Imose Yama
2 cranes joined at the wings
Posted by Laura
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My aunt came for a visit recently and she bought an origami book on her trip. Since I love origami so much she let me borrow the book, and I thought I'd post some of my favorites. I have this one done now, and many more I want to make.
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You Will Need (2 things)
- Paper
- Scissors
Steps (15 steps, 20 minutes)
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1
Cut your square in half.
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2
Fold the paper in half. It doesn't matter what side is up.
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3
Fold diagonals of the two layers and unfold.
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4
Turn it over and fold the two layers in halves and unfold.
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5
Fold using the existing crease lines.
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6
Fold the edges to the center.
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7
Fold the corner up and push the edges in. Do the same on the other side and be sure to crease sharply.
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8
Now unfold all the way.
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9
Cut along the line to the center.
Note where the circled lines are, this will be the joint wing.
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10
Repeat step 5 on one side, and fold along to step 7.
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11
Again fold the other side from step 5 to 7.
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12
It should now look like this.
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13
Fold the edges o the center.
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14
Repeat on the other side as well.
Here is a front and side view.
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15
Fold each of the little legs up to go between. Do this for all 4 of them and fold one down on each for the head.