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ORIGAMI MINI LIBRARY is a book from Origami Office Series by Oriland authors that will

teach you how to create your very own origami miniature library with little books, decorative covers,slipcases, gift bags for packing them and even open-front bookcases to store these mini booksin. Experience fun bookbinding and bookcase-making with only folds alone - no sewing, no gluing,no special instruments, just your hands and a set of papers! Do-It-Yourself – fold these great models, originally designed by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov –10-Page Little Book, its variation with Extended Cover, Little Book Pendants, 16-Page Little Book,Fancy Book Covers including Cover with Pocket Flaps, Cover with Plain Flaps, Cover with Corner Flaps, Simplified Cover, Elegant Book Cover with full flaps inside, Slipcase, Horizontal and VerticalGift Bags, 2-Shelf and 5-Shelf Bookcases. The book also includes book templates so that you canprint text and add images on paper before you fold it. Just imagine little origami books with your poetry, short stories or birthday/seasonal greetings – they will make a perfect gift and even canbe a decoration for your holiday tree. It may be so addictive you'll want to make a whole origamiminiature library of your memoirs!

There are 230 detailed step-by-step colorful diagrams with comments, placed on 48 pages thatwill guide you through folding the 14 original origami designs of the Oriland style. The ‘PhotoGallery’ section shows you pictures of all designs presented in the book. The 'Origami Symbols'section is explaining international origami symbols to help you to read diagrams for folding. Themodels are mostly intermediate level of folding as shown by stars in the book and are good for the novice and the expert alike. Happy folding!

Introduction and Copyright Notice.......Photo Gallery.......................................Origami Symbols.................................10-Page Little Book.............................

Book With Expended Cover.....................10-Page Little Book Pendant...................10-page Little Book Template..................16-Page Little Book.................................16-Page Little Book Pendant...................16-page Little Book Template................Fancy Book Covers..............................

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Base Cover Forming..........................Cover W/Pocket Flaps..........................Cover W/Plain Flaps..........................Cover W/Corner Flaps..........................

Simplified Cover................................Elegant Book Cover...............................Slipcase.............................................Horizontal Gift Bag..............................Vertical Gift Bag................................2-Shelf Bookcase................................5-Shelf Bookcase...............................

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Origami Mini Library. Origami Office Series. Copyright©2011 by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov. Allrights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever withoutwritten permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.For information, address [email protected]

This book is available exclusively in electronic format as a portable document format (PDF) file.The product can be purchased exclusively through www.oriland.com Any other ways of obtaining this book are considered illegal.

NOTE: The diagrams from this bookare for personal, noncommercial useonly, and may not be redistributedor republished in any way withoutthe express written consent of thecreator. For information, [email protected]

Publisher: Oriland.comProduct Format: e-BookPages: 48Date published: 2011/06/20ISBN: 978-1-926834-25-2Contents: 14 origami-designsPrice: US$6.95

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Simple

Simple-Medium

Medium

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Valley fold

Mountain fold

Valley fold and unfold

Mountain fold and unfold

Open and squash

Step fold

Pull out

Push in. Sink

Turn the paper over

Turn the paper around

Inside reverse fold

Outside reverse fold

Enlarging the following diagram

Reduction the following diagram

Fold the paper over and over X-ray view

These simple origami symbols will help you to read diagrams of folding.

The system of levels of folding is more as aguide line, an approximate approach just to orientyou and mostly depends of your skills in paper folding. If you are a novice, even the simple levelcan be challenging for you. And if you are alreadya connoisseur even a complex model can besimple for you.



This 10-page book with the cover is a cute design, which can be veryuseful if you want to fold a little book for your miniature library or justto make a lovely gift with your message written on pages. The little

book can also make an original pendant. It folds from one rectangleof paper, 2:1 in proportion.The height of the finished book will be1/8 of the longer side of the originalrectangle and the open book will be 1/2of the shorter side of the original rectangleas pictured.

Suggested sizes: Use a rectangle of paper, 2:1 in proportion. If using arectangle 5 ½ x 11 inches (14x28 cm) insize, the book be about 1 ½ inches (4cm) in height. If say, you want the book

be 2 inches (5 cm) high, the originalrectangle should be 8x16 inches (20x40cm) in size.

Suggested paper: regular origami paper,thin copy paper, washi, handmade paper,recycling paper. It is preferable to usetwo-color paper to get different colors for the cover and pages.

