Wi th the' preeara ti0D of eacb new volume in t h.0 Origami series, RQbert Harbin ,proyide,s us witp an op.portunity to look !lJ;1 the changing oeigami scene and taKe stock. W'hat, taen .has been: happening since tire' publication of Origanl1' 3 In 1972?
Firs.dy, within.a month or two of that llook's appearance, the Ja~e.se folder Akira ~osmzawa meade: a. government, sponsored visit fa: Britain and.provided British fol1dets with a chalice to study a Japanese master' at WQ~k>. More of that! later.
The following yeaK saw the :\biI;th in lapan of the Nippon Origa.mi Associa:tioa, a body which su5s,~ucmtl:y .organised the First International Origami World Fair which was held in Ky:oto ,in 1916. ConrrilSulO'rs te this book were' among, the foldcn-s from many .!latipn.s, w.hos'e wOf:'k-:c~uld be seep d1ere.
In 1973,[00" seveeal courses in odgami were started for the flrst time ~n Institutes of Adult Education m' Britain~ 'the fIrst bein,g'oFganised by Micek Guy in Birmingbw. Anomer 'first' of that year was ·the ~anim_ated origami sequence, designed by Robert Harbin, which formed patot :of the televisi'oDi pla:~ , T iJhias anti, the Angel, screened on SBC TV during Christmas wee-k .. This specialised use oforrgami had been seen in Jal)anpr:evioliS-
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Letter Fold G,uiseppe Baggi
Italy
Procedures Sin'k1ing
use a r~elangte write your laUer itlern, fold
like this or this
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hold open out push. in
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CarnIval Hat Robert Harbin
Gt. Britain
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Dish Eric Kenneway An ExeroislJ: at Brita~n
_ white side up
use a 'square coloured one side
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pull apa
x y to sink
triangle-
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X' and Y flip
to the front sink4 eomers
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Dish continued Watch those Symbols
Dish conc,luded Very Strong 'Modell
told flaps
in front a-nd behind
x
so then open up 8Q-ain
open. up and flatten
y
x
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Ted Heath Eric Kenne:wClY
use a square pink one side to make this fine caricature
6l Britain Man from Marrs Atibert·W. AUeon
U.S.A.
a square g,reerill "ORe
side diagonals creased make two sq\J~ash folds
Fr:lspired by' EJric KenrtewayJ
form the ears
h.oldin two places
pull down presstlat
sq.uash fold {he two eyes
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Valentine Alioe Gray
Gt. Britain
use a square red one side, crease diagonals
U.S.A. GUderC. Plowman (age 14)
'use a square crease as shown make' v$llev folds
valley f<>ld fe,l!.IJ flali>s then mountain f'old
fold long flaps fi~t
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Ash Tray rRonald Koh
Singapore
Fotopurse' John CunHffe
writing' paper A3, or 850 x 250 mllHlTletres
purse
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Sycamore Seed John S. Sm,ith 81. Britain·.Sycam,ore S'eed concluded
use a rectangle of cartridge paper -375mm x. 250mm
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watch the symbols
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OW'ligami, Edward IMe,grath
brown square wl1ite side l:!P
crease A thenl make folcs
Owli.g:arnii concluded (Rabbits' Ears paQe 14)
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fold over and over
the beak
is a re:bbit's
• ear t'he feet an inverted
one
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use a square folded oft-centre as shown
Gt. Britain
Ow'l concluded
O\vl John Richardson
two reverse folds
you fold an eccentric preliminary base
make two
petal folds then fold points down
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Flying Sparrow Toshie Takahama
Japan
begin with a waterbomb base
fJy'i,ng Sp'arrow The Wings also fold back
I epen out middle, A and 8 , meet
open here
see ,next drawing
watch the repest signs
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Loch Ness Monster Steve Manthorp ..
squash folds Gt. Brltam
(page 11) four squares the same size
I Christmas Ornament Toshie Takaharna Japan
use metallic foil
squares
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two of these
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make one of A cot€>ur
s~CJe up and B white side up
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Ball in a Ball Iris Walker
we now enlarge 'this corner nex-t page
Gt-. Britain' A B'aU lin 8 Ball1conc)tuded
open out
2 squalies make a naU 2 more squares 1h inch smaller mak-e ball t.o fit insj(:J'S: and so
King of S'pades Martin Lewis
U.S.A. King ofS_pades concluded
a square creased white side up
make 2 waterbomb bases (page 9) Crease c!l~efuUy
:2 rabbit's ears X(page 14-)
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2 petal folds (page' 12)
mount on card
repeat all folds on bottom half
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Dracula (3) Steven Biddle
Gt. Britain ' Dog Ba rking Clive" Beeks
61. Britain
a square creased as shown
., ,use a square
, brown one side
tuck
fangs under as for dracula 2
hold as shown above push back of head dog will bark
so
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begin with a bJrd base sea pages 11 ain~ 12 .
