How to fold a letter into an envelope

How to fold a letter into an envelope

This guide will show you a simple way to fold a letter into an envelope.

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What You'll Need

  • origami envelope
  • letter envelope
  • paper envelope
  • fold envelope

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1
    Materials: any sized letter written on rectangular paper.
  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2
    Place the paper with the writing facing up and the long edges at the top and bottom Fold the upper left corner down and align the side with the bottom edge
  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3
    Result. Unfold
  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4
    Bring the right upper point down and align the side with the bottom edge.
  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5
    Result. Unfold
  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6
    Flip the paper over to the back. Fold up horizontally across where the creases meet at the center
  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7
    Result. Unfold
  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8
    Flip the paper over again. Stick your fingers under the horizontal fold and lift and push the sides towards the center.
  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9
    Continue to push and the sides will fold by themselves downward and the top center will pop up
  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10
    Result. Squash the curve at the top down
  11. 11

    Step 11

    Step 11
    Result Fold the 2 layers by bringing the right bottom corner up to the top point and align the side to the center fold
  12. 12

    Step 12

    Step 12
    Result Repeat on the left side
  13. 13

    Step 13

    Step 13
    Result
  14. 14

    Step 14

    Step 14
    Unfold the 2 folds you just made in step 11 And step 12
  15. 15

    Step 15

    Step 15
    Bring the right bottom point up and insert it into the flap on the top
  16. 16

    Step 16

    Step 16
    Push it in as far as it will go and crease
  17. 17

    Step 17

    Step 17
    Bring the left bottom point up and insert it into the flap.
  18. 18

    Step 18

    Step 18
    Push it in as far as it will go and crease. Your letter is now folded into an envelope!

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