Girligami. Cindy Ng

      A Guide to

      Folding Symbols, Terms and Actions

      Action Symbols

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      dashed line: A dashed line indicates where you need to fold or crease.

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      solid line: A solid line shows where a crease has been made that now serves as the guide to where the edge of your origami paper should align.

      This symbol indicates that the paper needs to be flipped over. When the symbol is on the side of the origami paper, it means flip over from side to side. If it is on top, it means flip over from top to bottom.

      Flip over from side to side.

      Flip over from top to bottom.

      Rotate clockwise.

      Rotate counterclockwise.

      Terms

      crease: To fold and unfold the paper, leaving a line or ridge to serve as a guide for a future fold.

      fold: To bend your sheet of paper over, under, behind, or on top of itself so that one part covers another. This creates the framework for the origami model.

      Common folds:

      Fold in.

      Fold out.

      Fold up.

      Fold down.

      Fold Behind.

      Collapse: For this fold, pinch sides of paper where indicated with circles and carefully bring them in and down to meet the bottom edges, as shown by the arrows. Look at the illustrations to see the collapse in progress.

      Foxy Pumps

      Now you can brag to all your girlfriends that you found a pair of stiletto heels that never hurt your feet. They don’t have to know these shoes are made from a pretty piece of paper—you can keep that part a secret.

      1 Fold in half. Unfold.

      2 Fold the top point down, using the pattern as a guide. Unfold.

      3 Flip over from side to side.

      4 Fold the sides in, using the pattern as a guide. They should meet at the center crease.

      5 Stick your finger inside the pocket, and bring the point indicated by the circle down to the arrow on each side. This will cause the sides to open out. Then fold the top tip down, squashing it flat as you go.

      6 Flip over from side to side.

      7 Fold the top end down, using the pattern as a guide. Let toe of shoe pop out as you fold.

      8 Flip over from side to side.

      9 Fold the sides in, using the pattern as a guide.

      10 Fold the bottom edges in to meet at the center crease.