Models

May 18

A 150-year-old Wallet Fold

This post is about a traditional design for a folded Wallet or Purse that's at least 150 years old and appears in many of the classic old...

Dec 23, 2023

Christmas Angels

This is going to be a short and quick post to get something festive out in time for Christmas. Apart from the Father Christmas designs I...

Nov 2, 2023

Origami Matchboxes

How many ways are there to make a matchbox in origami? Obviously not as many as there are ways to make things like birds and flowers, or...

May 29, 2023

Folded Seed Packet

This is an old traditional fold, possibly of German origin, which is usually referred to as a Seed Packet. As with a lot of traditional...

Mar 1, 2023

Wallet revisited

Here's a minor variation on the Wallet that's included in the Diagrams section of my site. The original was from an A4 rectangle, whereas...

Aug 31, 2022

Double Diamond and Artful Letter Closures updates

This monthly posting schedule is proving quite hard to stick to. I do have a new article which is almost complete, but for now this is...

Jul 30, 2022

Double Diamond

It's the end of the month again and I haven't managed to create a new post, so I'm going to fill in with a couple of simple Diamond...

Jun 27, 2022

Artful letter closures from 1831

This is heavily revised and updated version of my original post, with various corrections and additions made in the light of information...

May 25, 2022

Nundo Grabbit

It’s been a busy month, and the new blog article I’ve been preparing is taking longer than expected, so just to keep things going I’m...

Dec 20, 2021

Father Christmas

As a break from the "paperfolding in old magic books" theme, and while there's still time, here are two Father Christmas models to add to...

Oct 4, 2021

Origami Heart

Since anyone reading this has probably come here looking for origami, it seems like a good idea to start off with something you can...