How to Origami

Before we realized that the world was round, there were lots of theories otherwise. One popular idea was that the world was flat, kind of like a box, and that you'd fall off if you walked to far to any one side. While we've clearly proven otherwise, this box-shaped globe is a ...more

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

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

Your name doesn't have to be Martha Stewart in order for you to craft something beautiful for your amor on Valentine's Day. In fact, all you need to know is a few basic origami folding skills. Take a look at this origami folding video to learn how to build a simple spring peo ...more

This video tutorial teaches you how to make an origami mandala, which looks very much like a many sided star. The tutorial requires 16 pieces of paper. First, it starts out teaching you how to fold a single piece of paper into one of the many sides of the mandala. She provides ...more

Sometimes while folding a particularly labyrinthine origami project you're just one crazy difficult fold away from paper perfection. Don't let that last swing strike out by watching this video, which shows you how to make a tessellation 60 degree pleat intersection. It is per ...more

Attention origami fanatics! In this two part video how-to, learn how to fold an orgami lily. Step-by-step instructions are given and discussed. To complete this lily, materials neede include: paper, your hands, and brains! Check out the second video for the final results! Part ...more

Follow these guidelines to fold an origami Samurai helmet. Kabuto is the Japanese word for a traditional Samurai helmet. You will need one piece of origami paper to complete this origami project. Or, you can fold an origami kabuto out of a sheet of newspaper so you can actuall ...more

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

It doesn't make common sense for most people to use irons on anything other than cloth, but if you'rea (really) careful you can actually employ irons to flatten and straighten paper products, as well. Check out this easy and effective tutorial to learn how to flatten your dol ...more

Learn how to make an origami flapping bird. You'll need one square of paper to make your origami bird with flapping wings.

This is a video on folding an origami cow. It is in Spanish.

This video origami tutorial shows how to use the traditional Japanese art of paper folding to make an inflatable bunny rabbit. This bunny rabbit is folded into a flat form and really takes shape when inflated with air. Follow along with this instructional video and learn how t ...more

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

This is a simple modular model. Learn how to make a gyroscope by using the traditional Japanese art of origami.

Watch this visual demonstration on how to fold the paper airplane Nakamura. The Nakamura is a awesome plane. Do not squeeze the nakamura's keel together like you are throwing a paper dart or airplane. This nakamura does not have a trajectory. It follows a distinct and flowing ...more

Origami isn't just folding paper, it's a form of art. So, if you want to try a new creative way to express yourself, and if you like birds, try out this tutorial on folding an origami paper swan. Graceful and elegant, a swan is the perfect subject for the graceful and elegant ...more

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

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 k ...more

The people from openorigami.net demonstrate how to make an origami emu.

Learn how to fold a chopstick rest. All you need is one of those disposable set of chopsticks and you're ready to go! I definitely do this every time I eat at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant. Especially handy if the tables aren't quite as clean as you'd like them to be!

Check out this video to learn how to make an origami shrunken throwing star with two pieces of paper.

Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to fold a tiny paper star using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making yo ...more

Learn how to fold an origami beetle.

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make a folded paper ostrich with origami. For this project, you need a square sheet of paper. First you fold it diagonally across to form a triangle and cut it off in two. Then take one piece, fold it in half to form a ...more

With this guide, you'll learn how to make lucky folded-paper stars with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own colorful paper stars, ...more

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

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

Watch this instructional origami video to fold an origami paper crane. Tsuru is the Japanese word for crane. The Japanese crane is considered a national treasure and regarded as a symbol of good fortune and longevity. With a little patience, the origami crane is not difficult ...more

This instructional video teaches how to fold an origami bullfrog. Learn how to make animals out of paper using the traditional Japanese art.

The Tower of Pisa is famous for leaning slightly off to the side as if it's about to fall, a result of its unstable, sinking ground. Remake the famous Italian architectural monument in paper - slight tilt and all - by checking out this money origami video.

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

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

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

Folding an origami giraffe by Joost Langeveld. A free/printable pattern is available on the creator's site.

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

Are you interested in Origami? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to origami fold an ordinary sheet of paper into a Chinese star.

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

Learn how to fold the origami model "Pelican" that John Montroll designed. John kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you.

Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a lucky paper stat from a single strip of paper using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as we ...more

We all remember these neat little devices from elementary school. It has many names, the paper fortune teller, the scrunchie, chancer, chatterbox, but the most notorious is the cootie catcher. It's easy to fold, but funner to play with it. Watch and learn this origami masterpi ...more

Looking for an easy, environmentally-friendly craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a paper snack box 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 g ...more

Even expert piano players have to practice in order to consistently bring their game to concert hall performances. Practice does indeed make perfect, and in origami practice makes neat - neat folds, crisp edges, and a better overall finished product. Sharpen your origami fold ...more

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

Origami paper folding is an ancient Asian art form that still lives strong today all over the world. Learn how to create some fun and easy things with paper from an origami paper folding expert in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 19 - How to Learn intermediate origami fo ...more

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

Create a photo frame out of an origami paper or any art paper in minutes! 1) Lay the paper down on a flat surface. 2) Fold the paper in half with the shortest ends together. 3) Fold in half again so that you get quarters. 4) Unfold step#3 and with the first fold at the top, fo ...more

The video starts out saying that we will learn how to make an origami wallet made from a page from an old library book. You trim the page to the size of 8 1/2 x 11. You then fold the page in half and then fold each piece back up, on the front and on the back. Then unfold so th ...more

You can use a small piece of paper to fold this orange origami flower.

This video will teach you how to make an origami paper star. The paper in the video is 6 inches long by 1/4 inch wide. But any size paper can be used, as long as it fits a similar ratio, and the paper is not too thick.

Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold the origami sunflower. This is a pretty difficult flower to fold. With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful sunflower.

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

Fold an origami fox. 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 fox Japanese s ...more

This is an instructional video showing you how to make an origami turtle using a Starbucks paper sack.

This video will guide you toward creating a pop-up bird. You will be shown how to fold the pop-up base with some suggestions for finishing the model. The final model will be of your own design. It will also examine some of the things you can change to alter the pop-up mechanis ...more

Origami a chicken, stars, an owl, and other easy to make gifts and toys for children.

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