WORLD ORIGAMI DAYS!

 October 24 - November 11 are WORLD ORIGAMI DAYS!!

According to OrigamiUSA,  "In September 2005, OrigamiUSA suggested the idea of celebrating October 24 as a special origami day to celebrate the birthday of Lillian Oppenheimer (1898-1992), co-founder of OrigamiUSA as well as the British Origami Society. Mr. Makoto Yamaguchi, the editor of Origami House, heard about this idea and reminded us that Japan already had a date defined as the origami day: November 11 (or 11/11). So it was proposed that we consider the complete time between October 24 and November 11 as World Origami Days, or WOD for short."

SO WHAT IS ORIGAMI??  Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.  Origami ranges from the simple to the very challenging. All you need is paper, your fingers and a little manual dexterity!  You may want a ruler, a pencil and a pair of scissors if you are working with a more complex pattern.

LOOKING FOR SOME ORIGAMI PATTERNS?

Here are a few websites to get you started with some free patterns!

Origami.me  

The Spruce Crafts 

origami-fun

Origami Resource Center

Origami Guide

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

These channels can walk you through and show you some of the most popular origami patterns

Origami Tsunami

Proud Paper Official (PPO)

Origami

Origami with Jo Nakashima

Remember patience is key, take your time and keep your folds crisp and lines straight. 

Happy Folding!!