Origami How-Tos
How To: Origami a Japanese paper ball (Kusudama)
These are step-by-step instructions on how to fold a Japanese paper ball (Kusudama). These are very cool origami decorations and can be hung all around the house, and these paper balls are also an excellent decorations or Christmas tree ornaments. This modular origami model requires 34 - 46 units.
How To: Origami a swan using hundreds of paper triangles
This video shows how to make an origami swan using 471 paper triangles. Your loved one will appreciate this gift because you put in a tremendous amount of effort, dedication and patience required for origami, but its easy to assemble and the only money you will spend is cost of 15 paper sheets. Good luck!
How To: Origami a cool boat
This video will show you how to make a cool origami boat. This boat will float in water.
How To: Origami a F-117 "Nighthawk" Stealth fighter
An easy step by step video instruction on how to fold a really cool looking and flyable model of the "Nighthawk" Stealth fighter.
How To: Origami a fantastic hungry bat
Just take a piece of square paper, and fold along with this video to get a paper bat! Memorize it (it's really easy!) and show off your skills at your next Halloween party - or use it as decoration, whether for your costume, or the house. Using paper that's black on one side and white on the other is most effective! The video explains how to fold the model "hungry bat" that was designed by Anita Barbour.
How To: Origami a dollar suit
This video show you how to make a suit using three one dollar bills.
How To: Origami an inflatable balloon.
Fold up a piece of paper in a certain way so that you can inflate it. Kids will love it and they can even color it and use their imagination to make it into anything they desire. Have Fun!!!
How To: Origami a bow tie out of a twenty dollar bill
With just a few simple folds you can turn a $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, or even $100 bill into a nice bowie...Try it for your next state dinner and see if you get any looks from the crowd.
How To: Origami an easy paper tulip
This is a paper tulip, extremely easy to make. it's done in 1-2-3. a whole bouquet of these tulips will be perfect for decoration and look beautiful.
How To: Origami a pigeon
This video shows you how to fold an origami pigeon. Joost Langeveld demonstrates.
How To: Origami a panda
This video shows Joost Langeveld demonstrating how to fold an origami panda.
How To: Origami a turtle by Joost Langveld
Joost Langveld folds an origami turtle in this video.
How To: Origami a Japanese cube
Jennifer Fesco teach you how to fold a beautiful Japanese cube from six pieces of paper. The cube can be used as a Christmas ornament or a gift box. You will need 6 pieces of origami paper, a pencil, a ruler, a paper knife, a protective surface to cut on. A glue stick is optional.
How To: Origami an adorable snail
Make an origami snail. This video is in Spanish.
How To: Origami a cow
This is a video on folding an origami cow. It is in Spanish.
How To: Origami projects with recycled paper
This is something creative and useful to do with the mountains of paper constantly delivered. Try these different origami projects to recycle paper.
How To: Origami a pinwheel
Make an origami pinwheel with the ancient art of paper folding.
How To: Origami a speed boat
This video shows you how to make a speed boat that really floats in water... out of square paper. This video has no narrator but the demonstrator is very good. Origami a speed boat.
How To: Origami a five point star
You can learn how to fold a 5 point star. You start with one sheet of blank paper and fold it in half. You mark a halfway point on the bottom and then you fold the paper to that point.
How To: Origami paper stars
These are really easy to make, all you need is a long strip of paper. They make great accessories to gifts or to use in arts and craft projects. No narration but good demonstration. Origami paper stars.
How To: Origami a $2 bill man
How to make a $2 bill man. No narration but very good written instructions. Cute trick to do for friends and family. Origami a $2 bill man.
How To: Origami a $20 bill t-shirt
This $20.00 bill t-shirt is not a very good video because the demonstrator does the project very fast and the $20 bill blends in too much with the background but it's a cute idea.
How To: Origami a tyranasaurus rex
Everyone who does origami knows how to make a paper crane or bird, but do they know how to make dinosaurs out of paper! Find out how! Origami a tyranasaurus rex.
How To: Origami a Christmas card gift box
Turn old Holiday cards into a great little gift box. This video will show you step by step how to turn old holiday cards into usable gift boxes. Origami a Christmas card gift box.
How To: Origami a folded paper bird
Origami birds make great decorations; They can be displayed nicely on a table or hung from the ceiling! Watch this video to find out how to make origami birds! Origami a folded paper bird.
How To: Build a helicopter from paper
You can learn how to build a helicopter from paper using origami. You need a piece of paper and a pen, with which you will have to draw a picture of a helicopter. The helicopter should actually be able to fly.
How To: Origami an impossible shape out of paper
You can learn how to create an impossible shape out of paper. All you need is a piece of paper and scissors. First, you cut along the 2/3 lines of the paper. Then you flip one half of the paper over, and you have created an impossible shape.
How To: Origami a neat paper heart
Temajin demonstrates how to fold an origami heart. You start with a piece of paper and fold it in half to make two triangles. At the end, you should have a heart inscribed into another.
How To: Origami twin hearts with ten dollars
Ryan demonstrates how to make a twin hearts origami with a ten dollar bill. First, you fold a ten dollar bill into several rectangles. By the end, you will have a nice heart shaped ten dollar bill.
How To: Origami a crisp and neat crane
Using crisp, neat folds, children can turn ordinary paper into origami art. See how to fold an origami paper crane. To make a paper crane, all you need is a square of origami paper. You can use regular paper, but origami paper will fold the best.
How To: Origami a bear cub
This clip shows you how to make a bear cub. If origami animals are your passion, you can make a bear cub using 2 pieces of paper after watching this video.
How To: Origami a square base
Another popular origami base is the square base. This video demonstrates fold by fold how to create this no frills base.
How To: Origami a naughty birds in a nest
This demonstrates how to make a pair of birds in a nest with piece of paper and a sharpie. The excellent lighting and high quality video make it easy to follow the folding patterns. At the end, it even shows you how to make the birds a little bit 'naughty'.
How To: Origami a mockingbird
Another overhead view of a step by step demonstration on how to make a mockingbird. At the very end the creator shows you how to make your creation 'laugh'.
How To: Origami a chicken family
This short video shows you how to make a chicken. It is set to music and includes inserts along the way to demonstrate the key steps.
How To: Make an original paper origami swan
This clip shows how to make a swan using a single piece of paper. It is broken into separately titled sections with brief written instructions. The video that follows performs those instructions shows the folds and the results of the intermediate steps.
How To: Origami a fast ship
Step by step demonstration of a fast ship model. Overhead view helps to see the folds. No guarantee how fast it is but it is simple to build.
How To: Origami a sailing paper ship
This video demonstrates how to create a sailing paper ship. Starting with a square piece of paper, the creator shows fold by fold how to make a ship that includes rudders. The final scene is to place the paper ship into some water and let it float!
How To: Origami a cootie catcher fortune teller
This origami piece is a classic. Scissors, paper, a pen, and a pair of folding hands is all you need. Decorate your cootie and write fortunes to be revealed on the inside. Be sure to give each fortune a color, so people playing can choose one, then give ambigious fortunes to keep people playing again and again.