This charming video was created for the iPad version of Martha Stewart magazine by Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting. Enjoy!!
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Stunning Origami Stop Motion by Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting!
Monday, April 16th, 2012Sushi Time in Origami Land
Saturday, March 17th, 2012This past week was the 101st birthday of Akira Yoshizawa, who is renowned as the grandfather of modern day origami. You may have seen the Google Doodle dedicated to him on Wednesday. He was born in Kaminokawa Japan on March 14th, 1911. His most significant contributions to the world of origami were the Yoshizawa-Randlett System as well as the wet-folding technique.
Yoshizawa-Randlette System
The Yoshizawa-Randlette System is a set of basic diagrams with arrows and line folds which have come to represent the standard language of origami today. Even if the written directions aren’t in a language you can read, the symbols of this system still allow you to execute each step. Wet-folding creates more sculpted looking, finished products through moistening the paper. This technique is usually used on thicker paper rather than thinner origami paper that can rip easily when damp.
Growing up, I did a lot of origami with my mom and sisters. I think it’s a great Sunday afternoon crafting project. I recently made some food origami from a sushi kit that looked good enough to eat!
I made some origami sushi and a pancake with butter, yum!
origami sushi
origami pancake
The Paper Place carries a lot of fun origami kits, books and different sizes and patterns of paper for any type of origami you would like to create. Come in and try something!
*******Jax
January Origami Anyone?
Saturday, January 7th, 2012Well hello January! Aren’t you cold and dreary.
I’m sure I’m not the only one dreaming of a beach right now. My plan to battle this grey January is a big cup of tea and a little taste of the beach in the shape of this origami mobile. You could make a mobile using a variety of origami patterns but my thoughts are sea side and these sailboats were just too cute.
I really didn’t need much to get started on this project.
I chose to work with Chiyogami paper because it folds so nicely and there are so many patterns to choose from.
After finding a basic pattern I used a glue stick to adhere two boats together. This created a three dimensional boat to hang down from my frame.
I used a needle to thread some waxed linen through the centre of the boats and hung them from bamboo sticks. That was it!
With a little persistence it all balanced to create my mobile!
It’s snowing origami snowflakes!
Monday, December 19th, 2011
These paper snowflakes look quite complex, but should be no problem for the intermediate paper folder to master. The model was created by origamist Dennis Walker and has been demonstrated in an easy to follow video by Sara Adams.
The Snowflake starts from a hexagon. Cutting an accurate hexagon might be the hardest part to making these little lovelies, but Sara has also posted a great tutorial on how to do that without too much trouble. Once you have that part down the actual folding should be a breeze!
I tried making this sweet snowflake out of a few different papers. I got the best results from two Japanese papers I tested, Tarasen dots and one of the many pretty Sukashi patterned papers. The translucency of these two papers makes for a beautiful effect when the snowfakes are placed against a window or somewhere else light passes through.
Since these may just be the only snow we see in Toronto this December… why not make a cup of cocca, settle in and fold yourself your very own paper winter wonderland!
New Window – Origami Dresses & Bows for Summer!
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
We are very excited about our fun new summer window bursting with origami dresses and bows made out of our vibrant Nepalese papers! The pattern for the dress can be found in the book Crease + Fold by Sok Song (available here at the store) and the bow pattern can be found here at Tweety Atelier in the origami section.
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