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J2's Second-Ever Semba-zuru (Displayed next to Mister Donut novelty towel)

Wish someone good health and peace with a semba-zuru--an assemblage of 1,000 cranes. Plus one more, for good luck.

[edit] Steps

Cut a long length of thread--better to have too much than too little.
Thread your sewing or dollmaking needle.
Push the needle up through the hole at the bottom of each crane.
Repeat Step 3 until you have completed the strand.
Tie a bead (see "Things You'll Need" for other suggestions) at the bottom of the completed strand.
Tie a loop in the top of the strand and hang the strand from a hook, nail, chair, doorknob, or anyplace you can admire your progress and keep your cranes neat.
After you have completed all of the strands, tie them together at the top to a craft ring so the entire sembazuru can hang freely.
Congratulate yourself! You've made something beautiful and meaningful.

[edit] Tips

Decide how even (or not) you want your strands to be. You may want 50 strands of 20 cranes each, or maybe 20 strands of 50 each...you're the artist; you decide. (If you want to hang your cranes in a particular place, keep in mind that you may run out of space if your strands are too long.)
Remember to include an extra crane for good luck! (That could contradict the above tip.)
Decide if you want a color scheme--rainbow effect, light to dark, smooth paper and textured paper...virtually endless possibilities.
Remember , this is NOT sembazaru, its SENbazaru

You and your friends may find you enjoy folding together. This activity can lead to frightfully regular folding meetings, dastardly good conversation, and dangerously pleasant fellowship with other folders, as well as the purchase of large quantities of origami books and papers.
It may be a bit hard to some people.

1,000 paper cranes
Sewing needle or dollmaking needle (if the cranes are large)
Thread, dental floss, fishing line, or any similar product.
Small beads, charms, small rolls of paper, or small sticks (The goal is to keep your cranes on the strands!)
A small craft ring or similar object to enable hanging the completed project (if you take a long piece of floral wire, you can twist it into a circle, rectangle, triangle, or whatever other shape you want. You can hang your cranes from this as well.)
OPTIONAL--though strongly-recommended: A few friends