U.S.At SWimmer concluded Watch for reverse folds
open
out this side only
. reverse folds (page 13)
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R-abbit Alice Gray
use half a square
U. S.,A. Rabbit concluded
make two rabbit's ears, (page 14)
walch this double' fQld-
two petal "folds (page 12)
begin with half
a bird base (page 12)
U.S.A.
Penguin Alice Gray
begin with half
e bird base (page 1,.2)1
use ~ square black one side
mountain fold model and openout head at the same time
open
I~g ends form webs
open out flaps as paints move up and down
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3 P'iece Jumbo Alice Gray
U.S.A. 3 Piece Jumbo continued
begin with three half a bi rd bases (page 12)
hold legs pull apart and sink biangle
52
move ear right
sink twi.ce
sink points then meuntatn fold
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Jumbo Assemble pleces 1,2,3 Use' a little, g-Iue
M'apI1e",llea'f Alice Gray
'-use,8 ~qua,re'
of foil -
U.S.A..
Y2 bird base (pa~e 12)' head with tusks
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Baby D:ragorn Bill Warner
use a squ,are·.green one' side. Fold comers ,to certlt:re (b"lintz) make 4 rabblt's ears (page :1:4)
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r 2 rabbifs ears
cor:ners (see p.age 16)
Thisis an easy one
tr wa,tG,h the 'crimps'
mountain tol.d in half
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Ostrich David Pacheco
U.S.A.
use a square black one side
begin with the
bird base
John Montroll's base
turn sides inside out making a colour change
watch
X arid Y
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Ostrich continued
II w,ish you luck here
hold tail crimp into body
celour change theneck
see page 58
squash ~egs into' shape an easy fold
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Ostrich continued
Fine model
'ease out extra paper for nead
Mlount Fuji Eric Kenneway
Gt. Britain
a square colour side up
criAW left (page 15)
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Super BOI Lewis Simon
use 4 squares coloured one side
U.S.A. i Super Box concluded
'crease then
fold top flap down and crease here
IIU flap. then fold two' sides up~ignt
6'2
fit two together
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so
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GlidiJng Toy (Anon) Slmon Williams .
square white collectlen
side lllP .
hold', releaSe, and toy wiH gJid'i3,
move left pO'int over and tuck into right
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Sherlrock HoLmes Robert W. Allen U, S.A.
usee. square b.fack one sid'e 9 x gems
crease only
fold
top flapS last
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Sherlock Holmes continued
>. this point
first
7 x 7cm square .for pipe brown one side
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The Pipe
three reverse folds
Siherlo'ck· Hollmes with Hat and IPipe
8, x 8cmsquare grey one side
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Smuggler's Wallet Vernon HoldenAustralia
use a large square crease 8 x B
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Smugglle'r's Walilieit continued
normal pockets
push the four corners into pOCkets
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Walrus John French
use a triangle - h~,lf a square - while si4~ !Up
Gt. Britain
vaJley fold hidden tusks
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rabbit's ears
fold fliPtlers and fla.tten Garners
70
Wahus concluded'
2 reverse Iotds
narrow tusks reverse fold head
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Humming Bird Gregory Knesner
begin with
a
bifd' base (page ~2)
U.S.A.
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hold as indlcated and stretch
(A.ge 1/4)
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Humming Bird concluded
2 squash fOlds' 2' outsi<'1e reverse
fQlds
, , Gregor,y's Y base
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Swan John French
Gt. Britain
use' a triangle (white) see page 70
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Swan concluded
squash fold wings
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stamese C,at Daniel Porter
U.S.A.
paper square grey one ,side fold -UP to step 2 page 166
Origami 2 (U,S.A. New Adventures)
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Elephant Neal Elias
U.S.A.
'?: x 1 rectangle creased with valley .folds cj;lloUf,