Category: Miscellaneous Origami

Learn how to make a classic origami shirt with crisp folds and neat details. A great project for paper folding fans.

Boo! Fold your own spooky origami ghost in just a few easy steps. No haunting required – just some paper, a few folds, and a touch of ghostly charm!

Fold your own little paper forest with this easy origami tree! Perfect for the holidays, decorations, or just for fun. No watering required!

Get into the fall spirit with this fun origami pumpkin! No messy carving needed—just fold, crease, and bring your perfect paper pumpkin to life. Whether for Halloween, autumn decor, or just for fun, this simple craft is sure to add a festive touch!

The Origami Waterbomb Base is a fundamental folding structure used in various origami models. It is named after the traditional Origami Waterbomb, a simple inflatable paper balloon. The base is symmetrical and collapsible, making it a versatile foundation for different designs.

The origami bird base is a starting point for the crane and other bird models. It begins with an origami preliminary base that we’ll go over on the first page. If you already know how to fold the preliminary base, you can jump to step 13.

The origami blintz base is named after the blintz pancake where layers are folder to the center. It doesn’t taste like a blintz pancake though. Trust me, I tried tasting different colored origami paper and they all still taste like paper.

The double reverse fold is really just two inside reverse folds folded back to back.

The origami crimp fold will allow you to bend a strip at an angle. If you understand how a crimp fold works, you will not have to create pre-creases as a guide like this example.

The inside reverse fold is useful for models that require shortening a lengthy part such as when making a bird’s beak or the feet. It’s not your straight fold, but is very easy to do once you get the hang of it. In this tutorial, we’ll go through two different kinds of inside reverse folds,…

The origami mountain fold is a basic fold that is used in every origami that you fold. All it is folding the folded part away from you and the crease is propped up instead of sunken down, which would make it a valley fold.

An origami outside reverse fold allows a crease to fold backwards and is folded in the opposite direction of an inside reverse fold.

The Origami Petal Fold is a basic yet essential folding technique in origami, commonly used to create pointed or petal-like shapes in models. It involves lifting and folding a flap upward while creasing along existing folds, creating a symmetrical triangular shape. This origami petal fold instruction begins with a waterbomb base, so if you would…

The origami pleat fold is an easy fold that consists of both a valley fold and a mountain fold fold together to pleat the paper.

The origami valley fold is a fold that is performed in every origami model that you make. Each fold you make is either a valley fold like this one or the mountain fold, which is basically folding the opposite direction of a valley fold. In a valley fold, the crease ends up being covered.

This origami sink fold example begins with a waterbomb base, which is a triangle with four flaps. What is a sink fold? It’s purpose is to “cut off” or “sink in” a pointy part of the origami.

The Origami Windmill Base is a fundamental folded structure in origami that serves as the starting point for various models. It is a square-shaped base with four flaps radiating from the center, resembling a pinwheel or windmill.

The Squash Fold is a fundamental folding technique in origami that is used to flatten and reshape part of the paper by opening a flap and pressing it down symmetrically. It is commonly used in both simple and complex origami models.

The rabbit ear fold doesn’t really look like rabbit ears, but this is what this technique is called and it can come in handy. If you were looking for rabbit origami instructions, click here.

This origami preliminary base is a starting point for many origami models. With this base, you will have 9 points to sculp your model with.

This origami fish base is a starting point for certain fish models, but it can certainly be used as a starting point for other origami models as well.

This origami kite base is an easy base to make and it’s pretty obvious where it gets its name from. It looks like a kite, but it doesn’t fly like one, so don’t go and try to fly this. You will look silly.

No need for fancy knots! This easy origami tie folds up in minutes, making it the perfect paper fashion statement for any occasion. Skip the store-bought ties this Father’s Day! Fold an easy origami tie and give Dad a handmade gift that’s full of heart (and folds)!

Boy oh boy! You can learn how to make an origami boy with these easy step-by-step instructions. Maybe you can make him come alive just like Pinocchio! Only problem is, his head will be flat. And he doesn’t have a body. Hmmm… Maybe it’s best to just leave him as paper.