Get easier to fold with a 25-26cm paper

How to fold Murakumo

村雲/Murakumo

What is 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.


Difficulty level

— Total difficulty level —
☆5☆☆☆☆☆・・・・・

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


Completed Murakumo

The diagram of Murakumo

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

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


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

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

If you make this model while folding a paper along the bottom right dotted line, it will get harder to make it.
Therefore, cut the paper on the bottom right dotted line as well.

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 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!

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