Paper - Preferred folding material

[Pop pop]

never wet printing paper because it will become hard

[orislater]

i wet the whole thing then put a towel on it and ironed it through the towel.
im not the most experienced person with mc or origamido. you should talk to some of the masters (Frumious, Origamimasterjared)

[Pop pop]

like mr. terrry nichoals said with origamido paper from micheal laforrse just wet it with a spray bottle not drippng wet the creases will come off

[Vkai]

Edit: Nvm,rethought and rewrote it a bit lower in this topic.

[polistes]

if you live near a lidl then this is perfect for modulars

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/SID- ... _17346.htm

i am currently making tom hulls torus 555 with this stuff

i buy about 4 packs a year and at the end of the year then they are finished

Hope im not breaking any rules with those links and im in no way related to this shop

[Vkai]

The link just gets me to lidl main page.
What kind of paper are You talking about? Kraft?

[polistes]

it's the memo blocks 800 sheets 9x9cm squares

[Vkai]

Hey guys
Hope You dont mind me opening new topic but i got few questions i would love to get some help on.

I recently found Paper&bookbinding supplies shop that sells some very,very interesting papers.But since its more about bookbinding theres no information is it suitable for crafts like origami.

The two papers that got my attention are sold in rolls:

Tea paper roll 66cm x 20m and 34g/m2 for 33 euro,it is made from kozo and sulphite pulp
Tea paper roll link

Shoji natural roll 96cm x 20m and 32g/m2 for around 80 euro made from 100% kozo fibers
Shoji roll link


They also have some beautiful kozo and gampi.One thing that stops me from ordering it is if those papers hold creases well and can be used for origami?
Link to the kozo paper is Kozo paper link

If You have any opinions on those papers i will be glad for every info and advice.

[shinxxx]

I love origami since primary school... Nice to join this forum..Tq to moderator

[thinkorigami]

I really like to use wrapping paper for models which require larger paper. Also, for wet folding, I've found that watercolor paper works very well due its thickness and the fact that it doesn't easily tear.

[kebapmanager]

Can someone give me link from ebay or somewhere where i can buy tissue foil which can be delivered in europe because i dont vrealy know how thth papre should look and what u think about this offer?

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.eu/-100-Sheets ... 24908/item


also it needs to be 50x50 or more TNX

[bethnor]

one cannot buy traditional tissue foil, you have to make it.

nicolas terry sells something he calls tissue foil on origami-shop, and that site and paperjade.com are the only places i know of that sells it. be aware that texture-wise and practically it is apparently very different from traditional tissue foil.

[Eiyo Hikari]

For a first fold, I like using tracing paper, because

1. It holds creases really well;
2. It`s translucent, allowing me to see through layers of paper;
3. While it`s translucent any crease that is done on it becomes opaque. If you fold a model to a base, and the unfold, the cp can be seen very clearly.

Since it`s very stiff, however, it`s hard to unfold and reverse fold creases, but I got used to it over time.

[28lorelei]

I like foil paper in general. However, when doing a first fold, I use test paper, or something that's cheap and pretty decent, because usually the first attempt doesn't turn out very well (although the kirin I folded today actually looks something like a kirin).
Something that helps me fold is this wooden stick thing that I purchased from origamishop (called "origami weapon"). It can make extremely accurate folds and even reverse sink folds and help in spread-sinking.

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Just an FYI....

Paper Jade now carries a LEMON YELLOW Elephant hide.

http://kimscrane.com/index.php?main_pag ... ts_id=2972