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Origami Butterfly

Everyone knows that the art of paperfolding has been around for a long time; probably over a 1000 years. But, did you know that two of the oldest examples of recreational origami are butterflies called "Mecho" and "Ocho"? Mecho (female) and Ocho (male) are two paper butterflies that adorn sake wine bottles during Japanese wedding ceremonies. Read more...



A butterfly attracts our attention because of its beautiful, showy wings. But how can you appreciate it if it flutters away? And if it landed on you, you will quickly discover that under those angelic wings - it is just a bug.

Then comes an origami butterfly:
      • beautiful,                     • will not fly away,
      • is not creepy crawly,     • won't die on you
Another words: it's perfect. If you can fold it, it's yours forever!


Diagrams

A Butterfly for Alice Gray (M LaFosse)
Boaz's Butterfly (B Shuval)
Big Squash Butterfly (C Santee)
Butterfly (H Birkeland)
Butterfly (R Katz)
Butterfly (A Yoshizawa)
Butterfly (F Granadeiro)
Butterfly (M Kirschenbaum)
Butterfly (TP Kong)
Butterfly (D Abbey)
Butterfly (fabricorigami.com)
Butterfly (the Art of Japan)
Butterfly (R Donachie)
Butterfly (origamicalendar.com)
Butterfly: Pg 1, 2 (C Weber)
Butterfly/Farfalla Pg 1, 2 (D Derudas)
$Butterfly (S Hecht)
$Butterfly (C Randall)
$Butterfly (J Gilardi)
$Butterfly Ring (C Edison)
Butterfly $ Tips (Kathy)
Butterfly Heart Card (J Shafer)
Butterfly Origami (T Yee)
Butterfly Ring (S Kase)
Cabbage butterfly (origami-club)
Ed's $Butterfly (E Halley)
Flapping Butterfly (P Bailey)
Flapping Butterfly (L Woodrow)
Flapping Butterflies (d farrelly)
$Fluttering Butterfly (J Andrisan)
Janneke's Vlinder (R Donachie)
Origami Butterfly (K Kasahara)
Origami Butterfly (J Aston)
Origami Butterfly (enchantedlearning.com)
Origami Butterfly (origami-instructions.com)
Pureland Butterfly (J Smith)
Snout Butterfly (AF Barbour)
$Stand Up Butterfly (A Anselmo)
Traditional Butterfly (D Petty)



Books
origami butterfly
Origami Butterflies by LaFosse, Alexander, Mudarri

See books with origami insects in:
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France

See International Origami Butterfly Competition and Exhibition

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