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How to fold arrows from paper strips

4/15/2015 11:42:49 AM
By: papersculpture
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These origami arrows are easy to fold. They are great for signs, cute decorations and magnets. Have fun!

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

<p> Materials:</p>
<p> A strip of paper</p>
<p> For this demonstration the strip used had a length 2 times the width.</p>
<p> The longer the strip – the longer the arrow tail</p>
<p> </p>

Materials:
A strip of paper
For this demonstration the strip used had a length 2 times the width.
The longer the strip – the longer the arrow tail

<p> Bring one bottom right corner up to the top right corner as if you were going to fold the strip in half.</p>
<p> Do not fold it. Just give it a pinch at the halfway point.</p>
<p> </p>

Bring one bottom right corner up to the top right corner as if you were going to fold the strip in half.
Do not fold it. Just give it a pinch at the halfway point.

Fold the left top corner down and align the edges.

<p> Result</p>
<p> Give it a sharp crease and unfold.</p>
<p> </p>

Result
Give it a sharp crease and unfold.

Fold the left bottom corner up and align the edges.

Result
Give it a sharp crease and unfold.

<p> Flip the paper over to the back side.</p>
<p> The creases make an X.</p>
<p> Carefully fold the left edge at the center of the X.</p>
<p> </p>

Flip the paper over to the back side.
The creases make an X.
Carefully fold the left edge at the center of the X.

Result
Give it a sharp crease and unfold.

<p> Flip the paper over to the back side.</p>
<p> Rotate the paper so that the X is on top.</p>
<p> Push the top of the paper down and the sides should fold inwards.</p>
<p> </p>

Flip the paper over to the back side.
Rotate the paper so that the X is on top.
Push the top of the paper down and the sides should fold inwards.

<p> Continue pressing down until the sides go all the way inward and a triangle is formed at the top.</p>
<p> Press down to flatten the triangle.</p>
<p> </p>

Continue pressing down until the sides go all the way inward and a triangle is formed at the top.
Press down to flatten the triangle.

<p> Flip the paper over to the back side with the point to the left.</p>
<p> Fold the bottom edge up to the pinch mark.</p>
<p> </p>

Flip the paper over to the back side with the point to the left.
Fold the bottom edge up to the pinch mark.

<p> Result</p>
<p> Fold the top edge down to the pinch mark.</p>
<p> </p>

Result
Fold the top edge down to the pinch mark.

Result

Flip the paper over to see you finished origami arrow.

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