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Valley fold the rectangle inhalf from bottom to top. Pressthe paper flat and unfold it.

Valley fold the top and bottomedges to meet the middle fold-line.

Valley fold the rectangle in half from left toright. Press the paper flat and unfold it.

If using two-color paper, begin with colored side up.

You may use the template of this little book design, shown at theend of the article, to plan the layout of your future little book. Youeven can print and cut the template out, write or draw on its pages

and then fold into a little book.

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Divide each section in half byvalley folding, thereby making4 equal vertical sections.

Make the diagonal folds across thetwo middle squares by valley folding,as shown. Then, turn the paper over.

Re-fold and unfoldi this partof the line into a “valley”.

Mountain fold the top and bottomedges, bringing the paper into theposition shown in the next step.

Valley fold the firstsection and bringthe lateral edges, asthough closing thedoors.


Make the limited diagonal folds,as shown.

Divide each section in half by valley folding,thereby making 8 equal vertical sections.4

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Sink the center of thetop square, at the sametime compressing thelateral sides as shown.

Again sink the center of the top square, at thesame time compressingthe lateral sides as shown.

Mountain fold the backflap into the positionshown in the next step.

Valley fold the model inhalf from left to right,combining the pagesaccurately.Valley fold front flap as

shown, being guided by thepages edge inside the book.

Mountain fold

the back flapa l o n g t h efolded edge of the front flap.

Open the book.

This should bethe result. Turnthe model over.


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Along the existing fold-lines, fold the cover flap over and over and insert the inner corners of its layers into the pockets, asshown, thereby locking the cover.

This should be the result.Turn the model over.

Fold the book and pressit flat to let pages adjusta little.

Congratulation! Here is thecompleted 10-page bookwith the cover.


Unfold it.

You may decorate you littlebook with something like aribbon or string. Take a pieceof string and envelop thebook with it as shown.

You may tie the stringin a bow.

Or make a double knot andlet the ends of string toserve as bookmarks.

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Follow the maindiagrams of foldingright up to step 19.


Divide each of 3 vertical sections inhalf by valley folding, as shown.

When you mastered the folding of this 10-page book with the cover, you can make an advancedcover on that book, so that it will be extended with a certain margin in comparison to the block of pages. First 4 steps are folded in the same way as the main version of the 10-page book.

Continue folding along the main version, sothat in the step 9 the sheet looks like this.

Fold the cover flap up over the bottom border of thetriangular layers, but keepthe certain margin, so thecover will be extended incomparison to the block of pages. Then, turn themodel over.

This should be the result. Valley foldand unfold top part of the cover,

keeping the same margin as you didat the bottom.

This should be the result.

Unfold the cover flap andturn the model over.

Along the existing fold-lines, fold the cover flapover and over and insertthe inner corners of itslayers into the pockets,as shown, thereby lockingthe cover.


Congratulation!Here is thecompleted 10-page book withthe extendedcover.

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Place the open book(with the equal quantityof pages on sides) onthe band as shown.

You may write a special messageor a poem on pages of the book,which will make a perfect gift. Or you may wear such pendant whitevisiting your local reading club or even decorate a holiday tree withsuch a little book ornament.

The Litt le BookPendant is ready!


You can make a lovely decoration out of this little book.The little book can make an original pendant or even anornament for Christmas tree.

You may take something like thinelastic headband or just a pieceof string tied up in a circle.

Take the bottom loop,

insert it into the upper one and tighten it up.

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Considering this model as a pages block, you may fold afancy cover for it according the diagrams of book coverspresented in this book. This way, 4 of the pages will be takenby the cover and the book will have 12 pages available inside.

You may use the template of this little book design, shown atthe end of the article, to plan the layout of your future littlebook. You even can print and cut the template out, write or

draw on its pages and then fold into a little book.

If using two-color paper, begin with coloredside down in order to have pages colored.

The height of the finished book will be 1/8 of the longer sideof the original rectangle and the open book will be 1/2 of theshorter side of the original rectangle as pictured.

Suggested sizes: Use a rectangle of paper, 2:1 in proportion.If using a rectangle 5 ½ x 11 inches (14x28 cm) in size, thebook be about 1 ½ inches (4 cm) in height. If say, you wantthe book be 2 inches (5 cm) high, the original rectangle shouldbe 8x16 inches (20x40 cm) in size.

