This Week’s:  Historical Fact —  The system by which all diagrams show origami folds, known as the Yoshizawa-Randlett system, was first described in Samuel Randlett's “Art of Origami” in 1961...

This Week’s:  Historical Fact — Japan was not the only one to develop paper folding as an art -- Europe, after it received paper in the 11th or 12th century, developed its own way of folding independently,...

This Week’s: Historical Fact — The first book about origami ever made was Tsutsumi-no-Ki, published in 1764 by an unknown author. The book showed how to fold noshi and tsutsumi, which are both just...

This Week’s: Historical Fact — Nobody actually knows when and where origami was invented; information about the craft prior to the 15th century is virtually nonexistent, and, due to paper’s degradable...

This Week’s: Historical Fact — Since paper used to be scarce and expensive, origami was first commonly used only in ceremonies or religious rituals. However, it has other (albeit rare) uses from...

This Week’s: Historical Fact — The first known origami was paired butterflies, put on sake bottles at Shinto weddings and meant to represent the bride and groom. They were first mentioned in a poem...