MK how to make Chinese girls out of paper. My new hobby is origami dolls

I still went to the Rumyantsevsky mansion (44 Angliyskaya embankment) to the exhibition “The World of Paper Dolls”. And I not only saw the exhibition itself, but literally miraculously got to attend a master class with Emiko Tanno...

My usual request to specialists: if you lied about something, correct it.

This post is dedicated to the paper doll exhibition.

Emiko Tanno is an outstanding origami master, a specialist in making products from Japanese traditional washi paper. Director and main ideological inspirer of the Sakura studio in the city of Morioka.
1980 – the beginning of the passion for the art of washi paper. Opening of an origami school.
1989-2001 – decorating the Kawatoku department store with washi paper dolls, designing calendars.
1993 – creation of the composition “Sansa Odori” - a dance to exorcise the devil (300 dolls).
1994 – creation of the composition “Seven Traditional Types of Production of Iwate Prefecture.” Kept in the museum of the Asabiraki sake factory.
1997 – production of a collection of dolls dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the city of Morioka (654 dolls)
1998 – creation of a collection of dolls in the form of traditional Japanese sweets (750 dolls), dedicated to the 23rd All-Japan Exhibition of Japanese Sweets.
1999 – creation of the composition “Pull-Pull Umakko” for the traditional horse parade of the city of Morioka (92 dolls)
2001 - creation of the compositions “Hanamikoshi” (festive procession), “Feast of the Four Seasons in the Town of Yonezawa”, “Opening of the Port in the City of Miyako” (for the 385th anniversary of the port of the city of Miyako), “Autumn Festival” (200 dolls)
2002 – creation of the composition “Making linens in the city of Yonezawa” - a story about the development of weaving in the city
2005 – creation of the composition “History of the Kunohe Fortress”, “Uprising in the Kunohe Fortress”
2007 – “The Tale of Kunohe Fortress” - exhibition of the collection in the Abehanko gallery (1000 dolls)
2008 – creation of the composition “Diaries of the Holidays of the City of Ninohe” (800 dolls)
2009 – creation of the composition “Festive Chariots of the City of Morioka”
2010 – creation of the composition “The Feast of Sansa Odori in Morika is 30 years old”

I was very impressed by the titles of the compositions and the ideas themselves in general...

Here is the first composition that is presented in the Rumyantsev mansion:

This composition is associated with the four flowers of spring. Iris, narcissus... uh... sclerosis...

Origami and washi paper.

Here are other compositions.

These people appear to be performing a deer dance.

Large composition "The process of making urushi varnish in the city of Ninohe.
Here Emiko Tanno shows the craftsmen at each stage of the work: stripping the bark, soaking, etc.

Here's a closer look at the details.

Here are the products made from this varnish. So that we can imagine how important the work of paper craftsmen is.

Multi-figure composition associated with the tea ceremony. Under each scene that the dolls show is a piece of paper with a drawing and an explanation of what stage of the tea ceremony the characters are at.

What looks like silk fabric is actually washi paper.

Galina Karpova

Paper doll« Japanese» . Master Class.

IN Japan there is a holiday - Hina Matsuori holiday dolls and girls. It is celebrated from mid-February to March 3 (according to other sources - from March 3 and the entire month of March). IN holidays little girls wear kimonos for the first time. They are very beautiful on this day, like real ones. Japanese, visit each other and share gifts, admire dolls and treat each other.

During the holiday, every family where a girl grows up organizes an exhibition. dolls"hina ningyo" (embodiment of man). They are displayed on a special stand "hina kazari", similar to a hill.

According to holiday time dolls coincides with the peach blossom season, and therefore the hill must be decorated with peach flowers: they symbolize tenderness, meekness, grace, femininity, calmness - the best traits feminine character, which serve as the key to happiness in marriage. Therefore, when a girl is born into a family, no best gift than dolls for the Hina Matsuri exhibition. Almost always, dolls are made by hand, from very expensive materials, for example, from rice paper also handmade; manufacturing secrets pupae the masters and their families are kept secret. Such dolls are very valuable; they are passed down from generation to generation as a dowry for a daughter, and are treasured as family treasures.

As soon as the holiday ends, the dolls are immediately removed - according to Japanese signs, if this is not done, then it will be difficult for parents to marry off their daughter.

Now we will do this doll, of course, in a simplified version.

Here she is, our beauty.

What do we need to make it?

Multi-layer napkins in bright colors for kimonos and obi belts, black corrugated hair paper, a strip of cardboard 1cm x 10cm, 2 cardboard mugs d-3cm, scissors, glue or double-sided tape, as well as all sorts of little things for decoration.

So, we fold the strip in half and glue it with two round blanks.

