Pureland origami is a style of
origami
) is the Japanese art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a ...
invented by the
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paper folder John Smith that is limited to using only mountain and valley folds, folded one at a time. The aim of Pureland origami is to make origami easier for inexperienced folders and those who have impaired motor skills.
Impaired motor skills meant that many, but not all, of the more complicated processes that are common in regular origami, were impossible; and so this alternative manipulations have been developed to create similar effects.
See also
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Origami
) is the Japanese art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a ...
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Origami techniques
) is the Japanese paper art, art of Paper folding (disambiguation), paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to trans ...
References
External links
FOLDS.NET- Some diagrams of pureland origami.
The Origami Interest Group- Three pureland diagrams. (archived 2011)
Origami
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