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Crease patterns are the pattern left on the paper when the model has been completely unfolded.

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Awesome Origami Insects

Hive Got to Show You these Origami Insects, they’re Getting a lot of Buzz

After dragons origami insects might just be my next favourite thing. There really aren't any other types of models that have the same level of complexity and details while looking so much like the…

Origami Bears

I Could Bearly Wait to Show You these Oso Ursome Origami Bears

There are a ton of absolutely fantastic origami bears out there so in this post we're going to take a look at some of our favourites. I hope you're pre-beared! First up is very life-like looking…

Origami Cats

I’m Feline Good about Showing You these Fantastic Origami Cats

For the longest time I wasn't really able to find any really great origami cat designs. I could find the occasional lion or tiger that looked really awesome but there were only a few of those and I…

Birds

Wren You See these Origami Birds You’ll Agree they’re Absolutely Im-peck-able

In this post we're going to take a look at an impeccable collection of origami birds of all kinds. Excited? Let's dive in! We'll start things off with an adorable little owl sitting in a tree. This…

Origami Pigs

I Hope there are No Re-Pork-Ussions for Showing You these Origami Pigs

I recently saw a couple of adorable and fantastic origami pigs and boars from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr and it gave me the idea to do a pig-themed post. In this post we'll be showcasing an excellent…

Desert Origami

This Desert Themed Origami Is Looking Quite Sharp… and Hot

A little while ago someone suggested that I make a post all about origami jerboas. I've seen a few jerboas out there but not enough for an entire post. It did however give me the idea to make a…

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