Origami Cat Bookmark (Jo Nakashima)

Origami Neko Bookmark designed by Jo Nakashima
Dedicated to my friend Aileen Nakamura, who loves cats

Difficulty level: simple (there is one not-so-simple step)

This model was based on my origami cat:

Standard origami paper and copy paper works well.
Recommended size: 10cm x 10cm to 12cm x 12cm

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[laurap]

Usually I find your videos very clear, even when the technical aspect of construction is challenging - but the "bring the contrasting color to the front" part is virtually incomprehensible. Would be so so helpful to see it broken down into slower parts, or shown from multiple angles as you do in other videos with confusing steps!

I do appreciate your videos on the whole very much.

[nicoletasava]

At first I was convinced this is gonna take me just a while until I got to the ear part that just beated me. I finally finished it after hard work and I am really proud. 

[felixsoup]

3:37 was pretty hard, but I managed to do it after a lot of tries. Thank you so much! This turned out really good.

[kantui]

That was the most stressful origami I've ever done... Made me feel like an idiot but I got it eventually!

[beatrixpendragon]

3:37 that part where you fold back to change the color is very frustrating I can't really do it. :/

[jonakashima]

After leaving it inside the book for a while, the creases will set :)

[xEmoGirl]

This was basically my thoughts while I was watching the video;
"Oh, that looks easy. That's going to be so cool to have a origami cat bookmark!"
Then I came to 3.40 or something, and was like;
"Oh, okay... I'm lost. How did that happen!?"
I have watched that part a couple times now, and I'm still lost... I just don't think I'm supposed to ever fold anything that looks like a cat, 'cause I'm always getting lost at the origami cat, argh!

[jonakashima]

Hi guys! If you want to suggest what model I should create next, please leave a comment on my latest video!

[karink]

I felt HUGE RELIEF when I finally managed to somehow fold the first ear :')

[ss]

I'm raging so hard on the ears 😂 He does it so simply it breaks my heart😢 Idk anymore😁

[jonakashima]

@TheKingkaiza
bring the layer from behind to the front of the model
An easy way to understand this step: try to make it without unfold anything else (it is possible but you'll have to force it a little and the paper may get damaged)

[JadeCaro]

I've always loved this book mark since a friend gave it to me a few years back and I asked her to teach me how to make it. Then I found the video just to watch the source. Now I mostly read e-books because I move a lot so I can't really have such heavy and space-taking things like physical books, plus can't always find the books in the languages I want at bookstores. Easier when they are digital. But I still read physical books whenever I can. Love the smell of the pages and I remembered this bookmark so I decided to find this video again. What makes this bookmark especially cute is that when you close the book, the cat ears stick out lol

[batmendbatsaikhan]

Thank you so much! I had been folding origami for 2 months and just left it. After a year later i needed a bookmark so i went to youtube. I got really frustrated because every video was so childish and dumb looking. Then suddenly i knew i was searching at wrong place so i searched "jo nakshima bookmark". I found exactly what i wanted. What i am trying to say is i think your videos are just on that fine balance. Not so easy. Not so hard. The origami that i can be proud of and beautiful. The origami which includes few tricky parts but not extremely hard. For those who are feeling helpless when those parts occur - He is folding it right in front of you. You can copy it. After 10 or 20 try you will figure it out. Once you got it you can fold every single origami in this channel. And be a little cocky like me because your friends will struggle to fold it(i am sure that none of them WILL fold it). I didn't find it hard. Of course tricky but not hard. He uses this same trick over and over agian but folds cool things. And again THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[jaydenhpiano]

got stuck on the inverting colours thingy

[MSALC]

Without fail I always reach a step on his videos where I just can't figure out what the heck he's doing. I don't have this problem with anyone else's videos and it's pretty frustrating because I love these designs.

[MySweetChxnnel]

You make it look like a 10 min video.


Took forever.

[Lstarrasl]

I'm going to break my computer I'm so mad at 3:36

[damianarellano]

How in the world do you do the fold on the ears near 4:40, how?? May you please show in a specific and a helpful hint??

[aria]

There may be lots of hater comments or swearing or computer breaking comments but not from me.
I thought it was easy and i was very happy with the end result.
I will be with you're channel all the way!
Just keep folding your way to victory!!!
Oh, and congrats on *one million*

-A little origami girl

[ellie.stargazer]

I can't seem to do whatever is at 3:40 It's so confusing and hard to make