Summary: Intermediate model of traditional Japanese crane. Learn how to fold an origami crane in this free origami lesson from an origami expert.
Justina Danielson has been doing origami since she was a child. She learned through demonstrations from her mother. Her interest kept her flipping through origami books and learning...read more
"Ok. At this point, we are going to fold the triangle down and turning the model over. I'm sorry, valley fold the entire unit. Valley fold the entire unit like this. And, then turning the model up so that the tails is showing. The color side of the tail is showing on top. We are going to fold this section, the folded edge up to this middle line like this so that it comes up at a ninety degree angle. And, this point we are going to do an outside reverse fold with that crease that we had made before. An outside reverse fold up. Now, turning it so that the tail is sticking up in this direction we are going to do that process one more time. Fold this section up to the middle like this, so that the head of the crane is right up against the tail like this. And, this one we are going to do an inside reverse fold with that crease that we just made. An inside reverse fold with that crease. And, now we can inside reverse fold one more time for the beak. And, there is your Fantail Crane."
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