Suggested paper: regular origami paper, thin copy paper,washi, handmade paper, recycling paper.

This little book design is featuring 8 leaves (16 pages) and will beperfect for presentation of a small story or a poem. The little book cana lovely gift and will also make an original pendant or a holiday tree

ornament. It folds from a rectangle of paper, 2:1 in proportion.


Valley fold the rectangle in half from left toright. Press the paper flat and unfold it.

Valley fold the top and bottomedges to meet the middle fold-line.

Valley fold the rectangle inhalf from bottom to top. Pressthe paper flat and unfold it.

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Divide each section in half byvalley folding twice, therebymaking 8 equal vertical sections.

Make the diagonal folds across the twomiddle squares by valley folding, asshown. Then, turn the paper over.

Make the diagonalfolds, as shown.

Mountain fold the top andbottom edges, bringing thepaper into the positionshown in the next step.

Valley fold the firstsection and bringthe lateral edges,as though closingthe doors.

Sink the center of the top square, atthe same t imecompressing thelateral sides asshown.


Re-fold and unfoldi this partof the line into a “valley”.

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Sink the center of the topsquare, at the same timecompressing the lateralsides as shown.


Valley fold and unfold the sidetriangular flaps as shown.

Inside reverse foldthe side points. Valley fold the internal cornersalong the existing fold-lines,thereby locking the model.

Again sink the center of the top square, at thesame time compressingthe lateral sides as shown.

Mountain fold theback flap into theposition shown inthe next step.


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Fold the book and pressit flat to let pages adjusta little.

Unfold it.

Congratulation! Here is thecompleted 16-page book.

You may decorate you littlebook with something like aribbon or string. Take a pieceof string and envelop thebook with it as shown.

You may tie the stringin a bow.

Or make a double knot andlet the ends of string toserve as bookmarks.

Considering this model as apages block, you may fold afancy cover for it accordingthe diagrams of book coverspresented in this book.

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Place the open book(with the equal quantityof pages on sides) onthe band as shown.

You may write a special messageor a poem on pages of the book,which will make a perfect gift. Or you may wear such pendant whitevisiting your local reading club or even decorate a holiday tree withsuch a little book ornament.

The Litt le BookPendant is ready!

You can make a lovely decoration out of this little book. The little book canmake an original pendant or even an ornament for Christmas tree.

You may take something like thinelasticÊheadband or just a pieceof string tied up in a circle.

Take the bottom loop,insert it into the upper one and tighten it up.

Valley fold the rectanglein half from left to right.Press the paper flat andunfold it.

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Book Cover

There are a few versions of fancy book covers with shaped flaps thatcan be used with 16-Page Little Book, which is also presented in thispublication. 4 of the pages of the book (1st, 2nd, 15th and 16th) will

be taken by the cover and in the result the book will have 12 pagesavailable inside and partially visible endpapers on the inside cover.

Fancy Book Covers © 1997 Katrin Shumakov - page 1

Suggested sizes: Use a rectangle of paper, 2:1 in proportion andrelated to paper size used for folding 16-Page Little Book as pictured.If the paper rectangle for the book is 8:4 then the rectangle for thecover should be 4:2.

If say for the little book you are using a rectangle 8x16 inches (20x40cm) in size, then for the cover take the paper 8x4 inches (20x10 cm)in size.

Suggested paper: regular origami paper, Chiyogami, washi,handmade paper, wrapping paper, fancy recycling paper.

The height of thefinished book withthe cover will be abit more than 1/2 of the shorter side of the original rectangleas pictured.



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This presents the main principle of forming of fancy covers for thelittle book that will be developed into several variants of the covers.It also can be used to cover real books.You have to have the 16-Page Little Book folded to start folding thecover. If using two-color paper, begin with colored side down.

Place the open book on the paper in the middleand carefully plan top and bottom flaps of thecover, so they are equal and keep a certainmargin in relation to the block of pages. Whenfolded they do not meet the middle exactly butkeep a gap in about 1/8 of the short side of theoriginal rectangle as pictured.

Fold and unfold therectangle in half.

This should bethe result. Openthe flaps out.

Fold the rectangle inhalf from right to left.

Slightly squeezing the book, place it on the folded edge asshown to determine the size of the book spine. The size of the spine depends of the thickness and size of paper youhave used, so there is no universal recipe. However, thesize of about 1/8 of the top edge as pictured will be sufficient...Follow the next steps to make the book spine folds.

