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How To: Fold an origami catamaran boat
Not only is origami useful for making things that appear like they should be able to float (like paper swans), it's actually good for producing things that do — like paper boats. With this guide, you'll learn how to make a paper catamaran with origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own floating paper boats, watch this free origami lesson.
How To: Origami a little rabbit lantern
Follow this example to make a cute origami rabbit lantern. With this simple and clear step by step process, you can easily complete a few of the more difficult folds required to create your own small origami rabbit lantern.
How To: Origami a watch Japanese style
Fold an origami watch. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams.
How To: Fold an origami paper cat
Interested in adding a feline specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps a housecat? Have extra paper and time to match? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper cat (neko) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper kitties, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
How To: Origami a dragon
Learn how to fold an origami dragon with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:
How To: Fold an origami paper pyramid
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial, Ana Maria, Origami artist, will show you how to fold an origami paper pyramid. For this you will need a square piece of paper; preferably colored. Fold the paper in half, open it up and fold in half in the other direction. Open up and fold all corners to the center point of the paper. Now fold it in half in both directions. Open up the last fold and fold one of the edges inwards. Open up again, unfold the adjacent flap and lock the flap down as shown in t...
How To: Origami an Easter hatching egg and chick
About to attend an Easter bash or baby shower but don't have enough time to pick up a present (or simply getting tired of cliche pastel pink and blue teddy bears and microsized baby clothes?).
How To: Origami a winged horse
In this video, learn how to make this extensive origami project designed by Anibal Voyer. To find the diagram, go here. In about a half hour, learn how to make a highly detailed winged horse sure to knock the socks off of any origami enthusiast!
How To: Fold a linked triangle-sided modular origami ball
This linked modular origami ball, composed of many touching triangles, reminds us of building those large bridges and skyscrapers with our plastic link toys as a kid. This modular origami ball works on the same premise, only it's made of paper.
How To: Origami a 3D strawberry
This video provides a tutorial on how to create a 3 dimensional origami strawberry. It is helpful for the origami enthusiast or the origami beginner.
How To: Craft a green origami basket for Valentine's Day roses
We would never turn down real, super fragrant roses and peonies. But to be honest, getting dead or dying flyers is not all that attractive, especially since they wilt a few days in.
How To: Origami a pointed star Japanese style
These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper pointed star Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper pointed star. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow. Very cool Japanese origami how-to video! Origami a pointed star Japanese style.
How To: Origami a ring Japanese style
Fold an origami ring. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams.
How To: Fold a tiny origami paper crane
This is a good instructional video on how to fold a tiny paper crane. Paper used was cut to about the same size as a penny.
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: Fold a small origami rose
In the words of Gertrude Stein, a rose is a rose is a brightly-colored cellulose fiber sculpture. And with this free video guide, you'll learn how to make your own small paper roses from folded paper using the Japanese art of origami. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, watch this free origami lesson.
How To: Makea cute origami robot out of paper
Because who wants to mess with all those wires, programming and power sources? You can make your own origami robot out of paper or cardboard! Though it probably won't do as much as a real robot would, it's nevertheless a fun project to do! All you need are a few sheets of paper (you can also used cardstock or a thin cardboard, depending on how sturdy you want your robot to be). Then just follow the steps in this tutorial!
How To: Make a cute 3D origami bunny rabbit
Bunny rabbits don't only have to be reserved for Easter. In fact, bunnies are pretty darn cute all year round. While real bunnies, with their fuzzy fur and floppy ears, are the most cuddly and endearing, for those who can't raise one in their homes, this origami bunny is the next best thing.
How To: Make a horse from folded paper with origami
Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a folded-paper horse with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own horses from a sheet of folded paper. For more information, and to get started making your own paper horses, take a look!
How To: Origami a pair of paper slippers
These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a pair of paper slippers. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper slippers. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow. Very cool Japanese origami how-to video! Origami a pair of paper slippers.
How To: Fold an origami Reindeer
Learn how to fold an origami Reindeer with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:
How To: Origami an electra icosidodecahedron
This video origami tutorial provides instruction on how to make icosidodecahedron out of Dave Mitchell's electra modules. This piece is a great example of modular origami, which is an origami project that requires multiple sheets of paper instead of one simple square. Watch this instructional video and learn how to fold an origami electra icosidodecahedron.
News: Watch a Piece of Paper Get Destroyed with 7 Folds
It's almost impossible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times under normal circumstances. Sure, the guys on MythBusters managed to fold a piece of paper eleven times, but they used a sheet of paper the size of a football field and needed the help of a forklift and steamroller to get the job done.
How To: Fold a modular origami peacock
Bored with boxes? No longer content with cranes? With this advanced guide, you'll learn how to make a modular paper peacock sculpture with origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own paper birds, watch this free origami lesson.
How To: Origami an awesome omega star
Here's a slower version of how to origami the omega star.
How To: Origami a basket swan with barbabellaatje
Barbabellaatje copied Ku-Ku's swan basket video. Ku-ku's dad did a much better job at the swans neck, so barbabellaatje presents a "redo" of Ku-Ku's.
How To: Make a paper cookie-cutter dodecahedron with origami
Looking for an easy modular origami project? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make an impressive 3D dodecahedron using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own modular dodecahedrons, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
How To: Fold a Basic Origami Crane for Beginners
Alas, you have hit the mother of origami projects, the one project from which all others originate and from which all origami folders begin their journey to paper tweaking bliss.
How To: Fold an origami paper dinosaur
Looking to add a rare and ancient specimen to your paper menagerie? Make a paper dinosaur with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own miniature brontosaurs from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper dinos yourself, take a look!
How To: Make a traditional Chinese paper lantern
Supplies1.20-35 square papers (all the same size)2.stapler
How To: Origami a tiger lily with Joost Langeveld
Folding this tiger lily is almost the same as folding a normal origami lily, but for this tiger lily a hexagon shaped paper is used.
How To: Make a paper origami envelope
Have extra paper and a little bit of spare time to match? Make your own envelopes using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free video origami lesson presents a step-by-step overview of how to produce a simple, functional paper envelope from a sheet of paper. For detailed instructions, and to get started making your own paper envelopes, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
How To: Origami a majestic sea turtle
How to origami a sea turtle.
How To: Origami a super cool snake
Watch this instructional video on folding an origami snake or serpent.
How To: Origami a beautiful tulip flower
The tulip is a beautiful origami flower, learn how to make it easily with these instructions. This video origami tutorial shows how to use the traditional Japanese art of paper folding to create a tulip flower. Follow along and fold your own.
How To: Make an easy paper flower
In this video you learn how to make paper flowers with paper, craft glue, crayons, and scissors. First you cut paper into strips and then fold them in half long ways before cutting them into petal shapes. You then color the tips of the petals with the crayons. Next you fold the petals in half again and cut small lines along the unfolded side to make the appearance of more natural petals. Then you layer the petals together with craft glue in a flower shape. When desired shape is reached you th...
How To: Origami a squirrel
Learn how to make a simple origami squirrel, created by Perry Bailey.
How To: Origami a paper balloon
Watch this instructional origami video to fold an origami balloon. Kami fusen is the Japanese phrase for paper balloon. When you are finished folding your origami balloon, don't forget to blow it up!
How To: Origami a box and lid to match
Mirig Golan demonstrates how to make a box in origami. To start, you take a piece of paper and fold it, so that it is in the shape of a triangle. When your box is in the shape of a hexagon, you fold the triangles in.
How To: Origami a paper bowl
To make this functional paper bowl, an extra large square piece of paper is needed. Learn how use the traditional Japanese art of origami to fold a paper bowl anytime you're in a pinch.