Learn Orikane With These Easy Money Origami Videos

What is Orikane? It is more popularly known by other names such as money origami, dollar bill origami, origami with money, or simply the art of folding money into shapes.

No one knows exactly the origins of money origami. An origami expert named David Lister said that money origami could have started as early as the 19th century. However, this special type of origami only became widespread in the 1950s.

So what's so special about money origami? Isn't it just like origami, except it's done with money? Well, not exactly. Here are some nice ideas to use money origami which you can't really do with normal origami:

• Give a tip to a waitress, taxi driver, or anyone who has given you great service.
• Put a bill inside a birthday card, Mother's day card, or any greetings card.
• The dollar notes already have faces and markings which you can use to create some amazing and funny figures.
• Keep one bill as an emergency cash reserve in your wallet. I used to carry a money origami shirt in my wallet for a long time. One day I needed some extra cash and the shirt came through for me.
• Use it as a test of true love. Make an origami heart out of a $100 dollar bill and give it to your lover. Your partner will treasure it if he or she has strong feelings for you. If they spend it the next day, maybe it's time to get a new partner.
• Make some cool Christmas decorations to hang on your tree or place around the house.

What's the best way to learn money origami? If you're already an expert and can understand folding instructions by reading from a book, there are lots of good books around with lots of interesting and challenging figures.

However if you're a beginner, I would suggest that you learn from watching videos. This way you can see exactly how to make the folds and you can pause and replay a certain step until you get it.

Here are some wonderful videos to start off with: