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Japanese Origami Instruction T-Shirts

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What is Origami?

 

Hi all. Lots of people love Origami. So, I decided to put the instructions for a few classic and clever designs on T-shirts. Origami,(from oru meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper") is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper,and using only one piece of paper.

Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The most well known form is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design.

Origami Samurai Helmet T-Shirt 

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Origami Butterfly Instructions 

A simple origami butterfly

This video shows how to fold a simple origami butterfly. It's a great model for beginners. More origami: http://www.happyfolding.com

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Origami Instruction Books 

Now that you have the "gami itch", here are some great books that have easy to follow diagrams you can use to make all sorts of fun origami animals, flowers, and such.

Origami Fun Kit for Beginners

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

The Lost Art of Towel Origami

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Origami Squid T-Shirt 

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Origami Bar Rose Instructions 

Do you remember those clowns that used to make the girls in the bar giggle, by making them a paper rose from a napkin? Well, here's how they did it.

Simple Origami Rose

A rose origami by Kevin James.

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Origami Skunk T-Shirt 

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Japanese Origami Rose Demo 

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origami rose

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Origami Toad T-Shirt 

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Great Origami Lesson DVD Deals 

These DVD's are fantastic. It makes it so much easier to learn when you can stop and start the DVD, and have someone walk you through making your creations.

Fold It: Beyond Traditional Origami with Karen Thomas

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Origami Instruction DVD by Lisa Shea

Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Origami Fun For Kids!

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

A Robot Doing Origami 

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Japanese surgeon making origami with DaVinci robot

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Mobii Art T-Shirt Designs on RedBubble
This is my RedBubble site. I keep a bit more wall art on this site.
Mobii Art Designs on Cafepress
This is my main T-shirt design site. there are all kinds of different things there, from old classics to new movie jokes.
One Night in Bangkok
This is the family blog. I have been doing this for over 2 1/2 years now. Mostly, I just bitch about having to eat so much rice, and the corrupt Thai government, but there is all kinds of strange stuff on there that you might find amusing. Take a look.

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