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Claire Faulkes
@clairefaulkes.bsky.social
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Cats, cheese, chocolate, Chris, comedy, crafts - all the best things begin with C; oh and origami.
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I’m extremely jealous of this book
flaredthecat.bsky.social Flared VTUBER @flaredthecat.bsky.social · May 25
I've been doing a fair bit of origami lately cos of a neat little book I got on holiday in Japan.

I finished the book today so here are all the cranes it gives you paper to do:
A picture showing numerous different origami crane folds and the origami book that taught the poster how to fold them.
May 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
Love the crane and the sentiment
oschene.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy oschene @oschene.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Mar 5
In support of the true north, strong and free.

#canada #origami @origami
Red and white origami crane with the maple leaf of Canada on its wings.
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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britishorigami.bsky.social
A really original way of displaying a 1000 cranes. Myles custom built the inside of the 120 x 70 cm frame to create a dual shadow box. 500 strung cranes are on display at the front while 499 are hidden at the back. Myles has left the last crane unfolded so the owner of the wish can remain open.
999 origami cranes strung and displayed in a large wooden frame. Next to this is a smaller square frame containing the last square needed to make the senbazuru
March 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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hologramvin.bsky.social
many of you would fold in this situation ....
paper origami crane
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
A lovely collection. I have enjoyed the origami, the photos and of course Stanley.
lindaw.bsky.social Linda @lindaw.bsky.social · Feb 19
Crane day 100! Here's the group photo for the past 100 days of folding. I'll post a top ten photos from this project in the next few days, too. I've learned so much about origami and paper, and I've maybe not been as daily-mindfulness-exercise-of-creativity about it lately, but it's been lovely.
A wooden outdoor table is covered in about 100 origami cranes and crane-adjacent models. They're almost every colour. Today's crane is the large one at the top, folded from 30cm (12in) card. Never again, lol! Card is very awkward to fold and gives an overall bad result. This photo was taken late in the afternoon and there's dappled sunlight over the whole thing and shaggy late summer grass in the background. I did try to stand them all neatly, but there was just enough breeze to occasionally blow them over, so I had to give up.
February 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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britishorigami.bsky.social
Wayne Brown, one of the society’s most prolific creators has shared some of his heart diagrams with me. This is No. 744 Heart. If I get enough likes on this post by tomorrow morning then I’ll share them with you too. ❤️ #boslove #britishorigami
Origami heart with stand
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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As promised here are the diagrams for Wayne Brown’s heart. If you fold it please post a photo and tag us or use #Boslove. We’re looking forward to admiring your handiwork.
Origami heart diagrams by Wayne Brown
February 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by Claire Faulkes
britishorigami.bsky.social
On the Wings of Love by the much missed Francis Ow. Francis created several books of heart folds. Please share your favourite Francis Ow hearts with us. A quick google will provide you with numerous videos, photos and diagrams but do check out his own site, owrigami.com #BosLove #britishorigami
Red origami heart with gold wings
February 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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February is flying by (well compared to January anyway.) Just one week left to get your hearts folded for Valentine’s Day. Lucky the BOS is here to help. Here’s a selection of models from Nick Robinson’s book ‘Origami with Love’ available from his website nickorigami.com #boslove
Red origami heart with two golden arms Luscious origami lips folded out of red paper with a gold filigree pattern. Origami pop up heart Simple origami heart
February 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
Happy birthday Bluesky 🦋
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Feb 6
happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!

