Kimono Cards
Extract from Fabrigami • By Jill Stovall, Scott Wasserman Stern, and Florence Temko • Published by Tuttle Publishing
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Fabrigami
Folding a kimono from stiffened fabric seems very appropriate, as it will reflect the texture of kimonos. It can be affixed to a blank greeting card. In our experience many origami cards are treasured by the recipients, who may even frame them. The dimensions in the instructions will result in a kimono 4 inches (10 cm) wide. You can make kimonos in other sizes by using bigger or smaller pieces of stiffened fabric in the proportion of three times as long as wide.
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© 2024 Jill Stovall / Tuttle Publishing · Reproduced with permission.
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Step 1Begin with the inside of the fabric facing up. Valley fold the top edge over a small bit (about 3⁄8 inch/35 mm using the suggested size).
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Step 2Turn the model over.
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Step 3Pinch the top edge (or, if that will not show up, mark with a pencil or a small nick). Then valley fold both corners to the center, in line with the center pinch you just created.
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Step 4Valley fold four inches up from the bottom edge.
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Step 5Mountain fold back along the edge you just folded up.
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Step 6Bring both edges to lie even with the collar, squashing the top corners down.
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Step 7Mountain fold the top layer behind, leaving the pointed corner alone.
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Step 8Mountain fold the bottom layer up to the top of the sleeves.
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Step 9The completed kimono!
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Step 10Glue the kimono to a blank greeting card.
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Step 11The completed Kimono Card!
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