Origami Butterflies Kit
Origami Butterflies Kit
by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander
Boxed kit (12.3x6.3 inches) two, 32-page instruction booklets, 96 sheets of folding paper
Tuttle Publishing, March 2009
ISBN-13:
9780804840279
Kids and grown-ups alike share a fascination with the delicate beauty and changing nature of butterflies and moths. Origami Butterflies is a unique collection of twelve origami projects from world-renowned origami artist Michael G. LaFosse. Along with folding paper and directions, this kit also includes a description of LaFosse's origami butterfly design system. As you gain understanding of the system's variables, you will be able to create your own fanciful origami butterflies!
The Butterfly Design System covers:
- Butterfly Base stages
- Upper & Lower Margins
- Introductory Folds
- Squash-Folding
- Color change
- Wonderful Wings
- Butterfly Head Style 1
- Butterfly Head Style 2
- Abdominal Taper
The booklets contain instructions for folding:
- A Butterfly for Alice Gray
- The Lillian
- Evangeline Fritillary
- Alexander Aztec Swallowtail
- Alexander Swallowtail
- The Baxter
- The Michael Shall
- Origamido Butterfly
- The Joyce Rockmore
- The Nolan
- The LaFosse Moth