with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
Popular meme format, grandma labeled with "bluesky's public launch was one year ago today." Younger person helping her labeled with "sure grandma let's get you to bed."
February 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I can’t stop watching this mesmerising film. It looks so real youtu.be/X0hyTmlsBUI?...
Origami / 折紙 | 97th OSCARS® Shortlisted Animated Short Film by Kei Kanamori
YouTube video by Kei Kanamori
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February 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
Some beautiful designs here Linda modelled so well by Stanley
lindaw.bsky.social Linda @lindaw.bsky.social · Feb 5
Cranes days 76-85. A couple of extra-fancy cranes for the long gap between crane posts. The rainbow wreath is made from eight separate sheets, as is the box with the crane lid. The crane with the puffy tail is just a variation on the standard, but all three projects were very fun to fold.
An orange and white cat, Stanley, is sitting in dappled shade on an outdoor table. He looks pretty chill. In front of him is a ring of eight connected origami cranes, each in a different rainbow colour. Near Stanley's back foot is a pale blue crane with a puffy tail. In the foreground is a sturdy box, folded from paper that's pale blue with flowers and leaves for the lid, and the lower box is made from pale blue stripey paper.
February 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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parodypm.bsky.social
To those saying “It’s not the Brexit I voted for”, you voted for an impossible fantasy, sold to you by grifting gobshites with no interest in reality or what was actually possible. You got exactly what you voted for.
January 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
A beautiful idea. I hope a bit of peaceful folding time helps x
jordanspeak.bsky.social Jordan Houghton @jordanspeak.bsky.social · Feb 3
3/ Thus, I committed to folding a paper crane for every day of this second Trump Presidency. To create a small piece of art in the midst of all this ugly destruction. To spend the time folding meditating on things we might still hope for and peace for those who need it.
Photo of many origami cranes
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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How beautiful is this?
February 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Origami nuns inspired by last Saturday’s ‘Call the Midwife’ on BBC iplayer. Model by Kunihiko Kasahara
Two origami nuns having a chat inside a cardboard cathedral Sister Catherine folding in recreation time on Call the Midwife Origami nuns featured on the BBC
January 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Happy penguin awareness day
daphnao.bsky.social Daphna Oren @daphnao.bsky.social · Jan 19
January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day, which means it is always the right day to repost this piece of captioning genius.
Two identical images of a man playing bagpipes in the snow with a penguin standing next to him. They are the only two figures in the image, which otherwise features only snow. The image on the left is captioned "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottish National Arctic Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904." The image on the right is captioned: "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottish National Arctic Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904."
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
A mind blowing amount of beautiful folding here
shinji16.bsky.social Shinji16 | Brendan @shinji16.bsky.social · Jan 7
Oh, just realized I never included a link to my gallery on the BSky version of this thread! photos.app.goo.gl/Ta6RjxGGs768... #S16FV
Origami
306 new items added to shared album
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January 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
I know exactly what Helen means 🤣 I’m also a big fan of rabbit ear folds.
paperninja.bsky.social Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · Jan 3
Today's #origami bear face has squash fold ears.
There's just something so satisfying about squash folds.
Simple origami blue with rings paper. Bear face. Mostly an inverted triangle with squashed ears and a folded up chin.
January 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
These are absolutely smashing. I’m sorry Stanley didn’t appreciate them though 🙀
lindaw.bsky.social Linda @lindaw.bsky.social · Jan 3
Cranes day 51-52-53. I've been folding some more complicated cranes, inspired by @clairefaulkes.bsky.social. This photo was taken moments before Stanley got sick of me messing with cranes and ran off in a huff.
A photo of Stanley, an orange and white cat, lying on his side on a table, staring at the camera and clearly plotting something. In front of him are three origami cranes. From left to right, crane 51 with a tall tail of red and gold and a white body and head. Crane 52 in the middle also has a colourful tail of blue and red and white body and head, but is much smaller because the folds are more compact. Crane 53 is folded from one and a half sheets of blue gradient paper and has a fanned tail. It's larger than the other cranes. The cranes are on a blue and gold table runner, on a mostly red table cloth.
January 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Origami Crane Advent Tree Day 24: Finally! After a long couple of days delivering presents and visiting family, the Santa Crane has arrived. Model by Arisawa Yuga
Origami crane in a Santa jacket and hat. A sign in the background reads ‘spread your wings and fly’
December 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM
clairefaulkes.bsky.social
Snap. I got this kit too. Can’t wait to play.
thetiniestvole.bsky.social Laura @thetiniestvole.bsky.social · Dec 25
If anyone needs me, this is what I’ll be doing
Cat folding kit. No pun intended. Set of origami kittens. Black kitten partly folded.
December 26, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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Day 23 crane home to roost. Day 24’s crane has a busy night ahead still but will hopefully put in an appearance some time tomorrow.
Gold foil origami crane with fanned out elongated wings
December 25, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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Origami advent calendar crane day 23: we’re on location today in the office. Another photo to follow once I’ve played mousetrap/buckaroo with the other 22 and the tree. This is a variation on Tomoko Fuse’s fan crane from an origami maniacs tutorial.
Origami crane with gold foil elongated and fanned wings
December 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Origami crane advent tree day 22: A simple one today. This is Crane Diamond by Hiromi Takagi
Origami crane flat diamond shaped hanging decoration
December 23, 2024 at 12:27 AM