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Set: origami models designed and folded by Leyla Torres

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Set: origami models folded by Leyla Torres

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Set: 464 variations of the windmill base. Leyla Torres

Click here for instructions on how to make these origami windmill variations.

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BIP November 26, 2010 at 5:26 pm

So beautiful your shoes, robison florals and louts flowers!
Congralutations!

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claudia borges December 5, 2010 at 11:43 am

I love your works. It inspires me. Thank You.

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michal December 31, 2010 at 4:48 pm

adorei as suas galinhas(pollos)!
lindos!!
voce tem o diagrama?
feliz 2011! alegrias e paz!
michal

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Leyla Torres January 3, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Esperanza Deiro March 18, 2013 at 9:42 am

good afternoon leyla, i want to know cat box how to do?. i’m spanish i talk now in my language

buenas tardes Leyla torres, me encanto la caja del gato, pero no encontre el video de como se hace. podria ser el proximo video tutorial que subas, es precioso y me interesaria muchisimo. y una ultima cosa, donde encuentras los papeles que usas? en españa no hay nada. un abrazo y gracias por tu atencion ^^

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Leyla Torres March 18, 2013 at 10:34 am

Hola Esperanza,

Me alegra que te guste el gatico caja. Creo que en algún momento haré el video, pero no será muy pronto pues tengo ya otros en camino y hacer cada uno cuesta muchas horas de trabajo. Pero tendré con seguridad en cuenta tu pedido para el futuro.

Por lo pronto te invito a que le eches una mirada a la página de video donde tengo un listado en español de todos los videos disponibles en Origami Spirit http://www.origamispirit.com/es/videos-2/

En cuanto a papeles, algunos los encuentro por internet (Amazon ofrece papeles bonitos) y otros los compro cuando voy a convenciones y encuentros de origami y muchos no son papeles para origami sino son simplemente envolturas de papel regalo que compro en cualquier sitio a donde yo vaya y vea un papel bonito.

Ponte en contacto con la gente de la Asociación Española de Papiroflexia, pues en su tienda puedes conseguir papeles bonitos.

Muchas gracias por escribir.

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Marisu January 3, 2011 at 9:35 pm

Me encantan tus trabajos,me gusta como los mostras.Me dan ganas de hacer todo .Los gatitos de Hiroaki Takai son divinos y ya los hice , no podrías enseñarnos como se hacen.los zapatitos.Un saludo y muchas gracias por poner todo a nuestra disposición.Que tengas un FELIZ AÑO NUEVO.

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Leyla Torres January 4, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Me alegra que te guste este sitio. Espero poder enseñar los zapatitos en el futuro. Gracias por tu visita y feliz año para ti también.

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enrica January 21, 2011 at 6:33 pm

Complimenti! Ho visitato il tuo sito,
Sei bravissima!
Le galline con le uova sono deliziose.
mi piacciono molto anche le scarpine origami che hai realizzato;
sono disponibili i diagrammi? Dove si possono trovare?
Grazie, Enrica

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Leyla Torres January 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm

Ciao Enrica,

Grazie per la vostra nota. Non ho schemi disponibili per tutte le scarpe. Credo che siano giapponesi. Mi hanno imparato a memoria in una convenzione origami.
I migliori auguri, Leyla
(google ha fatto la traduzione qui! Si prega di perdonare eventuali errori)

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Iva Jancova April 19, 2011 at 11:59 am

I love your head cat, bear and fox! May I ask you for a diagram please?

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Leyla Torres April 21, 2011 at 2:26 am

Hi Iva, I’d love to share diagrams, but unfortunately I have not drawn them yet.

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David Wires August 20, 2011 at 7:08 pm

Love the yellow and pink bird, a lovely way to display beautiful paper and simple, I’m going to try these with white parchment paper, wax paper or paper that the wedding invitations were made of and used on a place setting, so many ideas, Thanks…

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Pipida October 14, 2011 at 12:30 am

Gostaria tanto de ter os diagramas de gatos , destas fotos. Tenho 10 gatos em casa e adoro todo tipo de origami deles. Aqueles primeiros, só a cabeça e depois os dois ( preto e amarelo) são lindos demais. Vc me passaria os diagramas ou me indicaria os livros que ensinam? Seu site é belissimo !!!! Parabens.

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Leyla Torres October 14, 2011 at 11:42 am
Pipida October 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm

Obrigada, querida. Adorei. Fico aguardando os outros quando puder me mandar. Bjão.

