Comments for The Braid http://thebraid.wordpress.com Leyla Torres's notes on origami and other personal interests Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A message from a pair of folding hands by joyce saler http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/amessage-from-a-pair-of-folding-hands/#comment-406 joyce saler Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:54:05 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=844#comment-406 Hi Leyla Have you ever tried Qi Gong-a gentler form of breathing and stretching exercises than yoga or perhaps you can call Qi Gong the Chinese adaptation of Buddhist practice and theory. Qi is the energy that we bring into our bodies but sometimes there is tension in the body that blocks the flow of this energy. Qi Gong is a form of exercise that uses breathing and stretching to teach the body how to relax and allow the Qi to enter and fill the body. Tai Qi is the set of exercises that moves the Qi around in the body. your talented hands are necessary to many of us so i hope that whatever you are doing restores you quickly. joyce joyce Hi Leyla
Have you ever tried Qi Gong-a gentler form of breathing and
stretching exercises than yoga or perhaps you can call Qi Gong
the Chinese adaptation of Buddhist practice and theory.

Qi is the energy that we bring into our bodies but sometimes there is tension in the body that blocks the flow of this energy. Qi Gong is a form of exercise that uses breathing and stretching to teach the body how to relax and allow the Qi to enter and fill the body. Tai Qi is the set of exercises that moves the Qi around in the body.

your talented hands are necessary to many of us so i hope that whatever you are doing restores you quickly.

joyce

joyce

]]> Comment on Origami in Bogotá… old and new friends by Travelmans Blog - Travel around the world » Blog Archive » I Love to Travel Bogota Colombia http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/folding-paper-in-bogota/#comment-405 Travelmans Blog - Travel around the world » Blog Archive » I Love to Travel Bogota Colombia Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:33:45 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-405 [...] because it’s a big city and a nice place to stay. There are also a huge number of bars and restaurants, and several bookstores. Bogotá has elegant port towns cut by cobbled alleys and graced with [...] [...] because it’s a big city and a nice place to stay. There are also a huge number of bars and restaurants, and several bookstores. Bogotá has elegant port towns cut by cobbled alleys and graced with [...]

]]> Comment on Hen and Chicks by Claudia http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/hen-and-chicks/#comment-404 Claudia Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:33:55 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-404 I loved the hen. Could you please send me de diagram? I am so far away... I loved the hen. Could you please send me de diagram? I am so far away…

]]> Comment on Half-dozen origami bees by Karen Margrethe http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/half-dozen-origami-bees/#comment-403 Karen Margrethe Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:57:19 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=237#comment-403 Dear Leyla I like the little bee very much. I have a friend who has beehives and make her own honey. She lives in Latvia. Next time I visit her I would like to give her a mobile with flowers and bees made in origami, but I cannot find a bee like yours. The book you mention is not a book I can get in this little country of mine (Denmark). We don't do much in origami here. Can you help me fold the bees? I would bee forever grateful. - Karen Margrethe Dear Leyla

I like the little bee very much. I have a friend who has beehives and make her own honey. She lives in Latvia. Next time I visit her I would like to give her a mobile with flowers and bees made in origami, but I cannot find a bee like yours. The book you mention is not a book I can get in this little country of mine (Denmark). We don’t do much in origami here. Can you help me fold the bees? I would bee forever grateful. – Karen Margrethe

]]> Comment on Origami Programs by sherli chin http://thebraid.wordpress.com/origami-programs/#comment-399 sherli chin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:55:43 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?page_id=143#comment-399 I am interested in having a "sphere" folded. About 4-6 in in diameter. I see that there are several online instructions, but I am not able to do them. I need it by Oct 10th, 09. I live in Sacramento Ca. Can you give me some idea of the cost? I know that it will depend on how intricate it will be, but a cost window will help me decide. I can also look online or thru some books to find a photo of what I want. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks I am interested in having a “sphere” folded. About 4-6 in in diameter. I see that there are several online instructions, but I am not able to do them. I need it by Oct 10th, 09. I live in Sacramento Ca.

Can you give me some idea of the cost? I know that it will depend on how intricate it will be, but a cost window will help me decide. I can also look online or thru some books to find a photo of what I want.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

]]> Comment on Decorating Paper to Make Origami Butterflies by Leyla Torres http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/decorating-paper-to-make-origami-butterflies/#comment-397 Leyla Torres Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:24:52 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=676#comment-397 Hi Candace, • I folded an unfolded several butterflies. • I studied the crease pattern. • I colored the sections of a folded model using different color pencils and then unfolded it. • I studied where each section would be in the finished model. • I applied the crayon shavings to the surface of the flat piece of the final piece of paper following roughly my sketches of the draft models. I have not done this in a while, but I seem to remember applying color in certain areas of both sides of the paper. It was involved and took me a while, but everything had to do with studying the crease pattern. Good luck! Hi Candace,
• I folded an unfolded several butterflies.
• I studied the crease pattern.
• I colored the sections of a folded model using different color pencils and then unfolded it.
• I studied where each section would be in the finished model.
• I applied the crayon shavings to the surface of the flat piece of the final piece of paper following roughly my sketches of the draft models. I have not done this in a while, but I seem to remember applying color in certain areas of both sides of the paper.
It was involved and took me a while, but everything had to do with studying the crease pattern. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Decorating Paper to Make Origami Butterflies by candace paska http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/decorating-paper-to-make-origami-butterflies/#comment-396 candace paska Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:18:35 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=676#comment-396 I ordered onion skin and I plan to make the butterflies. I am interested in how you so accurately colored their abdomens. I ordered onion skin and I plan to make the butterflies. I am interested in how you so accurately colored their abdomens.

]]> Comment on Origami for (and by) the People by Ancella http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/origami-for-and-by-the-people/#comment-394 Ancella Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:26:15 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=834#comment-394 This is a very interesting post!! Thanks for letting us know, it is really an ingenious idea.... This is a very interesting post!! Thanks for letting us know, it is really an ingenious idea….

]]> Comment on Christmas gifts made by hand and at home by Fernanda Gomez http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/christmas-gifts-made-by-hand-and-at-home/#comment-388 Fernanda Gomez Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:58:58 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-388 Very nice! I love your crafts Very nice! I love your crafts

]]> Comment on Essence of Cat by Leyla Torres http://thebraid.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-essence-of-a-cat/#comment-387 Leyla Torres Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:12:22 +0000 http://thebraid.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-387 Hi Suzie, Thank you for visiting my blog. About the upright cat... I'm sorry I do not have diagrams or instructions to share. All I can tell you is that I used paper whose proportions were 1 unit by 2 units (for example: six inches by twelve inches) and swiveled the head in a way that the rest of the body could be set in a vertical position. I'm not too happy about the tail, and I feel I need to work on it a little more to be worth diagramming it... I think this is a cat still in process... I recommend you play with how its head can be moved. By doing this, you can arrive at an upright cat with no tail, but still effecltive. As for paper, I have been successful using Canson paper. Good luck, Leyla Hi Suzie,

Thank you for visiting my blog. About the upright cat… I’m sorry I do not have diagrams or instructions to share. All I can tell you is that I used paper whose proportions were 1 unit by 2 units (for example: six inches by twelve inches) and swiveled the head in a way that the rest of the body could be set in a vertical position.
I’m not too happy about the tail, and I feel I need to work on it a little more to be worth diagramming it… I think this is a cat still in process… I recommend you play with how its head can be moved. By doing this, you can arrive at an upright cat with no tail, but still effecltive. As for paper, I have been successful using Canson paper.

Good luck,

Leyla

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