Interesting facts about origami. The scheme of the "boat paper"

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Origami-paper figures, obtained using the technique of folding. The history of this art is rooted in the days of the invention of paper in Ancient China. For many centuries the Chinese kept the secret of its manufacture, and only in the VII century a monk, once in Japan, revealed a sacred secret. In Japanese monasteries the technique of paper folding is called origami (the official term appeared in 1880).

diagram of a ship made of paper

With the development of the paper industry, more and more people began to get involved in this art. Now paper figures decorated not only the walls of the temple but an ordinary house. It was considered a special manifestation of attention to send your favorite lady a letter, decorated with origami. A ship made of paper, a flower or a airplane adorned the tables during the feast.

The Spread of origami worldwide

The Middle of the XX century was marked by the publication of a universal “the ABC's of origami”. It allowed me to enter the art to the masses, overcoming the language barrier. The book was placed available a wide range of readers diagrams, symbols and drawings explaining the process of making figures.

Today, origami is a fun activity for the kids and for adults. The first paper crafts kids make in kindergarten, for example, a ship made of paper. Step by step instructions will help to demonstrate to the child all the steps of creating origami. For the baby it's real magic when from a regular sheet work interesting three-dimensional figures.

Origami develops fine motor skills of hands, spatial thinking, logic, creativity of man.

Types of origami

Origami is simple and modular. Easy suitable for children or novice knitters. Created hack fast enough, and you can immediately see the result of his work. The result is a crane, airplane, and other wonderful things that need a single sheet and diagram. A ship made of paper is a favorite craft active kids who are satisfied with their help, a real race in the spring streams.

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Modular origami – body figure is assembled from several folded in a special way papers (modules). These crafts are very common lately. And not surprisingly, so are true masterpieces, which can not only decorate your room but also make them a great gift.

The Necessary supplies to create paper crafts

The Boat, plane and other simple origami is done without glue. Even more complex designs of modular origami is preferable to create using only paper. It can be any, but dense enough to bend well. Sometimes you may need a pair of scissors. In the Internet there are many workshops for such crafts. The figure shows the simplest scheme – the boat made of paper.

origami boat out of paper

Step-by-Step manual folding boat

The Scheme “a ship made of paper” is one of the first origami, which are quick to adopt children. For its production you will need a sheet of A4.

origami paper boat diagram

Walkthrough:

  1. Fold the paper in half as shown in the figure. In this folded edge should be on top.

    boat out of paper step by step instructions

  2. Mentally divide the rectangle with a vertical line in half. Fold the top corners down along this line.

    boat out of paper step by step instructions

  3. Fold the bottom remaining strips of paper from different sides and fold the corners.

    DIY paper boat

  4. Expand the triangle as shown to make a rhombus.

    diagram of a ship made of paper

  5. Wrap the bottom corners to the top. The result is a triangle.

    diagram of a ship made of paper

  6. Carefully open the figure, as indicated in the diagram.

    diagram of a ship made of paper

  7. Origami boat out of paper ready. It can be run to swim in the bathtub or in the nearest puddle on the street.

Kusudama

A variation of the technique of modular origami, in which the pieces do more than just connect, and sew or glue each other to obtain a spherical shape. The result is a surprising composition, seeing that it is hard to believe that they are created from paper. Traditionally, these balls kept aromatic blends, dry petals. To date, they have been the subject of decor, this is an original gift.

Flowers kusudama can make even a beginner. For this you need to be a large number of square pieces of paper (suitable leaves for notes) and glue. As in the case of classical modular origami, is to be patient, but the result will exceed all expectations.

Interesting facts

The largest is considered to be an origami boat out of paper, which was created by Moscow painters at the exhibition office. It can withstand the weight of several people. Its size is 3 by 1.5 m.

The smallest origami crane is height of 2 mm. It wasthe most common origami thanks to the famous story of a girl Sadako Sasaki who survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima. She, being fairly close to the bomb, received no bruises, no scratches. But after a while got sick with blood cancer. The girl believed that if she will have time to make 1,000 cranes out of paper, her dearest wish - to recover - will come true, the disease will retreat. But the girl died. According to one version, she only made 644 origami cranes, and the remaining completed friends after her death. Since then, movies were filmed and anime, books and music for this story. In memory of Sadako and the terrible bomb monument in Japan and the United States in the form of a girl with a crane in her hands.

Origami is a great hobby and a way of expression for those who love hard work and appreciate the finer things. The scheme is “a ship made of paper”, presented in the article, is a classic. But do not stop at such simple shapes. Having mastered modular origami you a completely new take a look at all the environmental paper.


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