Paper to Go #2
April 13, 2016
Graphic lifted from Dan Anderson OP site
About two-and-a-half years ago I made a post titled Paper to Go , about a clever folding sequence, using a single piece of paper, to make an envelope. Recently I came across instructions for another envelope that totally intrigued me.
It’s the sort of paper folding that I like the most. Looks good, feels useful, rearranges the patterns on paper well, looks great even with solid colored paper, and has a satisfying and tricky kind of logic to it.
I’ve made lots of these now, and each and every time I complete one I like this structure better. I’m going include the tutorial page that I found, but my sense is that you have to be fluent in Russian or with origami symbols to decipher these instructions. Even so, I invite you to try it.
If you have a hard time with the written directions, try watching me fold one of these. Here’s the video:
Happy paper folding!
April 13, 2016 at 2:28 pm
I like it
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April 14, 2016 at 3:59 am
Beautiful and useful!
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April 16, 2016 at 10:13 pm
Love this envelope!
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April 17, 2016 at 9:29 am
Glad you like it! There’s lots of envelopes folds around, but this one seems special to me.
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April 21, 2016 at 3:39 pm
[…] showcased, along with both a diagram and video instructions, on Paula Beardell Krieg’s blog, Playful Bookbinding and Paper Works. She told me my envelopes for National Letter Writing Month were her […]
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May 17, 2017 at 5:49 am
I like the video because I made it along with you. It is so darn cute! Love this!
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May 17, 2017 at 6:50 am
You made it along with me!?!? I love that!
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