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Origami dates all the way back to
the eighth century. The first traces of paper folding was
during the Heian Period. During that period origami was
used for wrapping gifts and making envelops. The empresses
also made dolls with origami during this time. During the
Edo period, the government used origami differently. They
cut and layered paper. During the Meiji era they taught
origami in school. Back then in the 1800’s, people of
high rank used origami. Commoners and people of other
classes could not do origami because paper was expensive and
scarce. As time went on paper became more
available.
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There were many people who
were pioneers of Origami. One of the first ones was Spanish
philosopher and writer Miguel de Unemuno. He made many new
animal designs with paper which paved the way for other
expert paper folders. He discovered the side ways turn
technique. He and his followers led an origami movement in
Argentina and Spain. Though, origami only went as far as
fellow Spaniards, he led the way for his predecessor Akira
Yoshizawa.
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Akira Yoshizawa is considered
the founder of modern origami. He made innovations with
origami; for example, he discovered the technique of back
coating and made four legged animals. One of his bigger
innovations was making bases for the animals he created.
Sam Rendlett and he are probably most famous for making an
instruction booklet which was easy to follow. They created
the diagrams you see today in origami books. Akira and Sam
found that using arrows and lines were the best way to teach
a beginner and make them an expert folder.
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Origami was also famous in
Germany. Friedrick Froebel help develop origami in Germany.
He started the kindergarten movement. He taught his
kindergarten class origami as a way of recreation. This
idea slowly spread. A German lady visited Japan and also
taught a class origami. The children enjoyed it and it had
plenty of success. In Japan, they slowly brought it from
the homes to the schools.
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Kids slowly caught on to
origami as it was taught in school more and more. It went
from only royalty folding origami to kids being experts.
Origami has made significant progress overtime, which ranged
from envelopes to animals. People also used origami for
ceremonies like weddings.
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