How to Fold Eternally Opening Origami
Start with a square sheet of paper., Fold the sheet in half, into a rectangle., Unfold, and fold in half the other way. , Unfold your rectangle., Align the square by bringing the corners together., Bring the right corner of the top flap to the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start with a square sheet of paper.
Be sure to crisply crease your folds. ,, Turn the paper over and fold in half into a triangle.
You should see the back of your paper.
You should see the diagonal creases create "valleys" and the perpendicular creases create "mountains". , Allow the valley creases to come together in the middle.
By flattening two opposite sides, you should find yourself with a square that is open on the bottom.
Make sure your square is rotated so that the opening is on the bottom, as shown in the video. , Then, repeat this action on the left, so that the top looks like a kite. ,, In doing so, you return to having a square with an opening facing down. , Bring the outer edges to the middle and flatten, so that you have a diamond.
As you fold, notice the four diagonal creases on the inside that you made earlier.
You will need to reverse the two creases on the upper flap.
To reverse a crease, fold it in the opposite direction that it naturally folds. ,,,,, -
Step 2: Fold the sheet in half
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Step 3: into a rectangle.
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Step 4: Unfold
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Step 5: and fold in half the other way.
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Step 6: Unfold your rectangle.
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Step 7: Align the square by bringing the corners together.
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Step 8: Bring the right corner of the top flap to the middle crease
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Step 9: so that the lower right edge lines up with the crease.
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Step 10: Fold down the top corner to make the crease lie along the horizontal line created in the previous two steps.
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Step 11: Unfold.
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Step 12: Take the bottom corner of the square and start to fold it up along the horizontal crease you made in the previous two steps.
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Step 13: Turn your paper over
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Step 14: and repeat the previous five steps.
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Step 15: Congratulations you have the Eternally opening origami completed!
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Step 16: take the two "legs" (the parts that would have become the head and tail if you were to continue to a crane or bird) and grasp them two-thirds of the way up and pull them away from each other.
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Step 17: If you did this correctly
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Step 18: the parts should reverse their orientation and you could repeat this on the lower section (now the top).
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Step 19: Finished.
Detailed Guide
Be sure to crisply crease your folds. ,, Turn the paper over and fold in half into a triangle.
You should see the back of your paper.
You should see the diagonal creases create "valleys" and the perpendicular creases create "mountains". , Allow the valley creases to come together in the middle.
By flattening two opposite sides, you should find yourself with a square that is open on the bottom.
Make sure your square is rotated so that the opening is on the bottom, as shown in the video. , Then, repeat this action on the left, so that the top looks like a kite. ,, In doing so, you return to having a square with an opening facing down. , Bring the outer edges to the middle and flatten, so that you have a diamond.
As you fold, notice the four diagonal creases on the inside that you made earlier.
You will need to reverse the two creases on the upper flap.
To reverse a crease, fold it in the opposite direction that it naturally folds. ,,,,,
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