Amazing Origami

The teru-teru bozu is a cheerful little origami rain charm—the white paper doll Japanese children hang to wish for sunny weather. Fold one in nine easy steps.

Cut a regular hexadecagon from a square sheet in sixteen steps: start from a square base, fold layered valley-folds, and snip along one dotted line. Ideal for sixteen-petal flowers.

Cut a regular octagon from a square sheet: a quick method from a square base, plus a more precise fold-and-cut method. Great for stars and flowers.

Turn a square sheet into a perfect equilateral triangle: two slanted valley-folds onto a half-line, then one straight cut. Great for flowers and calyxes.

Cut a perfect regular pentagon from a square sheet with two reference marks, a few valley- and mountain-folds, and one straight cut.

Fold a square sheet into a perfect regular hexagon with a few valley-folds, inside reverse-folds, and one straight cut. No measuring needed.

Divide a square sheet into thirds with the classic 'S' method, then fold a crisp 3 x 3 grid of creases. No ruler needed — just a few simple folds.

Create a 5 x 5 crease grid on a square sheet with a simple reference-point trick — no measuring needed. Great for boxes and modular models.

A 4 x 4 crease grid is a classic origami foundation, made by repeating the cupboard fold in both directions. Great for boxes, envelopes, and modular designs.

Fold an origami table base: a 4 x 4 grid with corner collapses, the foundation for an origami table and various stars, in 31 steps.

Learn to fold the Lily Origami Base with Six Petals: a hexagon crease pattern, six corner points pushed to the center, in 17 illustrated steps.

Learn to fold the Frog Base: start from a Square Base, squash-fold its four flaps, then add a petal fold to each, in 53 illustrated steps.

Learn to fold a Masked 16x16 Matrix Origami Base: diagonal folds, a cushion-fold, and 16x16 grid creases in nine simple illustrated steps.

Learn to fold the 3x3 Matrix Origami Base: three steps with Z-folds that turn a square sheet into a nine-cell grid for modular and geometric origami.

Learn to fold an Origami Pattern Base: a 4x4 grid built with cupboard folds and corner collapses, ready for many different origami models.

Learn to fold a Calyx Origami Base: the simple paper foundation used for flower calyxes, built from a few valley-folds and mountain-folds in 25 illustrated steps.

Learn to fold the 16x16 Matrix Origami Base: nine steps that turn a square sheet into a precise 256-cell grid for modular and geometric origami.

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the Origami Organ Base: nine simple illustrated steps turn a square sheet into a house-shaped foundation, practising the versatile squash fold.

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the 6x6 Matrix Origami Base: five simple steps that turn a square sheet into a precise 36-cell grid, ideal for modular and geometric origami.

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the Square or Preliminary Base: seven simple steps to create origami's most common foundation, used in cranes, lilies and countless other models.