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…so fold the edge over tothe left, thereby markingthe book spine.

Fold the narrow sideflap in half as shown.

Mountain fold the paper alongthe adjacent edge of thenarrow flap and unfold it.

Unfold the narrow flap completely.

This should be the result.Open out the paper.


Re-fold the existing fold-lines into ‘valleys’ and‘mountains’ as shown anddouble step fold the paper along then to meet themiddle fold-line.

This should be the result. Valley fold and unfold theexisting fold-lines, thereby marking the book spine.

Valley fold the top and bottom flapsalong the existing fold-lines.

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Working with the middle of the upper flap, fold it in half as shown…

…at the same time, move apart thestrained layers of the flap and squashthem into the triangular surfaces asshown in the next step.

This should be the result. Press the paper flat, and then unfold the middle folds.

Open up the upper flap.

Now pressing the paper to the tablesurface in places shown by red circle,straighten the edge in the middle,bringing the paper down and towardyou, along the existing fold-lines, asif you are forming a little ‘balcony’ asshown in the next step.

Continue bring the straightened paper (‘balcony’) down into the positionshown in the next step, therebyflattening it and forming the side foldsas shown.

This should be the result. Now repeat the

same (steps 14-19) for the bottom flap.

This should be the result. Valley fold andunfold the borders of the book spine asshown.

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Optionally, you may turn the front layer (flattened ‘balcony’) inside out to havethis figure flap in one color.

This should be the result. The base cover is formedand can be developed into several variants.

Place the folded book as shown to determine theside flaps, so that the cover will be expanded witha little margin with respect to the book pages.


Fold the top and bottom flaps.

This should be theresult. The cover isready to dress thelittle book up.

Open up the top and bottom flaps. Take the openedbook and separate the back layer. Insert the middlefigure flap of the cover under the book’s back layer.Repeat with the bottom flap, thereby locking thebook position with respect to the book spine.

Now cover the end-papers of the book withthe top and bottomflaps, at the same timeinserting the corners of the endpapers into thepockets on the flaps.

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This should be the result.

Here is the completed bookdressed in the Cover withPocket Flaps.

There is a way to alter the Cover withPocket Flaps to have another variation.

Valley fold and unfold the little cornersover the adjacent edges as shown.

Open up the flaps and insertthe middle figure flap of thecover under the book’s backlayer. Repeat with thebottom flap, thereby lockingthe book position withrespect to the book spine.

Cover the endpapersof the book with the topand bottom f laps.

Fold the side flaps atthe same time insertingits little corners under the sloping edges onthe horizontal flaps.

This should bethe result. Theplain flaps aresecured withlittle locks.

Here is the completed book dressedin the Cover with Plain Flaps.

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After forming the base cover, place the folded book as shown todetermine the side flaps, so that the cover will be expanded witha little margin with respect to the book pages. Fold and unfold theside flaps.


Fold the top andbot tom f laps.

Valley fold and unfold the cornersof the side flaps as shown.

Form the side flaps into theposition shown in the next step.

This should be the result. The corner flapsare ready, so you may already use it for thebook or follow further to lock the corner flaps.

Here is the completed book dressedin the Cover with Corner Flaps.

F o l d t h ecorner flaps.

Valley fold and unfold thecorner of the flap over theintersection points as shown.

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Sink the corner along thefold-lines made in step 30.

Open out the flaps.

Valley fold the insidecorners as shown.

Fold the side flaps at thesame time inserting itslittle corners under thesloping edges on thehorizontal flaps, therebylocking them.

This should bethe result. Thecorner flaps aresecured withlittle locks.

Unfold the cover to its base form asshown. Take the opened book andseparate the back layer. Insert themiddle figure flap of the cover under thebook’s back layer. Repeat with thebottom flap, thereby locking the book

position with respect to the book spine.

Now cover the endpapers of the bookwith the top and bottom flaps and repeatsteps 27-35 thereby dressing up your l i t t le book in this fancy cover.

Here is the completed book dressed in theCover with locked Corner Flaps.

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This simplified cover is designed for origami novices who can notcomprehend the folding of the base cover due to some reasonsyet, but want to have the similar cover. So this design will help toachieve the similar visual appearance of the cover with plain flaps,but there will be a lack of connection of the book and the cover inthe book spine, which can be compensated by a simple drop of glue to fix the book position on the cover.


