Origami Societies

British Origami Society (BOS) -- Hundreds of free diagrams

Israeli Origami Center -- Click on "English" in the upper left corner to enjoy the site in English

Italian Origami Association -- Click on the UK flag in the top navigation bar to enjoy the site in English

Japan Origami Academic Society -- Click on the globe icon in upper right corner to enjoy the site in English

Origami Deutschland -- Click on the UK flag in the top navigation bar to enjoy the site in English

Origami USA (National Society) -- Hundreds of free diagrams and articles -- plus many more you can access if you become a member

OSN - Origami Society of the Netherlands -- Click on the UK flag in the upper left corner to enjoy the site in English

Spanish Origami Association -- Click on "EN" in the upper right corner to enjoy the site in English

 
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Origami Databases

Gilad's Origami Database -- Gilad's database includes over 60,000 models -- searchable by design, designer, book/magazine, keywords, etc.

OriWiki -- Register for a free login if you want to contribute information and/or images to this wiki

 
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History of Origami

Akira Yoshizawa: Father of Modern Origami -- Article on Robert Lang's site: Yoshizawa's enormous impact on the development of origami as we know it today

Bill Smith's Site (Archived) -- This site, archived by the BOS, has an interesting article on the history of origami up to 2005

David Lister's List -- Archived on the BOS site -- links to over 100 fascinating origami articles by Lister, including "1,000 Cranes"

Origami Heaven - History of Paperfolding -- On David Mitchell's web site -- links to numerous articles on the history of paperfolding, including a time line

 
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Information About Paper

About Chiyogami -- Article about Chiyogami paper on the Kim's Crane site

About Washi -- Article about Washi paper on the Kim's Crane site

Help With Choosing Paper -- Sara Adams reviews numerous types of paper and gives tips on how to choose paper for origami projects

Origami Paper Guide -- This guide describes the qualities and uses of 21 different types of paper

Origami.me - Paper Guide -- This guide describes the qualities of 14 different types of paper, with their pros and cons for use in orgami

Origamido - Hand Papermaking -- Information about taking classes in hand papermaking and about purchasing Origamido hand made paper

Thai Mulberry or Japanese Unryu Paper -- Article about Thai Mulberry / Japanese Unryu paper on the Kim's Crane site

What Is Rice Paper? -- Article about Rice paper on the Mulberry Paper and More site

You Tube Video About Different Types of Paper -- Review of many types of paper suitable for origami and other papercrafts -- presented by Rochester Art Supply

 
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Origami Diagrams and Videos

British Origami Society (BOS) -- Hundreds of free diagrams

David Petty's Site (Archived) -- This site, archived by the BOS, has over a hundred diagrams, both traditional models and Petty's models

Ekaterina Lukasheva's Site -- Huge number of her models shown in photos, dozens with free diagrams - mostly modular/kusudama

Francis Ow's Web Site -- Ow has passed away, but his site still has a huge number of diagrams and videos of his models, and info about his books

Gilad Aharoni's Site -- Many free diagrams of Gilad's own models plus book reviews, articles, links page, and a huge origami database

Happy Folding - Sara Adams' Site -- 100+ free diagrams representing 20+ designers, plus 70+ video tutorials by Sara Adams

Instructables -- Most models are taught with photographs of each step rather than diagrams

Jo Nakashima's Site -- Diagrams and video tutorials for most of Nakashima's models, from 2015 to the present

Kalami - Christine Blasek's Site -- In German with some English translations -- interesting posts, good photos, quite a few free diagrams

Make-Origami -- Lots of diagrams here -- plus "Guest Sites" for Anita Barbour, Bennett Arnstein, Rona Gurkewitz, and other designers

Maria Sinayskaya's Site -- Free diagrams, downloadable as PDFs, of numerous Sinayskaya models, plus many instructional videos

Meenakshi Mukerji's Site -- Numerous free diagrams of her models as well as video tutorials - mostly modular/kusudama

Nick Robinson's Site -- Blog site with some nice diagrams

Origami Canada - Free Origami Teaching Station -- Origami Canada is a non-profit organization founded by Jackie Han; there are some fun origami videos here

Origami Club - Fumiaki Shingu's Site -- Hundreds of printer-friendly color diagrams by Fumiaki Shingu - including many modular polyhedra and boxes

