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Origami

Fold from any diagram, not just memorised steps

12 lessons4 modules9h 25m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course teaches the actual skills that make origami work: reading the international diagram language fluently, folding precise valley and mountain creases, and constructing the bases that thousands of models are built on. You will assemble a modular kusudama from identical units, wet-fold a model so it holds soft three-dimensional curves, and fold a flat-foldable tessellation from a collapsed crease pattern. By the end you can pick up an unfamiliar diagram, identify its base, choose appropriate paper, and fold it to a crisp, deliberate finish.

Curriculum

Module 1: Reading Diagrams and Folding Accurately3 lessons

The Yoshizawa-Randlett symbol languagePreview45m
Accurate creases: the habit that makes everything work🔒45m
Folding vocabulary: reverse folds, pleats, and squashes🔒45m

Module 2: The Classic Bases3 lessons

Kite, fish, and the value of starting points🔒45m
Preliminary and waterbomb bases🔒50m
Bird and frog bases and the crane🔒50m

Module 3: Modular Origami and Wet-Folding3 lessons

Modular origami: units, locks, and assembly🔒50m
Wet-folding for soft, sculptural curves🔒50m
Choosing paper: weight, grain, and finish🔒45m

Module 4: Tessellations and a Folding Practice3 lessons

Crease patterns and the geometry of flat-folding🔒45m
Folding a tessellation from grid to collapse🔒50m
Building a folding practice and going further🔒45m