How to Make an Origami Star
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Fold an origami star with six points from one rectangle, keeping every part of the paper connected. An uncut dollar bill works for this version, as does a rectangle prepared from printer or notebook paper. First wrap a triangle, then use guide creases to arrange its corners. This project rewards patient folding; flatten each layer gently before adding the next.
One fold at a time
Take your time. A neat crease makes the next fold easier.
Step 1: Mark the center line
Place the rectangle horizontally; fold the long edges together, crease, and reopen.
Step 2: Start the triangle
Bring the lower-left corner to the center crease, keeping the crease anchored at the upper-left corner.
Step 3: Wrap the first face
Fold the upper-left sloping edge down to meet the bottom long edge, forming an equal-sided triangle.
Step 4: Wrap the remaining paper
Roll the triangle rightward along its edge, wrapping the remaining length around the triangular face.
Step 5: Lock the triangle
Tuck the short leftover end between the triangle layers, then turn one corner upward.
Step 6: Mark three center guides
Fold the triangle in half corner to corner, then reopen; repeat using each corner to mark three center guides.
Step 7: Mark the outer pleats
Bring each corner to its opposite edge, pressing the three straight crease lines firmly before reopening.
Step 8: Turn to the reverse
Turn the triangle over, keeping one corner at the top.
Step 9: Mark the inner pleats
Fold each corner to the center where the guide lines meet; crease and reopen all three.
Step 10: Return to the front
Turn the triangle over again, exposing the outer and inner crease pairs.
Step 11: Raise the six points
Pleat each corner along its two guide lines, folding outward at the outer line and inward at the inner line.
Step 12: Lock the last pleat
Slide the last corner beneath the first pleat and press the center flat to finish the six-point star.
