How to Origami

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a the letter "R". Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own "R". Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if ...more

Ngai Chun Cheung demonstrates classic origami models. How to fold an origami ring. Origami is the traditional Chinese and Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably witho ...more

In this three part video series, you will be shown how to fold the origami model "Rat" that Eric Joisel designed. Eric kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you. Part 1 of 3 - How to Origami a cool rat. Part 2 of 3 - How to Origami a cool rat. Part 3 of ...more

Aren't these snow bunnies (the real kind of snow bunnies, not the cute blond ones with puffer jackets on the slopes) simple adorable? We honestly don't know what's cuter than a bunch of fluffy white rabbits scurrying with the wee cotton tails in the snow. Make your own snow b ...more

Fold an origami panda. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams. Diagrams for each origami works are printable on B5 and A4 paper. These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a panda Japane ...more

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to fold a hanging origami ornament from Ana Maria, an Origami artist. You will need four sheets of rectangular paper of two different colors. Take one sheet and fold it diagonally. Flip the paper over and fold back along ...more

Looking to add a new specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps something with floppy ears? You're in luck. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make a bunny rabbit from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper rabbi ...more

Make a paper butterfly with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper butterflies from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper butterflies ...more

Watch this video for a visual demonstration on how to make an origami "Barracuda" paper airplane.

Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a tropical bird with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own tropical bird from a sheet of folded paper. For more informatio ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper tropical fish Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper tropical fish. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up ...more

These origami ninja stars have been modified to include a small box for storing everything from candy for a celebration to your keys. Made out of a square piece of foil origami tissue paper, these storage boxes are perfect for summer celebrations or birthday parties. Make the ...more

Is your repertoire of origami reptiles repugnant? Well fear not, because with this tutorial video, you can learn to fold your very own origami cobra. Just make you don't get a paper cut when you fold the fangs.

This paper-folding video tutorial from Origami Blogs will teach you how to origami a necktie. Folding an origami paper necktie is easy, so just follow along with the video demonstration and make your own mens fashionable tie. Maybe use colored paper instead of white though, t ...more

Need a new wallet? Why not make an origami wallet? all you need is paper and some folding skills. Make an origami wallet with help from this origami tutorial.

An ajisai flower is the Japanese term for a hydrangea, a flowering plant which is native to eastern Asia and North and South America. These softly colored shrubs are the inspiration behind Fast Origami's tutorial for making an origami ajisai flower. You can try this project o ...more

This video shows us how to make a star box from a folded paper with origami. Firstly take a piece of paper and cut it in the form of a square. Then take the top left corner and fold it to meet the bottom right corner and then crease it and then unfold it. Then do the same thin ...more

First things first: Do not try to attempt this super crazy complex origami project unless you've had your fair share of experience folding modular origami. Now that that's out of the way, take a look at this origami folding tutorial to learn how to put together origami tessel ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper turtle Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper turtle. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructi ...more

Snails are such cool cats. While we humans labor the day away in a whirlwind of errands and obligations, snails take their time wherever they choose to go. As such, we can learn a bit about taking it easy and relaxing from these small wisdom bearers. To create your own zen sn ...more

Watch this origami tutorial video to learn how to fold an origami horse. This video begins with a display of a completed paper horse, to assist with easier execution. The visual guide is helpful on more difficult steps in folding the origami horse.

Thanks to popular folklore, few of us would be happy to cross paths with a black cat or a raven on our way home. The creatures supposedly bring you bad luck (though, frankly, we've seen our share of black cats who were chubby and adorable). But we can bet you won't mind cross ...more

Watch this instructional origami video to fold a traditional Japanese origami crane. Tsuru is the Japanese word for crane. In Japan cranes are considered a national treasure and regarded as symbols of good luck and longevity. Fold a few origami cranes and give them to your fri ...more

If you fold this out of some blue, green or violet paper, it's a peacock! But if you decide to make it from brown, orange or yellow paper, it's a turkey! Make a dozen of them to use as Thanksgiving decorations! Video: .

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a one piece dress Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own one piece dress. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the ins ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a blinking paper eye Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own blinking paper eye. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up t ...more

This 6 unit modular origami design should look like 3 intersecting diamonds. Fold each piece and then assemble as shown.

