We’ve put together the following instructions to walk you through exactly how to fold one yourself. (There should now be creases that break up the paper into four squares). We recommend using origami paper if you want them to turn out nice, but regular paper will do fine.Īll you need is a single square sheet of paper. A mountain fold is when you fold the paper in half (making a rectangle). Master this traditional fold once and for all Origami Crane. These origami crane instructions and diagrams were written to be as easy to follow as possible. Step by step demonstration of how to fold an origami crane, a traditional origami bird. The origami crane’s popularity is largely due to a children’s book written by author Eleanor Coerr called “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.”, the stories inspired by the Japanese legend that one who creates a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish.
If you fold one and give it away that one doesn’t count. In Japan the crane is said to live for 1,000 years which is why one must fold 1,000 of them. You have to keep all the cranes to get the wish though. In same cases you are granted happiness or good luck. The Japanese name for this model is “Orizuru” which simply means “Folded crane.” “Ori” is the same “Ori” that you find in the word origami.Īn ancient Japanese legend promises that if anyone folds a thousand paper cranes they will be granted a wish by the gods. In Japanese mythology this crane is known as the “Honourable Lord Crane” and it wings carried souls up to heaven. It’s designed after the Japanese red-crowned crane. The traditional paper crane is probably the most famous of all origami models.
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