First 12 steps are the same as for the base cover.Place the folded book as shown todetermine the side flaps, so that the cover will be expanded with a little margin withrespect to the book pages. Fold and unfoldthe side flap and be sure they are equal.

This should be the result. Valley fold andunfold the borders of the book spine as shown.Take the opened book and insert

the endpapers into the side flapslike into the pockets.

This should be the result.Optionally, you may add a dropof glue to the book spinebetween the book and the cover.

Here is the completed bookwith the Simplified Cover.

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Book Cover

This cover is featuring the full flaps inside, which covering endpaperscompletely and designed for the 16-Page Little Book, which is alsopresented in this publication. 4 of the pages of the book (1st, 2nd,

15th and 16th) will be taken by the cover and in the result the bookwill have 12 pages available inside. This design also can be usedindependently to cover any book.

Suggested sizes: Use a rectangle of paper, 5:2 in proportion andrelated to paper size used for folding 16-Page Little Book as pictured.If the paper rectangle for the book is 8:4 then the rectangle for thecover should be 5:2.If say for the little book you are using a rectangle 8x16 inches (20x40cm) in size, then for the cover take the paper 10x4 inches (22.5x10cm) in size.

Elegant Book Cover © 1997 Katrin Shumakov - page 1

Suggested paper: regular origami paper, Chiyogami, washi,handmade paper, wrapping paper, fancy recycling paper.

The height of the finished book with the cover will be a bit

more than 1/2 of the shorter side of the original rectangleas pictured.



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Place the open book on the paper in the middle and carefully plan top andbottom flaps of the cover, so they are equal and keep a certain margin in relationto the block of pages. When folded they do not meet the middle exactly but keepa gap in about 1/8 of the short side of the original rectangle as pictured.

Fold and unfold therectangle in half.


You have to have the 16-Page Little Book folded to start folding the cover.If using two-color paper, begin with colored side down.

This should be the result.Open the flaps out.

Fold the rectangle inhalf from right to left.

Now we have to determine the size of the book spine.Slightly squeeze the book, place it on the folded edge asshown. The size of the spine depends of the thickness andsize of paper you have used, so there is no universal recipe.However, approximately it can be in the way as pictured…Follow the next steps to make the book spine folds.

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Valley fold and unfold theupper right corner and shown.

Valley fold the right-handedge to the left over theintersection of the top edgeand the diagonal fold-line.

Working with the frontflap, fold 1/3 of it to theright, as shown. Note,that 2/3 of the flap isthe proposed size of the book spine.

Fold the resultedflap to the right, asif you are turning thepage of a book.

Valley fold the flapin half as shown.


Now unfold all the layersof the narrow flap.

Unfold the paper completely.Re-fold the existing fold-lines into ‘valleys’ and‘mountains’ as shown and double step fold thepaper along then to meet the middle fold-line.

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This should be the result. Valley foldand unfold the existing fold-lines,thereby marking the book spine.


Working with the middleof the upper flap, fold itin half as shown…

…at the same time, moveapart the strained layers of the flap and squash theminto the triangular surfacesas shown in the next step.

This should be the result.Press the paper flat, and thenunfold the middle folds.

Open up the upper flap.

Now pressing the paper to the tablesurface in places shown by red circle,straighten the edge in the middle,bringing the paper down and towardyou, along the existing fold-lines, asif you are forming a little ‘balcony’ asshown in the next step.

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Continue bring the straightened paper (‘balcony’) down into the positionshown in the next step, therebyflattening it and forming the side foldsas shown.

This should be the result. Nowrepeat the same (steps 16-21)for the bottom flap.

This should be the result.Valley fold and unfoldthe borders of the bookspine as shown.

Optionally, you mayturn the front layer (flattened ‘balcony’)inside out to have thisfigure flap in one color.

Fold the top andbot tom f laps.

Place the folded book as shown todetermine the side flaps, so that thecover will be expanded with a little

margin with respect to the book pages.Fold and unfold the side flap and besure they are equal.

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Fold the side flaps atthe same time insertingits little corners under the sloping edges onthe horizontal flaps.

This should be the result. Valley fold andunfold the corners on flaps, as shown.

This should be the result.The corner f laps aresecured with little locks.

Unfold the cover to its base form asshown. Take the opened book andseparate the back layer. Insert themiddle figure flap of the cover under thebook’s back layer. Repeat with thebottom flap, thereby locking the bookposition with respect to the book spine.