Origami Fun -- Diagrams and video tutorials for a large number of models -- mostly easy, but some intermediate and advanced

Origami Guide -- Hundreds of easy to intermediate models with step-by-step instructions which use photos rather than diagrams

Origami Heaven - David Mitchell's Site -- Free diagrams for over 200 of David Mitchell's designs, plus beautiful galleries and informative articles

Origami Resource Center -- Free downloadable diagrams for a wide variety of origami models

Origami Spirit - Leyla Torres' Site -- 270+ free video tutorials, interesting blog posts, recommended books page, gallery of her own designs

Origami Tutorials -- Features models by 70+ origami designers, sortable by difficulty -- taught by photo or video tutorials

Origami USA (National Society) -- Hundreds of free diagrams and articles -- plus many more you can access if you become a member

Origami Way -- Many traditional models and easy models, including paper airplanes -- instructions use photos rather than diagrams

Origami.me - The Art of Paper Folding -- Over a hundred free diagrams of easy models and a page of links to many video tutorials

Origami-Shop.com -- English version of French site -- numerous free diagrams, free eBooks, and videos

Origamishop.us -- Many free downloadable ebooks (PDFs) full of diagrams -- all ebooks shown with no price are free

Oriland - Katrin and Yuri Shumakov's Site -- Huge number of free diagrams, many photos of Oriland models, info about books by the Shumakovs, and more

Paolo Bascetta's Site -- There are some ree diagrams on this site, as well as diagrams to purchase, along with fine photos of Bascetta's models

Paper Kawaii - Chrissie Pushkin's Site -- Diagrams & video tutorials for over 300 cute models, from easy to advanced, plus printable papers to download

Paper Mosaics Sampler (Tesselations) -- A free downloadable PDF with basic instructions and crease patterns for two tessalations -- a good intro to tessalations

Peter Budai's Site -- Diagrams of Budai's models -- some free and some available for purchase

Prw Origami - Sansanee Termtanasombat's Site -- Beautiful photos of the designer's own models plus lots free diagrams and videos

Tomoaki Yano's Site -- Videos show complete kusudama assembly for seven different types of polyhedron, using a unit Yano designed

You Tube -- Thousands of origami video tutorials -- search for a specific model or just search on origami and browse around

 
Here's A Sampling of YouTube Channels Dedicated to Origami

 
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Origami Designers With Their Own Web Sites or Blogs

 
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Shop Online for Origami Paper, Books, Kits, and Other Supplies

Amazon -- Big online selection of origami books, kits, paper, and supplies

Barnes & Noble -- Big online selection of origami books, kits, and paper -- some also available in their brick-and-mortar stores

Etsy -- Many Etsy sellers offer origami paper -- sometimes unusual types/patterns not easily found elsewhere

Jo-Ann -- Although most brick-and-mortar Jo-Ann Stores no longer carry origami paper, Jo-Ann still has it available online

Kim's Crane -- Origami paper, Japanese washi, Thai mulberry paper, other artisan paper, origami books -- based in USA

List of Online Origami Shops -- This page on Sara Adams' Web Site provides links to 30+ online origami shops

Michaels Stores Online -- Although most brick-and-mortar Michaels Stores no longer carry origami paper, Michaels still has it available online

Mulberry Paper and More -- Extensive selection of mulberry paper, washi, lokta, marbled paper, origami paper, and more -- based in USA

Origami Spirit -- Shop for downloads of origami paper patterns to print yourself; become a member and take an online course

Origamido - Hand Papermaking -- Information about taking classes in hand papermaking and about purchasing Origamido hand made paper

Origami-Shop.com -- English version of French site -- numerous free diagrams, free eBooks, and videos

Origamishop.us -- Many types/sizes of paper, origami books and ebooks, kits, tools, gifts sets, CDs and DVDs

Paper Jade -- Huge selection of washi in large sheets or 15 cm size, plus many other types of origami paper, books, kits -- based in USA

Rochester Art Supply - Online Store -- This online store offers a huge selection of different types of paper suitable for origami and other paper crafts

The Origami Source - Origami USA Store -- Books, e-books, DVDs, kits, supplies, and a big assortment of origami paper -- discounts for members

 
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