Paper - Preferred folding material

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What material do you prefer to fold with?

kami
108
19%
foil (tissue/American/Japanese)
235
41%
heavy paper, wet folded
33
6%
normal copy paper
141
25%
other (plastic, metal, flour tortillas)
57
10%
 
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FOIL? I use printer paper!
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you'll die.
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????? I use printer paper because I can't get good large paper hear :(
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and you don't like it, do you.
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no It sucks :(
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I use it for drafts, but anything that wants to look remotely good, gets kami or maybe even some display backing.
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Harpseal wrote:I haven't done many bugs. It needs big paper. I haven't got much of that.
Get a roll of tracing paper :)
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Kami isn't good for anything complex, though--I use tracing paper or bond paper.
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It's my birthday very soon. Big origami paper is on the list.
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Hooray! Fold something complex! =D>
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Like what? "Complex" gives you a very big choice!
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Insects :D I recommend Lang's work :D
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Like samurai helmet beetle?
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go for it :) If you aren't experienced in complex folding, then I would do his cockroach first ;)
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Ok, what book are any of these in?
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