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Ayn November 16, 2011 at 9:15 am

Hi! I adore your work. I tried out some of your diagrams and they’re so adorable! I had so much fun making them. Do you have the diagram for your “krusdal-swan”? thank you!

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Leyla Torres November 16, 2011 at 11:39 am

Thank you Ayn, I’m glad you enjoy this site. I don’t have diagrams for the Kruskal swan at the moment.

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Dr. Batsheva Gillat December 5, 2011 at 3:03 pm

Gorgeous folds of the Froebel Windmill Base. Now I feel challenged to try myself to reach 500……

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Pipida December 5, 2011 at 6:32 pm

Leyla,
Fiquei encantada com os sapatos que vi nestas fotos. Você tem como postar os diagramas ou me indicar o livro que posso comprar?
Tenho muito interesse em roupas e sapatos, porque tive uma encomenda para fazer uma vitrine de uma loja de roupas e acessorios aqui em Belo Horizonte.
Voce pode me ajudar?
Um abraço,

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Pipida December 10, 2011 at 9:36 pm

Leyla,
I was delighted with the shoes I saw these photos. You have to post the diagrams or show me the book that I can buy?
I am very interested in clothes and shoes, because I had an order to make a window of a clothing store and accessories here in Belo Horizonte., Brazil
Can you help me?

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Leyla Torres December 10, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Hi Pipida,
The shoes are my versions of a model I was taught by a friend of mine.
I do not have diagrams or videos available for distribution via Internet.

Please read the comments in this entry in my blog:
http://www.origamispirit.com/2008/11/26/ive-dropped-everything-to-become-a-shoemaker/
Karla, from Switzerland, says the following:
“Nyodo Inoue is the designer of this model. It was published in MONTHLY ORIGAMI MAGAZINE, May 2010 (no. 417) p. 28-29, diagrammed by Terumi Tatsumi”

I don’t have that magazine, so I haven’t been able to confirm this information personally. But that is a good hint about where to find diagrams.

I hope this helps some how.

Leyla

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Aida Urrutia Uribe December 26, 2011 at 4:32 am

Felicidades Leyla en esta Navidad y próximo año 2012. Que sigas encantada doblando hermosos modelos y compartiendolos con otros colegas amantes del Origami.
Un abrazo afectuoso desde Chile para ti.
Aída Urrutia Uribe.

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Leyla Torres January 1, 2012 at 6:10 pm

Gracias Aída!

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Elle January 27, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Leyla, i love your designs so much especially the fox and bear heads, is there any chance at all that you could make the instructions for them. i would so much like to make one for my sister. please please

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Leyla Torres January 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm

Hi Elle, thank you for your comment and request. It’s been a while since I made these animal heads, so they are half forgotten. Let me dig them up, but cannot promise instructions too soon.

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Analia January 28, 2012 at 6:46 pm

Hola Leyla!

Por favor cuando publiques el Cat box no te olvides de decirnos dónde.
¡Es una locura de bonito!

Saludos desde Argentina!

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brandon February 24, 2012 at 7:52 pm

hi i was thinking that you have a video on the rhino?and i love the videos you put on the website!and the valentines for my family:).

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Leyla Torres February 24, 2012 at 9:59 pm

Hi Brandon,
Sorry, I don’t think I have a video on a rhino.

Thankyou for your visit!

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Sky March 30, 2012 at 12:36 am

I really like the dress and hanger!
It’s SO cute! Where did you learn to do all this?

thx
()_()
(0.0)
(^ ^)
U-U Have A Happy Easter!

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Leyla Torres March 30, 2012 at 11:19 am

Hi Sky,
I’ve learned on my own, from origami books and also by attending origami conventions. Thank you for your visit!

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Linda MacFarlane April 15, 2012 at 12:16 am

Leyla, I am so glad that I found your site…I too love folding, different papers, etc. I’m not too far from you and I hope to get to one of your monthly classes at Northshire Bookstore. You can find some of my paper engineering stuff on my facebook account.

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Leyla Torres April 15, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Hi Linda,
I would love to connect with you via FB. Could you send me your FB link via my contact page?
http://www.origamispirit.com/contact/

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Mohsen Moossavi April 25, 2012 at 1:49 am

Hi Leyla
thank you for your nice peaceful sharing work.