Then, cut off 1/4 of the napkin, but do not separate the white layers. At the top we bend a narrow strip onto the front side, and on it we perform the origami technique - “zipper fold”. If this is difficult for children, then simply turn the narrow white strip over to the colored side again and again.

Turn the napkin over so the wrong side is facing up. Place a circle on a stick in the middle.

We start turning left. It reminds me of the Russian traditional diaper doll.

Now on the right.

And again we make a fold on the left.

And towards.

We turn the corner of the kimono beautifully.

We cover all corners with a wide obi belt made of another, contrasting napkin.

At the back we attach it with glue or double-sided adhesive tape, placing the ends in the form of a bow.

From half of the same napkin as the kimono, we fold the sleeves.

Glue it from the back.

Back view.

We glue a satin braid onto the obi belt.

Let's do the hair.

cut out a semicircle for the bangs from black corrugated paper, in diameter greater than the circumference of the head, for the pomp of the hairstyle. Glue it on the front. Glue a piece to the back paper of this length, whatever you want.

The doll is ready, all that remains is to decorate it with various beauties. U me: shiny sequins, artificial flower for hair, flower with glitter for belt. Here she is in all her glory.

A ping pong ball, a sheet of bright paper, add a little imagination, and you will get an elegant doll using the technique modular origami. If you choose the right color and style of “clothing”, the craft will look beautiful in any interior. A cute face will always cheer you and your loved ones up. This origami paper doll is a wonderful gift into which you will put a piece of your soul.

Required material:

table tennis ball;
a thread;
1 toothpick;
a small piece of paper for the eyes;
a small sheet of paper for lips;
yellow rectangle measuring 4x2 cm - 1 piece;
yellow rectangles measuring 8x3 cm - 6 pieces;
squares of colored paper 8x8 cm - 12 pieces;
colored squares measuring 10x10 cm - 8 pieces;
colored squares measuring 34x34 cm - 3 pieces.

1. The most important thing in making this doll is the module. For the module we need a colored square of the required size.

2. Make a “valley” fold, bending it with the colored side inward.

3. Bend it and fold it again, getting a second fold vertically.

5. Bend the opposite side in the same way.

6. Now you need to bend the square with the wrong side outward, and along the lines of the resulting bends, fold a “double square” figure.

7. After this, bend the corner from the resulting figure on the left or right side, flattening it.

8. Do the same actions with the following angles

9. Bend the corner of the part so that you get a diamond of the same color (only the wrong side of the square).

10. Grasp one corner of the diamond and fold it towards the curve in the middle.

11. Do the same on the other side of the diamond.

12. Lower the top corner of the diamond as shown in the photo.

13. Perform operations of the same kind with the three remaining diamonds. You now have the basis for the module.

14. Carefully open it.

15. Place the resulting square with the outer (colored) side down, fold one part of the corner along the fold lines.

16. Fold the second corner in the same way. Did you succeed the first time? Then you are a real origami master! Fold the remaining corners in the same way.

17. The module for the origami doll is ready!

18. Let’s move on to the actual production of origami dolls from modules “ Young lady" To do this, make 3 modules from 34x34 cm squares.

19. From 8 squares measuring 10x10 cm, make modules-parts for the drape.

20. Thread them onto the thread, piercing them with a needle.

22. Glue three colored modules together. This is the base of the dress. Glue the cape to it.

23. Then, from 4 squares 8x8 cm, make colored modules that will serve as the sleeves of the dress. They also need to be glued to the dress.

24. Take the yellow rectangles, cut them into thin strips of about 0.2 cm. Using a toothpick, curl the curls.

25. Make bangs from a yellow 4x2 cm rectangle.

26. After twisting all 6 pieces of hair, glue them to the ping pong ball.

27. All that remains is to glue on the bangs, and the lady’s hairstyle is ready.

28. Glue the head to the dress.

29. From 8 squares measuring 8x8 cm, similarly to the cape, make an elegant hat.

30. Cut out and glue the eyes and lips to the origami doll's face. When all the parts are dry, “Young Lady” is ready.

This is just one example of dolls from origami modules, but you can make an unlimited number of them, using only your imagination and desire. Inspiration to you!

Bookmark paper dolls in Japan are called shiori ningyo, which means bookmark girl. Such dolls have another name - chiogami ningyo - paper doll. Such dolls are common in the Country rising sun among girls as bookmarks or for playing mother's daughter. Having made such a traditional Japanese doll, you can stick it on a postcard or make a bookmark - it will be a great gift for a friend who is into anime. Traditionally, a Japanese paper doll is made without a face, just like our Russian one. Ragdoll. In our master class we will show you how to make a simple Japanese paper doll and tell you which ones you can use for it.
How to make a Japanese paper doll Shiori (chiogami) ningyo.
Dimensions are given for a doll 8.5 cm.
Japanese paper doll girl - paper craft.

