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How to fold a traditional origami butterfly

6/24/2010 11:32:43 PM
By: papersculpture
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This guide will show you how to fold a traditional origami butterfly. They make nice decorations for parties and weddings.

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

Materials:
1 square piece of paper

Place your square paper with the points on the top, bottom and sides.
Fold it in half horizontally.
Unfold

Fold the paper in half vertically.
Unfold

Flip the paper over to the back side.
Fold the paper in half horizontally and unfold

Fold the paper in half vertically and unfold

Flip the paper over to the other side.
Pinch all the diagonally folds. Continue to squeese them and the horizontally folds will fold inward.

Continue squeezing

and flatten
This is called the water bomb base

Fold the 2 bottom points up to top point.

Flip the paper over to the back side.

Fold the point of one layer at the bottom up as far as it will go.

See next picture for result.

Pull the 2 little flaps towards the center. Their sides should come up

Stick your finger into the 2 flaps sticking up and adjust them so that they are equal.
Press down on the flaps to crease and flatten them

Flip the paper over to back side.

Fold down the triangle at the top.

Fold up the tip of the triangle you just folded.

This is how it should look.

Fold in half

Fold a wing down at an angle.
Flip the paper over and repeat on the other side. Make sure the folded wings are aligned.

Your butterfly is finished!

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