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The corners of a sheet of paper are folded up to meet the opposite sides and (if the paper is not already square) the top is cut off, making a square sheet with diagonal creases. [ 1 ] The four corners of the square are folded into the center, forming a shape known in origami terminology as a blintz base or cushion fold. [ 2 ]
Paper Magic: The art of paper folding, Oldbourne, 1956, ASIN B0000CJG8R; Paper Folding Fun, Oldbourne, 1960, ASIN B0000CKUYQ; Secrets of Origami, old and new: The Japanese art of paper-folding, Oldbourne, 1963, ASIN B0000CM4YW; Teach Yourself Origami, Hodder, 1968, ISBN 0-340-05972-9; Origami 1: The Art of Paper-Folding, Coronet, 1969, ISBN 0 ...
The Best Coin Fold is the title of a magic trick (effect) which appeared in Jean Hugard's book, Close Up Magic, published in 1938. [1] A coin fold is an effect that involves the appearance of a magician folding a coin up within a piece of paper seemingly trapping the coin therein. The magician then causes the coin to vanish and (often) reappear ...
Origami is a magic stage illusion with a Japanese paperfolding theme, designed by Jim Steinmeyer.It was originally performed in 1986 by Canadian illusionist Doug Henning, using a working prop constructed by illusion builder John Gaughan.
Origami (折り紙, Japanese pronunciation: or [oɾiꜜɡami], from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" (kami changes to gami due to rendaku)) 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 fold-and-cut theorem states that any shape with straight sides can be cut from a single (idealized) sheet of paper by folding it flat and making a single straight complete cut. [1] Such shapes include polygons, which may be concave, shapes with holes, and collections of such shapes (i.e. the regions need not be connected ).
Pages in category "Paper folding" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Origami; Paper craft; B.
Card Tricks and Conjuring Up to Date (1896) Latest Sleights, Illusions, Mind Reading and New Card Effects (1903) Ventriloquist and Ventriloquial Dialogues (1905) Conjuring Up to Date (1906) Hercat's Latest Sleights and Illusions (1906) Card Tricks With and Without Apparatus Up to Date (1906) Chapeaugraphy, Shadowgraphy and Paper-Folding (1909)