Now cover the endpapersof the book with the topand bottom flaps.

Here is the completedbook dressed in theElegant Cover.

Along the existing fold-lines, foldthe side flaps at the same timeinserting its little corners under thesloping edges on the horizontalflaps, thereby dressing up your littlebook in this elegant cover.

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Slipcase

Book

10-Page Little Book 16-Page Little Book(with cover or not)

This slipcase is a five-sided box into which binders, books or booksets are slipped for protection. It’s an easy-to-fold model and can beused for little books presented in this publication. This design also

can be adjusted for any book or papers to store in. The model foldsfrom a square of paper.

Suggested sizes: Use a square of paper, the side of which is 1/8 less than the short side of the rectangleused for folding the little book as pictured. The calculationsare the same for both - 10-page Little Book and 16-pageLittle Book.

If say for the little book you are using a rectangle 8 x16inches (20x40 cm) in size, then for the slipcase take a7-inch (17.5 cm) square of paper.

Slipcase & Gift Bag © 1997 Katrin Shumakov - page 1

Suggested paper: regular origami paper, Chiyogami,washi, handmade paper, wrapping paper, fancy recyclingpaper.

If you fold the cover of the little book from patternedpaper, say Chiyogami, then you might want to pick upmatching plain-color paper for the slipcase, say, washipaper (Moriki Kozo in particular).

The long side of the finished slipcase will be about 1/3of the side of the original square used for the slipcaseas pictured.

Using the sameprinciple of makingthe slipcase, it’spossible to createfancy gift bags aswell.



Valley fold the oppositecorners together, in turn,to mark the diagonal foldlines, and open them up.

If using two-color paper, begin with colored side down.Valley fold the top andbottom corners into themiddle. Press them flatand unfold them.

Valley fold theleft- and right-hand corners intothe middle.

Valley fold andunfold the left- andright-hand edgesover to meet themiddle fold-line.

Valley fold the top andbottom points asshown. Press themflat and unfold them.

Valley fold thetop and bottompoints as shown.Unfold them.

Valley fold the bottom pointto meet the intersection of the top fold-line made instep 6 and the middlevertical line as shown.Press it flat and unfold it.

Valley fold the toppoint to meet theintersection of thebottom fold-l inemade in step 6 andthe middle verticall ine as shown.Press it flat andunfold it. Then, turnthe model over.


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Make the diagonal ‘valley’folds as shown. Then, turnthe model over.

Bring right-hand and left-hand sidestogether along the existing fold-lines,thereby shaping the model into theposition shown in the next step.

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fold-line, mountainfold the front flap,thereby coveringthe internal layersand locking oneside of the model.Repeat the samewith another flap.

Here is the completedSlipcase, ready toprotect your little book.

This design also can be adjusted for any book or papers to storein. To make the slipcase suitable to the size of your book, usea square of paper, appropriate to the size of your book as shown.The distance ‘a’ is the thickness of your book.

The distance ‘b’ is the height of your book.The distance ‘c’ is the width of your book.


Now you can make special editionsof your little books in fine slipcases!

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Gift Bag

Slipcase for the little book

As the last touch,compress the sidesas shown to make theshape of the bagmore elegant.

Suggested sizes: In general, to fit your gift into the bag, takea square of paper, the side of which is 4 or 5 times bigger thanthe long side of the gift itself.

For instance, your gift is the little book in the slipcase and thelong side of the gift is 2 inches (5 cm). In this case, for the giftbag, take a 10-inch (25-cm) square of paper to fit this gift freely.

When planning paper sizes in advance before actual folding of your gift as the little book in the slipcase, then for the gift bag,

take a square of paper, the side of which is about 2 times bigger (or a bit less) than the side of the square which will be used tofold the slipcase.

Using the same principle of making the slipcase, it’s possible to createfancy gift bags. Use a square of paper; wrapping paper, fancy recyclingpaper like a poster may be a good choice for a gift bag. You will also

need 2 identical pieces of string for handles.

The long side of the finished horizontalgift bag will be about 1/3 of the side of theoriginal square, as pictured.

Suggested paper: wrapping paper, fancy recycling paper.

Move the knot under thelayers, thereby makingthe s t r ing handlesmooth. Attach thesecond string handle.

Take one piece of string and insert itbetween the layersof one flap. Then tiethe ends into a knot.

