村雲/Murakumo
“村雲/Murakumo” 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.
— Total difficulty level —
☆5：☆☆☆☆☆・・・・・
— By item —
Tear easily ：☆☆・・・
Complexity ：☆☆☆・・
Hard to fold：☆☆・・・
Murakumo is the model that a tail of a big crane is connected to a small crane.
Fold a small crane in the way to make a blintz-fold-crane.
Therefore, make creases neatly!
Completed Murakumo
The diagram of Murakumo
＜reference＞『Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata』- was published in 1797
Preparation of an origami paper
【Size】
a 26x26cm paper or it is bigger than 26cm.
【Kinds】
・Basic origami paper
・Double sided origami paper
・Washi paper
I made this model with a 26x26cm basic origami paper.
If you use a big paper, it will get easier to make this model.
Fold the paper in half.
However, crease a little on the top and a fourth of the length on the bottom.
Then fold the right to the creases which you have made to make a crease at the dotted line.
After making a crease, cut the paper on the blue line.
After cutting the paper, it looks like this picture.
Then fold the paper diagonally to make a crease at the dotted line.
Fold the paper like this picture.
Then turn the paper over as it is.
After turning the paper over, fold the bottom upwards to make a crease at the dotted line.
(Fold the bottom upwards along an edge of a triangle.)
Fold the paper like this picture.
This picture is taken from the back.
Fold the paper along an edge of a triangle like this picture.
After spreading the paper, it looks like this picture.
Preparing an origami paper is completed!
Make creases
To make creases on a paper
To make creases on a paper before cutting the paper is very important.
If you cut a paper first before making creases, it will get harder to make creases on the paper.
Also, there’s a possibility that the paper is cut halfway when making creases.
This step is making creases on each square.
When making this model,
fold a big crane in the way to make a basic-crane for connected-cranes.
fold a small crane in the way to make an inside-blintz-crane.
The way to make an inside-blintz-crane is a little different from the way to make a basic-crane for connected-cranes.
Therefore, make creases while referencing the link down below.
On the other page, there is how to make a basic-crane for connected-cranes.
In the “A” square, make basic-creases.
In the “B” square, make inside-blintz-crane-creases.
In the “A” square, make basic-creases which are the green lines and the blue lines in this picture.
In the “B” square, make inside-blintz-crane-creases which are the green lines and the blue lines in this picture.
This picture is taken after making creases in each yellow square.
Please make sure whether there are the creases, which are the green lines and the blue lines in the previous picture or the 2 pictures ago, in each yellow square.
Cut the paper
Cut your paper after making creases!
＜reference＞『Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata』- was published in 1797
Cut the paper while referencing the diagram.
This is an enlarged picture.
I used a 26x26cm paper.
I left about 4 to 5mm for the length of the connecting part.
Make sure the direction of each crane
Make sure the direction of each crane
When making Renzuru, to fold cranes while making sure the direction of each crane is very important.
On this site, I will draw lines on each square in a picture.
Make cranes so that the lines are changed to wings.
I recommend that you draw lines lightly on the back in order not to make a mistake.
Make cranes so that the yellow lines are changed to wings.
After making sure the direction of each crane, make the model – Murakumo.
In the next page, there is how to make the model.
If you try to make it by yourself, I recommend that you don’t look at the next page!
