Amazing Origami

Learn how to fold the origami bird base step by step, starting from a square of paper and finishing with a completed bird base.

Learn how to fold the origami frog base (lily base) from a square base, with easy squash folds on all four sides.

Fold a frog origami base from a fruit base using valley folds and petal folds, in two easy mirrored halves.

The kite base is the simplest origami base: fold a square in half for a center line, then fold both sides in to meet it.

Learn how to fold the origami pinwheel base (windmill base) from a square of paper with these easy step-by-step instructions.

Fold a calyx origami base with six sepals from a hexagon of paper, using valley folds, vertical folds, and a crease pattern.

Learn the fruit origami base, a versatile fold derived from the square and balloon bases using simple valley folds and squash folds.

The closed-open sink fold mixes two advanced origami techniques: a closed sink on one side and an open sink on the other. Learn it in 10 steps with photos.

The rabbit ear fold turns a square of paper into a pointed flap that looks like a rabbit's ear. Learn this easy origami basic in 7 quick steps with photos.

Learn the origami sink fold in 4 easy steps. Read the symbol (broad arrow + mountain line), crease, and sink the tip between layers.

Learn the pocket fold: a mountain fold in the middle plus two flat folds at the edges. Read the symbol and follow 5 simple steps with photos.

Learn the pleat fold and crimp fold in 6 easy steps. The two origami basics behind snakes, worms and fans, explained with photos.

The squash fold is an easy origami technique: lift a flap, press it flat, done. Learn it in 3 simple steps with photos.

The outside reverse fold is an easy origami technique for shaping heads and tails. Follow 8 simple steps with photos to master this basic fold.

Learn the mountain fold and valley fold - the two basic folds every origami crease is built on, with step-by-step photos and simple diagrams.

Where did origami really begin? Archaeological finds and classical records trace the art of paper folding back to ancient China, long before it reached Japan and the West.

This slightly less common Petal Fold variation - the shape used in the Frog Base - in six clear steps from a Square Base.

Learn the inside reverse fold twice in one model - once for a bird's beak, once for an animal's tail, in nine clear steps.

Learn the crimp: a fold like a pleat but made on the outside of the paper - four easy steps starting from a square sheet.

Learn the stair fold, the technique for dividing paper into five equal parts, in ten exact measuring steps with photo guidance.