Level☆8

How to fold Tsukubane

つく羽根/Tsukubane

What is Tsukubane?

“つく羽根/Tsukubane” 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 Tsukubane

The diagram of Tsukubane

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

If you make this model while referencing this diagram as it is, you will not be able to make this model.
Therefore, I will draw new dotted lines on the diagram.

This is a diagram that I drew new dotted lines.

Make this model while referencing this diagram.

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 four in each direction.

After making creases, cut the paper on the blue line that you have made.

Cut the paper like this picture.

Preparing an origami paper is completed!

Make creases

(1)
Put the paper colored side up.

If the yellow lines are mountain-folds, make valley-folds on the yellow lines.

(2)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(3)
On the other side, fold the paper like this picture.

(4)
Then fold the paper in half to make a crease at the dotted line.

(5)
Fold the paper like this picture.

Then spread the paper and turn it over.

(6)
After tuning the paper over, make a mountain-fold on the blue line and then fold it to the center line to make a valley-fold at the dotted line.

(7)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(8)
Then make a mountain-fold on the blue line and then fold it to the center line to make a valley-fold at the dotted line.

(9)
Fold the paper like this picture.

Then turn the paper over as it is.

(10)
After tuning the paper over, make creases at the dotted lines.

(11)
Fold the paper like this picture.
(Fold the bottom to the left.)

(12)
On the other side, fold the paper like this picture.
(Fold the bottom to the right.)

(13)
Then rotate the paper 180 degrees.

(14)
After rotating the paper, make creases at the dotted lines.

(15)
After making creases, it looks like this picture.

Then turn the paper over as it is.

(16)
After tuning the paper over, make creases at the dotted lines.

(17)
Fold the paper like this picture.
(Fold the bottom to the diagonal crease.)

(18)
On the other side, fold the paper like this picture.
(Fold the bottom to the diagonal crease.)

(19)
Then rotate the paper 180 degrees.

(20)
After rotating the paper, make creases at the dotted lines.

(21)
After making creases, it looks like this picture.

Then spread the paper.

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