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Dear papercraft Mana
I'm looking for directions on how to construct a japanese paper card holder, they look just like a wallet, except they hold cards (credit, best buy etc.) I've searched teh interwebs but, nothing has yeilded the great enigma give me strength /po/

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_paper_crafts_origami/article/0,1789,HGTV_3293_1385833,00.htm
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this is not it.
>> M.
Till you find what you're looking for : http://www.instructables.com/id/E9331VJF3DES9J73YS/?ALLSTEPS
>> Mana
Shit, well, that's a good link, too.

Thanks, M.

We're gettin' there :D
>> Kartyac !JAMesAPoc6
lol @ picture on the ID

Im thinking about making this one hmmm :\
>> Anonymous
I've never even thought about looking for instructions to make these. The Japanese usually buy little trinkets like those for cheap. I know what you're talking about because my boyfriend's mom has one or two of those from when she visited Japan in the 1970's.
>> Mana
Well, does anyone have any info yet?
>> Anonymous
http://www.asianideas.com/japwal.html

Not a link for making them, but you can buy them here, and they've got a lot of the more traditional pictures on them. So pretty...
>> Anonymous
>>29152

I remembered where I had one of the wallets that his mom brought back from Japan. She had given it to me knowing about all the calligraphy and ink drawings I had done with bamboo brushes before.

I don't know how you would be able to make one of these, since they use a thick type of rice paper called yuzen. It's so tough that it can be used like cloth, which is what the Japanese do to create these wallets. It's actually a piece of yuzen paper that's been folded until it becomes as sturdy as cardboard.

It looks like on my wallet that it's been folded 4 times to get the cardboard sturdiness. Then before sewing it together on the sides, it is put in a trifold and the lower two thirds are sewn together at the hem. The top third remains free and acts as a cover.

The link I gave earlier is selling them for $4.50 right now. It's usually $6 on their store, and at other places online the same wallets tend to sell for $10. Depending on the paper used, some are $20. But those are from small companies.

The only paper I know of in the U.S. that has the durability of yuzen is along the lines of our money, which does have cotton threads in it to make it more durable.

I do know that this kind of paper is made out of mulberry, so if you really want to make one of your own, then you can get a large piece of mulberry paper and try to sew that together. Or just simply get cloth fabric that is sturdy enough to keep its shape.
>> Anonymous
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>>29159

Mine was made with cloth, and it reminds me of those paper coasters you sometimes get at hotels. I hope all of this helps you in your search for greatness.
>> Anonymous
spoiler, using or making this things adds more points to your nerdines and weeaboones
>> ?00 !XBOXgikTFw
OH NOES WE MUST DENY OUR INTERESTS FOR FEAR OF NOT COMPLYING TO THE STANDARD OUR DEEP AND DIVERSITY-FILLED SOCIETY HAS SET
>> gizmogal !MmLOyiCYJs
>>29160
yeah, i have one like that too... a very pulpy cloth feel to it. found it in my parents' box of old souveniers and stuff; it says it is from Japan.
>> Anonymous
:)

http://www.rajordan.com/mypages/wallet1/index.html
>> Anonymous
>>29206

This is what it says on a card that came with the wallet.

The feeling of well-known Japanese Paper "Wagami" and the grace of the famous dyeing "Kyoto Yuzenzome" make the new paper products "Zemliya".
It is made of non-woven fabric with superior fabric and given feeling of Wagami by traditional craft and modern chemistry.
Beautiful colors, exclusive designs, soft touch, light weight, sufficient strength, washable quality, fast color, and so on; what a useful material it is!
There is no doubt that Zemliya is the most attractive new material in our everyday life.
ZEMLIYA PAPER PRODUCTS

And that's the end of it. It's in Japanese on the other side.
>> Mana
Sweet!