[guide.chat] art and craft toilet paper

From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "GUIDE CHAT" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:18:49 +0100
Toilet Paper Origami

Toilet Paper Origami is the origami-style folding of toilet paper. There are 
two ways to do this:
    - fold the toilet paper while it is still on the roll, or
    - fold a single sheet of toilet paper.

Fold Toilet Paper while still on the Roll

This is seen in some upscale hotels where the cleaning staff will fold the 
first sheet of toilet paper into a triangle. The triangulated toilet paper 
informs the guests that the cleaning staff has been there, and has finished 
cleaning the room. The act of folding the first sheet of toilet paper into a 
triangle has spread to many hotels and to many countries. Some suggest that 
this behavior is a form of meme.

Some hotels and resorts have taken toilet paper origami one step further by 
making more elaborate folds:

Left: classic triangulated toilet paper origami
Middle: pleated toilet paper inspired by HotelChatter
Right: pleated-tuck toilet paper inspired by P O'Brian
Folding toilet paper into a triangle is so prevalent that an elderly Japanese 
gentleman invented an automated toilet paper folding machine called "Meruboa". 
With the push of a lever, Meruboa will fold the first sheet of toilet paper 
into a perfect triangle. According to this web page, manufacturers plan to make 
over 10,000 Meruboa holders per month, valuing over one billion yen per yen. 
estimated at $75 each.

learn to make the Triangle Fold
learn to make the Diamond Fold
learn to make the Pleated Fold
learn to make the Pleated Tuck

Books

Stephen Gill spent 3 years photographing the folded toilet papers in hotels 
from various countries. He published a 52-page book called Anonymous Origami 
which shows the folded toilet papers. Linda Wright published a book showing how 
to fold elaborate origami designs with toilet paper. These TP creations are 
above and beyond the expected

Folding one Sheet of Toilet Paper

Folding origami from one sheet of toilet paper is an example of how origami can 
entertain and amuse people of all different mindsets. If you are going to sit 
for a long time, why not fold an origami flapping bird with toilet paper?

fold a toilet paper flapping bird from toilegami.com
fold a toilet paper rose from one sheet by Doxem
fold a toilet paper origami rose from many sheets by Loreya
fold a toilet paper sunglasses from toilegami.com

Toilet Paper Wedding Dresses

When designing this web page, we stumbled upon wedding dresses completely made 
of toilet paper. Interestingly, they are all very beautiful: some have 
origami-like roses, pleats, and weaved pattern not unlike the origami creations 
made with paper. Toilet paper origami wedding gowns use glue and/or tape only.

More TP Stuff

Other interesting toilet paper links marginally related to origami.

Amazing origami stegosaurus, praying mantis, and Pegasus made from toilet 
paper. These are advertisements for All Bran cereal.

Don't throw away those cardboard toilet paper tubes! You can convert these into 
cut-out/collage art like the ones done by Anastassia Elias. Small in size but 
big on details, these toilet-paper tube art look great in siluette. Each piece 
tells a story much more interesting than the original humble cardboard tube.


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