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O R I G A M I Love Notes CREATE YOUR OWN UNIQUELY MEMORABLE LOVE NOTES NICK ROBINSON Introduction Origami has a long and cherished tradition as a means of sending love notes. The choice of the origami shape itself operates on two levels. First, the design itself can symbolize a message: the color and shape helping to convey the true emotions of the writer. Second, should the love note be intercepted, it would be unlikely that the reader could perfectly refold the shape. So the origami love note was very secure—it could not be read by the wrong person without the recipient knowing it had been opened. introduction 5 Before You Begin CHOOSING PAPER You can buy standard origami paper at There is a wonderful range of paper most craft stores and over the Internet. If available these days. You can use almost you want specialist papers, you will need any type of paper, as long as your origami to search a bit harder, trying stores that folds stay in place. Try to select a paper sell artists’ materials, and even florists’ color and texture to suit the theme of stores. Interesting paper crops up in many your chosen design. unlikely places, so keep your eyes open. FOLDING TIPS • Hold the paper in position while WHAT THE SET CONTAINS making a firm crease Origami Love Notes includes 40 sheets of patterned paper (five different • Start a crease in the center and spread patterns) to enable you to personal- it to both sides ize the designs, plus 20 envelopes, • Never try to rush a step—fold slowly so that you can mail them to your chosen recipient. and carefully • Make sure you have a clean folding surface with good lighting • Don’t force the paper—if you make the creases properly, the steps should not be too difficult • Never expect your first folding attempts to be fantastic—practice a design using cheap paper to start with; once you are familiar with the techniques, you will produce better results before you begin 7 turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold Techniques repeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold VALLEY FOLD This basic technique involves folding a corner or an edge of a paper to meet another corner or edge (creating a “valley” in between). Don’t make the crease until you are sure the paper is in the proper place. Sometimes you fold repeat arrow Inside reverse enlarged view “to taste”—in other words, fold it to where Mountainfold turn the paperover outside reverse pull paper out you think it looks right! valleyfold Valley and unfold MOUNTAIN FOLD turn the paperover outside reverse enlarged view valleyfold Here a crease is made by folVdainlgle tyh ae npda puenr fold pull paper out behind itself, creating a “mountain” peak—the opposite of a valley fold. repeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold 8 techniques repeat arrow Inside reverse enlarged view Mountainfold pull paper out enlarged view pull paper out turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold turn the paperover outside reverse REPEAT ARROW valleyfold Valley and unfold If a move is repeated (for example, at each corner of a square), it might be confusing to show the same move four times in one step. So the move is shown once, and a repeat (notched) arrow indicates how many times it is to be repeated by the number of “notches” on turn the paperover outside reverse the arrow (one repeat in the illustration below). turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold valleyfold Valley and unfold repeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold repeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold VALLEY AND UNFOLD enlarged view You will frequently be asked to make a crease repeat arrow Inside reverse pull paper out Mountainfold that is used larteepr iena tth aer sroeqwuence. This is Inside reverse Mountainfold known as “precreasing” and is indicated by enlarged view pull paper out a double-headed arrow. Make the crease as a simple valley fold, then undo the fold. techniques 9 enlarged view enlarged view pull paper out pull paper out turn the paperover outside reverse turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold valleyfold Valley and unfold turn the paperover outside reverse turn the paperover outside reverse vavllaellyefyoflodld VaVllaellye ayn adn du nufnoflodld repeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold reTpeat arerowchniques Inside reverse Mountainfold TURNOVER ARROW This simple symbol means that you should turn the paper over (from side to tsuidrne) .the paperover outside reverse enlarged view valleyMfoMoludonutnatinainfoflodld Valley and unfold rerpeepaeta atr arorrwow InInsisdidee r ereveversrese enlarged viewpull pappuell rp oaupter out turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold turn the paperover outside reverse enlarged view enlarged view valleyfold Valley and unfold pull paper out INSIDE REVERSE FOLD pull paper out repeat arrow Inside reverse First, you need to precrease the fold, making Mountainfold a firm valley fold, then unfold this step. Now make both sides of the crease into mountain folds, carefully pressing the center line of the paper so that it changes direction into a valley fold—the small black triangle shows where you should apply gentle pressure. The fourth drawing shows the result. 10 techniques repeat arrow Inside reverse enlarged view Mountainfold repeat arrow Inside reverse pull paper out Mountainfold enlarged view pull paper out enlarged view pull paper out turn the paperover outside reverse valleyfold Valley and unfold OUTSIDE REVERSE FOLD Similar in principle to the inside reverse PRACTICING REVERSES fold, here you should precrease the paper With both reverses, fold and unfold firmly, then unfold this step. Now wrap the the step until you understand what is sides of the pointed flap around the outside happening—these are very important as you bring the point downward and flatten techniques to master. turn the ptauprner tohvee praperover outsidoeu trseidvtheee s ridrseese avgaeinr. se valleyfoldvalleyfold Valley andV ualnlefoyl adnd unforledpeat arrow Inside reverse Mountainfold PULL PAPER OUT/UNDO A solid white arrow turn the paperover outside reverse shows where you valleyfold Valley and unfold turn the paperover outside reverse enlarged view need to pull some paper out, or undo valleyfold Valley and unfold pull paper out previous steps. repeat arrroewpeat arrow Inside Irnesviedres ere verse MountainMfooludntainfold techniques 11 repeat arrow enlaregnelda rvgieewd view Inside reverse Mountainfold repeat arrow Inside reverse pull ppauplel pr aopuetr out Mountainfold enlarged view enlarged view pull paper out pull paper out Love Bird This charming little bird is the perfect symbol of love and romance, but do fold a pair of them so they can snuggle up to each other. Steps 2–4 specify no exact location for the creases, enabling you to make your own unique bird. Feel free to experiment until you get the perfect shape, and try to use exotic patterned paper for this love note. love bird 13
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