Get easier to fold with a 25-26cm paper

How to fold Omodaka

澤瀉/Omodaka

What is Omodaka?

“澤瀉/Omodaka” is one model of 49 kinds of “連鶴/Renzuru”.

Renzuru means connected-cranes which are made of only one paper without glue and tape.

49 kinds of Renzuru was in the book which is “秘伝千羽鶴折形/Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata”.
The book was published in 1797.


Difficulty level

— Total difficulty level —
☆8☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆・・

— By item —
Tear easily :☆☆☆☆
Complexity :☆☆☆☆☆
Hard to fold:☆☆☆☆


Completed Omodaka

The diagram of Omodaka

<reference>『Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata』- was published in 1797

Make this model while folding a paper on the dotted lines and putting a marked part on top of another marked part.

Preparation of an origami paper

Recommendation

【Size】
a 26x26cm paper or it is bigger than 26cm.

【Kinds】
・Basic origami paper
・Double sided origami paper
・Washi paper



(1)
I drew a line at 0.1cm from the top edge so that the vertical length is changed to 25.9cm.

After drawing a line, cut the paper along the line that you have drawn.

(2)
After cutting the paper, draw lines like this picture.

(3)
“a” is two seventh of the length.
“b” is one seventh of the length.
(If you use a rectangular paper, the length is a long side of your paper.)

If the length is 25.9cm,
a” is 25.9÷7×2=7.4cm
b” is 25.9÷7=3.7cm

If the length is 24.5cm,
a” is 24.5÷7×2=7cm
b” is 24.5÷7=3.5cm

(4)
After drawing lines, cut the paper on the blue line.

(5)
Cut the paper like this picture.

(6)
Next steps are making creases at the blue lines.

(7)
Fold the bottom to each line that you have drawn.

(8)
Fold the bottom to the third line from the top like this picture.

(9)
Fold the bottom to the second line from the top like this picture.

(10)
Fold the bottom to the first line from the top like this picture.

(11)
Then rotate the paper 180 degrees.

(12)
Fold the bottom to the first crease and third crease from the top.

(13)
Fold the bottom to the first crease from the top like this picture.

(14)
Fold the bottom to the third crease from the top like this picture.

(15)
Then fold the bottom to the crease that you have made in the previous step.

(16)
Fold the bottom like this picture.

(17)
After spreading the paper, it looks like this picture.

Preparing an origami paper is completed!

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