Origami Crane Envelope
Content adapted from material compiled by john cunliffe.
Origami crane envelope. People often associate origami with the origami crane or tsuru it s especially popular due to the story of 1001 cranes senbazuru but its simplicity is hard to argue with you can learn how to make the iconic traditional origami crane with this easy to follow step by step tutorial. Step 1 take a square piece of paper with the corner facing you. It s designed after the japanese red crowned crane.
The japanese name for this model is orizuru which simply means folded crane ori is the same ori that you find in the word origami. Illustrations c john cunliffe. In japanese mythology this crane is known as the honourable lord crane and it wings carried souls up to heaven.
If you want a colored envelope make sure the colored side is facing down step 2 fold the paper in half from corner to corner across the square step 3 take the top corner of the first layer and fold it down to the bottom edge.