For this paper doll you will need the following materials:

For the head - a circle of white cardboard with a diameter of 2 cm.
For the neck - a rectangle of white cardboard 0.4x4cm
We make the hair from black corrugated (crepe) paper - two rectangles 2x5cm and 2x1cm. Stripes in corrugated paper place vertically (2cm) to imitate doll hair.
Eri (kimano neck) – rectangle of colored paper 1.5x3cm
Kimono – rectangle 6.5x6cm. It's best to use patterned matte origami paper, but you can cut colored squares from old magazines, use wrapping paper, or beautiful napkins. As an option, make a plain kimono for a doll from regular colored paper.
Obi (belt) is a rectangle of plain paper 3x4.5 cm.
The sleeves are a rectangle 8x3.5 cm. You can take the same paper as for the kimono, or you can make the doll’s sleeves in a different color.
Glue stick

Step-by-step instructions for making a Japanese paper doll Shiori (Chiogami) Ningyo.

Glue the doll's head to the neck.
We put the eri (kimano neck) on the doll. Fold the eri strip in half along the long side. Place it on the back of the neck (can be glued) and bend the sides forward at a slight angle.
We put a kimono on the doll.
We bend a strip of kimono paper from the top (approximately 1.5 cm) to the wrong side.
Turn the rectangle over to the front side and make another fold on top (approximately 0.5 cm)
We place the paper doll on the kimono in the center (you can glue it), so that the eri is visible a little.
We fold the kimono on the doll. There should be two folds on each side: we bend the first fold at an angle, the second we align the clothes so that the bottom of the doll forms a rectangle.
We put on the obi (belt).

Fold the edges of the waistband towards the center.

Place the belt on the doll and fold the edges back. If desired, you can use glue.
We make hair for a doll from corrugated paper.

Place a rectangle of paper over the doll's face. Fold the exposed edges of the paper back. Use glue if necessary.
Make a tail from the second rectangle by crumpling the bottom part.

Glue the ponytail to your hair.
Making sleeves for a Japanese paper doll's kimono.

Fold the edges on a strip of paper, you should get a narrow strip of paper in three folds.

Glue the strip down the center back of the doll and fold the sides of the sleeves down.
As an option for decorating a paper doll's kimono: you can slightly bend the corner of the kimono. This option looks especially impressive if you used paper on the kimono in different colors on both sides.
To attach a string to it. On the other side of the string, hang a bead, tassel or rectangle of cardboard.

Bookmark "Japanese"

Materials and tools:

Cardboard (thin) light gray, with patterns (2 different sheets), black;
Scissors;
Glue stick.

For the bookmark, you should take very thin and double-sided cardboard, because the doll has 2 sides. She looks beautiful both front and back. It is better not to use during production colored paper because she's too thin for that. The edges will wrinkle and curl all the time.
You can purchase special cardboard with Japanese motifs, or you can find something at home. The main thing is that the pattern repeats.

Cut out a strip approximately 7 mm wide from light cardboard. This will be the neck of the pupa. But you need to cut it much longer, because both the doll’s head and kimono will be glued to it.
Photo 1

Now let’s take cardboard with any pattern and cut out a strip from it approximately the same as for the neck.
It needs to be wrapped like a scarf.
Photo 2

This will be the collar from the lower kimono.
Now we will make the outer kimono. For this we need cardboard with a different pattern. Cut a rectangle out of it. Its width should be approximately 6.5 cm and its length 10 - 10.5 cm.
We turn it vertically and also, as it were, wrap our workpiece.
Photo 3

And we bend both sides.
Photo 4

Now we cut out the sleeves from the same cardboard. They will also serve as the element that holds the pages of the books.
We cut out an element such as in the photo.
Photo 5

Let's put this detail aside for now. From the same cardboard you need to cut a rectangle 7 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
It must be attached to the body of the pupa from above. You need to place the center of the rectangle on the body, and bend the remaining parts behind the back. We glue this detail onto the doll's chest.
Behind the back we coat one part with glue and glue it to the second.
That is, we made a belt.
Now we take the sleeves and the triangle that has formed in the center and insert them between the belt and the doll’s body.
Photo 6

We cut out a thin strip, like a neck, 7.5 cm long from cardboard the color of the collar of the inner kimono.
It needs to be glued to your belt.
Photo 7

Cut out an oval from light cardboard the color of the neck. This will be the doll's face.
Photo 8

Cut out hair from black cardboard. Glue the face onto the hair.
Photo 9

Separately, cut out the bangs in the form of a leaf, narrowed on both sides.
Photo 10

Glue on the bangs. Now let's make a small hair decoration. Cut out a circle from paper with different patterns and glue it to the side of the head. Cut out a semicircle from another paper and glue it, covering half of the circle. The semicircle should be wider than the circle.