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I've known how to make this butterfly for ages, so I thought I should share it with you;)
I realized it is really hard to explain the way I fold, so if you don't understand, please say so, I'll try to help;)
You can use any kind of paper, provided that it's foldable and has a nice color on one or both sides;)
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Step 1First, take a square piece of paper with the white side up.
Fold it in half and fold the sides to the fold in the middle. Lay flat.
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Step 2Fold down the corners, but don't let them touch the folds you've just made.
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Step 3Fold the sides, over the corners you've just folded, it should look like this.
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Step 4Fold the piece in half over the length.
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Step 5Fold the corners down. (The corners of the CLOSED side)
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Step 6Now comes the tricky part, you have to follow all the folds you've made, and this should be the result.
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Step 7Fold the side in the middle (yeah right) down for about half a cm.
It should look like this.
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Step 8Take the flaps and fold them over the fold you've just made.
Make sure it lay flat.
Now your butterfly has wings. -
Step 9Fold the piece in half. (mountainfold)
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Step 10Another tricky part; take one wing and fold it upwards, it should look like this:
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Step 11Turn it around and do the same with the other wing.
If you lay it down on the table, the wings and the body will be shaped like a W, \/\/, so the wings point slightly upwards.
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Step 12Take the butterfly in your hand, and fold the "body" like this:
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Step 13Lay flat, the part that you've just folded up.
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Step 14The last thing, fold the flap that connects the ings down, like this:
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Step 15And here's your brand new Butterfly:-D
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not really. i just dont understand what you mean by follow.
Step 7, you're taking the horizontal edge(the top one, in the picture) and folding it up towards the peak? and then opening the wings in step 8.
Step 10, taking one whole side (as opposed to one corner) and folding in back outward and leaving a small part in the center folded for the body?
Step 12 looks like you took the side corners and folded them into the center? No...that doesn't look right.
I think my paper was too small, but I ended up with a decent butterfly. Thanks!
Step 7, you're taking the horizontal edge(the top one, in the picture) and folding it up towards the peak? and then opening the wings in step 8.
Step 10, taking one whole side (as opposed to one corner) and folding in back outward and leaving a small part in the center folded for the body?
Step 12 looks like you took the side corners and folded them into the center? No...that doesn't look right.
I think my paper was too small, but I ended up with a decent butterfly. Thanks!
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