paper craft

• PAPER CRAFT – is the art of producing articles made of paper
• Gift-wrapping paper – used for making paper bag. Excellent folding properties
• Foil paper – has shinny metallic side. Not the best material for beginners
• Photocopy paper – comes in variety of colors and inexpensive so it is perfect for practicing
• Colored magazine – slightly thicker and has a glossy texture
• ORIGAMI – ori meaning folding and kami meaning paper. Is the art of paper folding
• Valley fold – simplest origami fold
• Mountain Fold - opposite of valley fold
• Pleat – combination of valley and mountain fold
• Reverse folding – changing the direction of the creases
• Crimp – allows you to create a change of angle in a strip of pointed flap
• Squash – usually symmetrical