mountain folds and with the second cat, you will practice outside-reverse folds.
Origami Chile Pepper
You will practice pleat and squash folds.
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