Follow the diagrams of the slipcase to fold the horizontal gift bag.

The horizontalgi f t bag isready!


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For string handles,you may also useelastic bands, thinelastic hair bands inparticular.

In this case, in step 11 of theslipcase diagrams, slip thebands on the sides before

locking them.The gift bag withstring handles isready!

There is another way to attach stringhandles. You may use a hole-puncher to

make holes on f laps as shown.Working consistently with each flap, insertends of string into holes and tie them intoa knot. Repeat for another f lap.

It is possible to vary thickness,width, and height of the giftbag, changing the distances‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ accordingly.

Here is the completedvertical gift bag!

The height of the finished vertical gift bag will be a bit lessthan 1/3 of the side of the original square.

To fold the vertical gift bag, follow thediagrams of the slipcase up to step 4.

Valley fold and unfoldthe left- and right-

hand edges over todetermine the desiredwidth of your bag(distance ‘b’).

Follow further steps (5 to 14)of the diagrams of theslipcase. Then attach stringhandles.


String handlesare ready!

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This all origami open-front bookcase is a perfect way to store your collection of miniature origami books in the true origami fashion. Thebase design of the bookcase features 2 shelves and folds from a

square of paper. The principle of folding this base design of thebookcase can be applied to fold multiple variations of bookcases withdifferent quantity of shelves and their heights.

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The width of the finished bookcase willbe 1/4 of the side of the original squareand the depth will be 1/8 of the side of the original square used.Suggested sizes: Take a square of paper,so that 1/8 of the side of the square will

fit the book with a little spare space. Inother words, the side of the square shouldfit 8 lengths of the book plus about 2lengths of the book for a spare space, iethe side of the square is 10 times longer than the length of your little book.

Mini Bookcase, folded from 6-inch (15 cm)square, with the dime (10-cent coin) for proportions. The 10-page book on the topis 1 cm (3/8 inch) high, folded from arectangle, 1.5x3 inch (3.75x7.5cm) in size.

For instance, if the long side of your littlebook in the slipcase is 2 inches (5 cm), thenin this case, for the 2-shelf bookcase, takea 20-inch (50-cm) square of paper to fit suchbooks freely.

When planning paper sizes in advancebefore actual folding of your little book andthe slipcase, then for the 2-shelf bookcase,take a square of paper, the side of which isabout 2.5 times bigger (or a bit more) thanthe short side of the rectangle which will beused to fold the book.

Suggested paper: regular origami paper,craft paper, construction paper, wrappingpaper, recycling paper.



If using two-color paper, begin with colored side down.


Valley fold the square in half from side to side. Do not pressit completely flat, just makingsmall fold-marks as shown.

Valley fold theleft- and right-hand sides

over to themiddle fold-marks. Pressthem flat andunfold them.

Valley fold and unfold the right-hand side over, as shown.

Valley fold and unfold the left-hand side over, as shown.

Valley foldand unfoldthe left- andr i g h t - h a n dsides over tomeet the fold-lines made instep 2.

By ‘valley’ folding,divide the square onthe 8 horizontalequal sect ions.

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Working with double-layered edges,make diagonal folds as shown.

Now mountain fold themodel in half as shown.

Working with the bottom edge,make diagonal folds as shown.Then unfold the back flap.

Examine thefolds and re-foldthe needed onesinto ‘valleys’ and‘mountains’.

Shape the paper according‘valleys’ and ‘mountains’and bring it into the positionshown in the next step.

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This should be the result.Valley fold the middle flapson the sides as shown.

Close the lateralf laps on thesides as shown.

Fold the multi-layer flaps apart.


Working with the flaps in order to lockthem... Turn the model along thevertical axis from left to the right, soyou can see side of the model directly.

Side view. Valley fold thebottom edge of the flap over and insert it into the triangular pockets, thereby locking theone side of the model.

Side view. Thelocked side.

Lock the other side of the model.

This can bealso a goodstorage boxwith 2 sections.

The 2-Shelf Bookcaseis ready to store thelittle books!

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This 5-shelf open-front bookcase is based on the previous design of the 2-shelf bookcase and folds from a rectangle of paper in proportion1:2. Mastering the principle of folding the base design of the 2-shelf

bookcase first is advisable. This technique can be applied to foldmultiple variations of bookcases with different quantity of shelves andtheir heights.If you have a large collection of miniature origami books, this 5-shelf bookcase will be a perfect solution to organize all the books.