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teena June 25, 2012 at 9:56 am

amazing!!! saludo!:)

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Alexandra July 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm

i’ve seen wayyyyyyyyyyyy better just sayin. your origami is kind of like an amateur

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Leyla Torres July 19, 2012 at 10:12 am

Hi Alexandra,
Thank you for sharing your opinion. The goal of this site is not to compete about having the best or the most complex origami.
My aim is to share the joy that can be possible by focusing in the process of folding, which is an big aspect of practicing origami and to share an appreciation of how simple things in life can be so rewarding.

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Ashley September 23, 2012 at 7:12 am

Hi Leyla,
Just writing to say I love all of your models; I follow your blog to see what’s new and happening on the origami scene! I saw your cute cat box, and would love to make some for my friends for Halloween if I could. Do you have any kind of diagram for it? If so, could you please email it to me? Thank you for all you do!

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Leyla Torres September 24, 2012 at 8:54 am

Hi Ashley. Glad you enjoy Origami Spirit! At the moment I don’t have diagrams for the cat box. Stay tuned!

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Khushi October 18, 2012 at 8:25 am

Hi Leyla
I am in awe of all wonderful,exquisite models which have been displayed on this page. The modular flowers and traditional lotus have a charm of their own.Do you have any instructions on how to make them? If yes, please do email them to me. Thank you very much making me aware of the joys of paper folding through this website!!

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Leyla Torres October 18, 2012 at 1:26 pm

Hi Khushi, I will be posting instructions for the traditional lotus very soon. I’ll send a link. Thank you for your visit!

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Carmen December 28, 2012 at 2:23 pm

Hola Leyla
Soy Carmen Nagahama de argentina, como me gusta tu página y todos los plegados que realizas son muy bonitos, he quedado enamorada del gatito negro, no se si es una cajita como el conejo o no, como puedo hacer para que me enseñes a doblarlo y así hacer souvenir para mi nietita Emma para su cumple de 3 añitos.
Nos presentó Noelia y aprovecho para saludarte en estas fiestas y desearte muchas felicidades para el 2013.
Un cariño
Carmen

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Leyla Torres December 28, 2012 at 3:36 pm

Hola Carmen,

Gracias por tu visita y sugerencia. Creo que en algún momento enseñaré el gatito, pero no puedo prometer cuándo exactamente.

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Ana Laura January 5, 2013 at 6:48 pm

¡Excelentes trabajos Leyla! Hace muy poquito comencé a incursionar en este magnifico y fascinante mundo del plegado de papel y tu labor es muy inspiradora. Desde Argentina, un cálido abrazo. Ana.

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Claudia Schlenker January 11, 2013 at 4:29 am

Hi Leyla,

I very much enjoy you work and I have been learning a lot from you. I have bought many
books but very often it is difficult to anderstand the instructions. With the help of you videos I have leaned a lot. Origami is very relaxing and I am very grateful that you allow persons like me to learn so much about origami. Thanks a lot. I live in Germany and Origami is not much known in here. At least it is very difficult to find circles where you could meet other people to learn from them.

Claudia

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Leyla Torres January 11, 2013 at 9:02 am

Thank you Claudia. It make me happy to know that your origami skills have improved and that my origami instructions have helped you. Thank you for writing!

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angelica resende February 18, 2013 at 10:23 pm

se possivel enviar diagrama da flor da mosca.Desde ja agradeco.

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angelica resende February 18, 2013 at 10:31 pm

se possivel enviar diagrama da flor da mosca.Desde ja agradeco. Seus trabalhos de origami sao maravilhosos,parabens,bjos Angelica.

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helena March 4, 2013 at 8:00 am

gostaria de aprender diagramas das torres froebel e variações ou comprar os diagramas ou que voce me indicasse um livro que tenha os tutoriais.Desde já agradeço.Seus origamis são maravilhosos.Que Deus sempre a ilumine.Abraços Helena.

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Leyla Torres March 5, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Candela April 6, 2013 at 12:24 pm

HOla Leila!
Me encantaan los sombreros de Joan , pero no consigo ni el libro ni algun sitio donde me pase los diagramas, tu sabes como puedo conseguirlos?
Estoy en Argentina.
Un beso grande!
Candela

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Leyla Torres April 6, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Hola Candela,

Me encantaría poder ofrecerte más información, pero por el momento no la tengo!

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Le Roy Anne-Sophie April 12, 2013 at 11:00 am

Hello. I very like your job. Where did you find a tutoriel for the small beautiful shoes ?
Thanks for your help.

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Leyla Torres April 12, 2013 at 11:53 am

I learned the origami shoes from a friend!

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