Level☆5

How to fold Urinotsuru

瓜の蔓/Urinotsuru

What is Urinotsuru?

“瓜の蔓/Urinotsuru” 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 Urinotsuru

 

The diagram of Urinotsuru

<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 change lines on the diagram.

This is a diagram that I changed lines.

This is a diagram that I changed lines.
Then I will change to a diagram which is easy to fold.

This is a diagram that I changed.

This is a diagram that I changed more.
However, if you make this model while referencing this diagram, small cranes will become bigger than a picture in the book – Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata.
Therefore, I will change lines on this diagram.

This is a diagram that I changed lines.

Make this model while referencing this diagram.

Preparation of an origami paper

Recommendation

【Size】
a 17.5×17.5cm paper or it is bigger than 17.5cm.

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


(1)
Fold the paper in three in each direction.

(2)
After making creases, it looks like this picture.

Then turn the paper over.

(3)
After turning the paper over, fold the bottom to the blue line, which you have made, to make creases at the dotted lines.

(4)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(5)
On the other side, fold the paper like this picture.

(6)
Then fold the bottom to the blue lines, which you have made in the previous step, to make a crease at the dotted line.

(7)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(8)
Then rotate the paper 90 degrees to the left.

(9)
There are creases in the right because you rotate the paper 90 degrees to the left.

(10)
Fold the bottom to the blue line to make a crease at the dotted line.

(11)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(12)
Then rotate the paper 90 degrees to the left.

(13)
There are creases in the top because you rotate the paper 90 degrees to the left.

(14)
Fold the bottom to the blue line to make a crease at the dotted line.

(15)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(16)
Then rotate the paper 180 degrees.

(17)
There are creases like this picture because you rotate the paper 180 degrees.

(18)
Fold the bottom to the top right crease to make a crease at the dotted line.

(19)
Fold the paper like this picture.

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