The height of the finishedbookcase will be 5/8 of theshort side of the original

rectangle.The width will be 1/4 of theshort side of the originalrectangle and the depth willbe 1/8 of the short side of theoriginal rectangle used.Suggested sizes: Take a rectangle of paper, so that 1/8 of the short side of the rectangle will fit the book with a littlespare space. In other words, the short side of the rectangleshould fit 8 lengths of the book plus about 2 lengths of thebook for a spare space, ie the short side of the rectangle is10 times longer than the length of your little book.of the rectangle which will be used to fold the book.

For instance, if the long side of your little book in the slipcase is 1 inch (2.5 cm),then in this case, for the 5-shelf bookcase, take a rectangle of paper, 10 x 20inches (25 x 50 cm) to fit such books freely.

When planning paper sizes in advance before actual folding of your little bookand the slipcase, then for the 5-shelf bookcase, take a rectangle of paper, theshort side of which is about 2.5 times bigger (or a bit more) than the short sideof the rectangle which will be used to fold the book.

Suggested paper: regular origami paper, craft paper, construction paper, wrappingpaper, recycling paper.




If using two-color paper, beginwith colored side down.


The first 5 steps are thesame as for the base designof the 2-shelf bookcase.

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By ‘valley’ folding, divide the

square on the 16 horizontalequal sections.

Valley foldt he t opsec t i on .

Examine the folds andre-fold the neededones into ‘valleys’ and‘mountains’.

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Make diagonal folds as shown,being guided the way shown bysteps 9 to 11 of the base design of the 2-shelf bookcase.

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Shape the paper according‘valleys’ and ‘mountains’ andbring it into the position shownin the next step.

This should be theresult. Close the first pair of lateral flaps as shown.

Valley fold theflaps on the sidesas shown.

Fold the multi-layer flaps apart. Then, turnthe model over.

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This should be the result. Keep the model onthe surface you use for folding (a table for instance). The next steps are shown in the way,as you can see the model from the top directly.


Top view. Workingwith the front layers,

valley fold and unfoldthe corners of thef laps as shown.

Top view. Inside reverse fold thecorners of the flaps as shown.

Top view. This should be the

result. Now we’ll be working withthe flaps in order to lock them,so the next steps are shown inthe 3-dimensional way.

Locking the flaps on one side first,start from the upper one, as shows,inserting it right into the triangular pocket. Repeat with the remainingflaps. Please, note that the final flapinserts into the double pocket. Thenlock the other side in the same way.

The sides of the bookcaseare locked.

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This can be also a goodstorage box with 5 sections.

Here is the completed5-Shelf Bookcase,ready to store the littlebooks!

Origami Mini Library. Origami Office Series. Copyright©2011 by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov. All

rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever withoutwritten permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.For information, address [email protected]

This book is available exclusively in electronic format as a portable document format (PDF) file.The product can be purchased exclusively through www.oriland.com

Any other ways of obtaining this book are considered illegal.

NOTE: The diagrams from this book may be printed out only for personal use, and may not beredistributed or republished in any way without the express written consent of the creator. For information, address [email protected]


C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !Now you may fold awhole origami miniaturelibrary!

Happy folding!

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About AuthorsKatrin and Yuri Shumakov are internationally recognizedprofessional origami artists. First introduced to origami in France

in 1989, they developed this art in a heretofore unseen way. Nowresidents of Toronto, Canada and authors of many origami books,they share their art with the world.

They created the fantastic Oriland world, which consists of amazingcreations: goblins and wizards, castles of magical wonder, dragons,princesses, trees and flowers, sailing ships and sea creatures,dinosaur skeletons and so much more including elegant floralarrangements they call Oribana. Their origami designs have beenexhibited in dif ferent countr ies across the globe.

Psychologists by education, their Ph.D scientific work showedhow origami helps the development of children: creates conditionsof intensive interaction of the brain’s hemispheres and effectivelyallows development of motor skills of both hands, intellectual andcreative abilities.

Yuri and Katrin Shumakov have done Internet projects includingthis multiple award winning Oriland.com, acknowledged as a high

quality creative, educational and fun website for children andadults. They suggest that Origami is entertainment for the Soul,gymnastics for the Mind and training for the Hands.

Enjoy Oriland and see what origami can be!

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