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How To Fold An Origami Paper Crane (Orizuru)

video How To Fold An Origami Paper Crane (Orizuru)

Anyone can fold a simple origami crane out of paper. Fold one thousand and you can make a wish! Add a thread and you have a lovely Christmas tree ornament.

19 comments

Jul 3, 2010. 9:42 PMT8tersalid says:

SLOW DOWN, and it would be nice if you had the camera at a different angle so we could actually see what you're doing!

Jan 2, 2010. 8:56 AMGeckoGeek says:

Nice work again !
And for the persons who would like to do this thing flying, check our blog (in french, sorry :p), there are explanations
www.geckogeek.fr/orizuru-modifiee-ou-la-grue-qui-vole.html
Good Week !

Dec 12, 2009. 6:22 AMFrodo_13 says:

Thanks for the time you took making and posting, but the camera angle, speed and you hand position made it less instructional that it could have been. Sorry, not up to the standards of the site.

Dec 8, 2009. 4:48 AMDuffledilly says:

Thank you! What I like about your video is that you show almost everything very clearly. I think that it's probably impossible to show everything 100% clearly............ unless you've got transparent hands! Still, where I wasn't sure, or couldn't keep up, I paused the video, moved the cursor back, watched again (and maybe again......) then paused again til I'd finished the fold. Then I hit play again. It worked! I've got a crane!! And it's only slightly bent!!!

I don't think I'm ready for the paper ball yet, but it's beautiful, so once I've tried the easier models, I'm going for it. Thanks, Jennifer.

Jul 25, 2009. 2:52 PMwasddsaw says:

is too fast i don`t undere stand what i need to do this origami

May 30, 2009. 6:46 PMblazedude22 says:

TOO fast slow down

Apr 1, 2009. 6:54 AMa rendezvous says:

ahh, too fast

Feb 28, 2009. 1:24 PMaemg01 says:

keep up the awsome work!!!!!! u rock girl! i love this idea! my rating is 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 28, 2009. 1:19 PMaemg01 says:

i think this is a wonderful idea! i love this idea!

Feb 23, 2009. 3:22 PMkaleismith says:

Your right hand blocks much of the demonstration. I did like the overall presentation otherwise.