How to fold a pentagon from a square piece of paper
There may be times when you need a pentagon shaped paper for origami flowers, objects or decorations. This guide will show you how to fold and cut a pentagon from a square piece of paper.
What You'll Need
- pentagon shape
- paper shapes
- shapes
- aper crafts
- origami
Steps
- 1
Step 1
Materials: 1 square sheet of paper Scissors - 2
Step 2
Place the paper on the table with the points at the top, bottom and sides. Fold it in half vertically. unfold - 3
Step 3
Fold the paper in half horizontally. - 4
Step 4
Bring the top point down to the bottom edge. Do not crease, only pinch it to mark the halfway point. - 5
Step 5
Bring the top point down to the pinch mark you just made. - 6
Step 6
Starting from the bottom center, fold the right bottom edge up to the right side of the triangle flap you just created. - 7
Step 7
Starting from the same bottom crease point bring the left bottom edge up to the left side of the triangle shaped flap. - 8
Step 8
Starting from the bottom point of the flap you just made fold the right edge to align with the left edge. - 9
Step 9
Make a fold between the 2 flaps and unfold. - 10
Step 10
Flip the paper over to the back side. fold the left side to the right along the crease you created in the last step. - 11
Step 11
Result Now flip the paper over again. - 12
Step 12
Starting from the right top point bring the flap down and align the left edges. Make a crease. unfold - 13
Step 13
Cut along the crease you just made. - 14
Step 14
Unfold the paper to see your pentagon.