General Folding TechniquesA lot of the craft activities on this website are based on general folding techniques. Master these basics and you’ll be able to create most of the crafts as described in the various themes and topics! |
16 Squares folding
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Step 1 Start with a square piece of paper and fold it |
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Step 2 Turn the paper a quarter turn and fold it again |
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Step 3
This leaves you with 4 squares |
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Step 4
Fold one side towards the middle |
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Step 5
Turn the paper a half turn and again fold one side towards the middle |
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Step 6
Turn it another quarter turn, and fold one side towards the center. |
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Step 7
One more half turn and fold one side towards the middle again
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Step 8
Done! You’ve just folded 16 squares |
Kite Folding
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Step 1
Fold the piece of paper diagonally |
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Step 2
Fold the paper back open again |
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Step 3
Take one pointed edge and fold this towards the middle diagonal line as shown in the photo |
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Step 4
Do the same thing with the other side |
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Step 5
Make sure you fold it correctly, use your nails to create sharp edges. |
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Look at that, your kite is ready! |
Diagonal Cross folding
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Step 1
Fold the piece of paper diagonally
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2Fold the paper back open again, and fold it diagonally from the opposite site |
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Step 3
Unfold the paper and your diagonal cross is ready |
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