This video is a demonstration of how to make a winged heart design with folded paper. Start with a square piece of paper and fold it in half. Unfold it and fold it in half again, and unfold it. Using the creases as a guide, fold one edge up to the crease. Turn it over and fold ...more

A demonstration on how to make a lucky star from folded paper with origami is shown in this video. For this you need to get a strip of paper. Attractive papers are available at the stores for this. First to start up take an end of the strip of paper and tie a knot, flatten it ...more

Learn how to make an origami rose with expert tips on folding origami flowers in this free video series on the ancient Japanese art of origami. Part 1 of 17 - How to Make an origami rose. Make an origami rose - Part 2 of 17. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.c ...more

Learn how to make an origami bookmark. You should use square paper for your origami bookmark.

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.

Here is a step by step tutorial video on how to make an origami shuriken. A shuriken is a cool Japanese concealed weapon and is also known as a ninja star. This video is a silent demontration, but there is text to guide through the process of folding your own shuriken.

In this origami instructional video you can learn how to fold an origami book.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper mole Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper mole. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional ...more

Learn how to make an origami pig head. When doing this, instead of using the ordinary square origami paper you need a rectangular paper, so just cut the square in half in order to make an origami pig head.

These step by step instructions help you to fold your own money origami ring. Perfect for beginners. Money origami is great for presents and tips!

In this tutorial, we learn how to use the ancient and honorable craft of origami paper-folding to make a water bomb we can then employ to soak our poor, unsuspecting friends and families. The materials are very simple, just some printer paper and water. But the results can be ...more

Check out this method for folding the origami model "Kawasaki New Rose" diagramed by Winson Chan.

Learn how to make a very easy origami catapult with one piece of paper. To launch, just simply put a wad of paper in the pocket, pull back, and let go.

We've noticed that the more realistic an origami project looks, the harder it is to fold. But that's not true with these origami French fries. Whether you're looking at them from afar or up close, they look almost good enough to chow down on.

Fold an origami turtle. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams. Diagrams for each origami works are printable on B5 and A4 paper. These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a turtle Japa ...more

This video shows us how to fold a simple origami swan. Here are the following steps: Step 1: First of all take a paper and then crease it diagonally and then open the crease and then fold the paper on the crease line so that a cone is obtained with a triangle on the top. Ste ...more

Links of Love is showing you how to make origami heart shaped cuff-links. Start with a 20.5 cm square of paper. If you want to make a cuff link you can wear you should use a square the size of 4 to 5 cm. Fold a good crease and then unfold. Fold two corners in toward the middle ...more

Watch and learn how to fold a paper origami Mandarin duck. Our host shows you how to make the origami animal with plaid paper, but you can use your favorite color.

Pick a pansy for your love - one that will last longer than a few days, as a real pansy would - by folding this easy origami pansy. It can be made in any color you'd like, and you can even craft a bouquet to give to your sweetheart this Valentine's Day.

Remember that uber romantic scene from Nicolas Sparks' tearjerker, "The Notebook," where Noah takes long lost and then found love Allie out on his boat and then find themselves in a small enclosure full of swans? You can recreate that magically romantic moment (sort of) by fol ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a beating paper heart Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper heart in bloom. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed u ...more

Dad works and has worked hard his entire life to make sure you always got what you wanted, whether it was that My Little Pony collector's set you desired at age 7 or a poster of Robbert Pattinson to put above your bed when you were a little older. Give him a considerate and w ...more

Who said that you couldn't have a trick and a treat at the same time for Halloween? When you first take a look at this project, you just see a folded and pleated piece of paper. But upon closer inspection, you'll find that this is no ordinary piece of paper but an evil green w ...more

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a star that can be related to a geometry lesson. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering an origami star.

Watch this instructional origami video to fold an origami fox. These visual guidelines will help you through some of the more difficult folds. This origami fox involves a lot of triangular folds. If you fold correctly, the paper fox should be able to stand on it's own. Or, ben ...more

Fold an origami acorn. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams. Diagrams for each origami works are printable on B5 and A4 paper. These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold an acorn Japan ...more

Are you hosting an Asian-themed party soon and need an easy but impressive way to present your utensils (AKA chopsticks)? Then this is the perfect project for you. Using nothing but blue origami tissue paper, you'll learn how to fold an origami chopstick holder. The chopstick ...more

The video shows how to make an origami candy dish. Fold your origami paper in half diagonally. Put the four points into the center area. Turn over and fold all four points into the center. Move the tip out to the edge for the feet. Turn the paper over and fold the flaps out to ...more