Hot Origami How-Tos
How To: Origami an iris flower
Learn how to make an origami iris flower.
How To: Origami a flapping bird with a lot of detail
Learn how to make an origami 'flapping bird'
How To: Origami a preliminary origami base
Learn how to fold a preliminary base. This will serve as the base for many other origami creations.
How To: Origami a towel dog
Make an origami dog with a towel folding technique used on cruise ships.
How To: Origami a towel cat
This shows you how to make origami cats with towel folding techniques.
How To: Origami a towel turtle
Fold origami turtles out of towels.
How To: Origami lobsters with towels
Fold your bath towels into origami lobsters just like on the cruise ships.
How To: Origami monkeys with towels
Make origami monkeys with towels just like on the cruise ships.
How To: Origami elephants with a towel
Learn towel origami and fold an elephant just like the ones on the cruise ships.
How To: Origami a standing pig
Today we will explore the fascinating ancient art of origami. We take you through some simple steps to get you started on your first piece, an origami pig. Origami a standing pig.
How To: Make a simple paper box with origami
Learn how to make an Origami box.
How To: make origami mushrooms
Yesterday was simple paper airplane replica of an F16 Fighting Falcon. Today, something other worldly. Vincent Floderer has mad originality creating origami figures. This Frenchman is widely regarded as the master of a form called Crumpling. Sea urchins, coral, mushrooms. The realism is breath-taking.
How To: Origami a cute balloon
The people from watchmojo.com teach you how to make an origami balloon. Part 1 of 2 - How to Origami a cute balloon.
How To: Origami the MIT seal
How to fold the MIT logo in Origami in 3 Easy Steps: In this video I demonstrate how to fold the MIT seal "Mens et Manus", my original origami design, and one of the winning entries for the 2006-2007 MIT Origami contest.
How To: Origami a daffodil
Joost Langeveld shows you how to fold an origami Daffodil.
How To: Origami a cheery squirrel by Joost Langeveld
Folding an origami Squirrel by Joost Langeveld.
How To: Origami a yellow flower by Joost Langeveld
Joost Langeveld demonstrates how to fold a yellow origami flower.
How To: Origami a giraffe by Joost Langeveld
Folding an origami giraffe by Joost Langeveld. A free/printable pattern is available on the creator's site.
How To: Origami an 8-petal origami flower
Folding an origami flower with 8 petals from a square piece of paper. Designed and folded by Joost Langeveld
How To: Origami a hyacinth
Detailed explanation for making an origami Hyacinth. Folded and designed by Joost Langeveld
How To: Origami a hydrangea by Joost Langeveld
Detailed explanation of making an origami Hydrangea. Folded and designed by Joost Langeveld.
How To: Origami an arum lily
Detailed explanation of making an origami Arum Lily. Folded and designed by Joost Langeveld
How To: Origami a $100 iPhone stand
Your store bought iPhone stand isn't fancy enough? Make an origami stand with a dollar bill. This says you need a c-note, but we tried the $1 version and it works just fine.
How To: Origami a nice simple boat
This clip shows how to make simple boat. Set to some funky music in about a half dozen folds you can have a simple boat.
How To: Origami a quick and simple boat
Young Atekus shows us how to quickly fold a simple paper boat (though it kind of looks like a sailor hat as well). Video includes some instructions along with the demonstrated procedure.
How To: Origami a little boat
Lisa shows us step by step how to make a boat. She explains as she folds what she is doing then performs the action. The up close looks with verbal instructions makes the boat in this video an easy model to recreate.
How To: Origami a swan for beginners
This clip shows you how to make a traditional swan in the traditional manner, no flapping. The swan is a great entry level model to learn about origami techniques.
How To: Origami a wild duck
Set to some energetic music, this video shows how to make a wild duck from a single sheet of paper. The overhead viewpoint helps show more clearly the folds in this creation.
How To: Origami a parrot from one sheet of paper
This video demonstrates how to make a parrot from a single piece of paper. Set to some jazzy music, the demo seem to go by quicker than the published 10 minutes. The resulting 3D creation will sit on your finger like a live parrot only without the mess.
How To: Origami a detailed stork
Set to some background music this video shows you how to make a stork. Instructions also available in Spanish on website.
How To: Origami a version of a flapping bird
Another version of the flapping bird. This version is a stop frame animation put to music. At the very end the 'hands' show up to show you how to make the bird flap.
How To: Origami a petal fold
This short video starts with the squash fold and shows you how to perform the petal fold. Watch quick as it does not last long!
How To: Origami squash fold
Watch quickly as this video demonstrates the squash fold. Starting with as square base, the creator shows you how to perform this basic fold.
How To: Origami a base using the Fujimoto method
This clip shows the Fujimoto method of folding sheets into equilateral triangles. The result is a sheet of paper that is pre-creased for use as a base in creating tessellations or geometric tiling patterns. There is no audio for this clip, just a closeup of the hands in action.
How To: Make a cheetah
This video demonstrates how to make a cheetah. Starting with cheetah paper the author makes a series of folds and cuts to result in a paper cheetah. You will need a pair of scissors for this craft.
How To: Origami a camel
This video shows you how to fold paper into a camel. There are a series of close ups that show important folds and unfolds along the way.
How To: Origami paper
In these videos, you will get an introduction to the art of origami. Origami, a form of visual representation defined by the folding of paper, originated in Japan in the 1600s.
How To: Origami a butterfly ball
Fun modular origami butterfly ball model made from 12 units. After assembled, toss it in the air and give it a whack. The model will burst apart and butterflies will fall to the floor.
How To: Origami the leaves and stand for a kawasaki rose
Mari demonstrates how to fold the leaves and stand for the Kawasaki Rose. These make really nice table decorations.
How To: Origami a lilly
This video shows you how to make an origami Lilly.