Origami Menko Envelope
Align bottom corner with top edge.
Origami menko envelope. Fold the first piece of paper into thirds like you would a letter going into an envelope 2 x research source beginning with the backside of the paper facing up on a flat step 2 fold the corners. Start with your paper white side up. Engaging with it will help you unwind and relax after a day of hard work.
Step 1 take a square piece of paper with the corner facing you. An origami menko is one of the quintessential modular origami pieces and is great for illustrating the principles of how modular origami works. Start with a square piece of origami paper but if you only have regular 8 5x11 paper follow these instructions.
Very cool japanese origami how to video. The envelope securely holds small items or cards up to the size of the holding area. These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper menko japanese style.
Learn how to use the japanese art of origami to make your own paper menko. The process of making this origami envelope is a short and peaceful folding meditation. Pure 1 sheet of paper no scissors no glue completion tim.
How to make an origami envelope step 1. Menko めんこ 面子 is a japanese card game played by two or more players it is also the name of the type of cards used to play this game. But don t let such simplicity deceive you and maybe even prevent you from folding it.
A six inch page will result in a 2 inch envelope. After positioning your paper like a diamond fold the bottom half to the top half to make a triangle. Fold the right bottom corner up so the bottom tip meets the top of the.
Create creases in the paper. How to make an origami menko. Follow this step by step photo tutorial on how to make traditional origami menko cards which you can play a fun game with.
Now fold the top corner of. It looks plain and simple and it is. Starting with a square paper as with most origami the finished size is one third of the original paper size.
Fold the paper in half bottom to top and then unfold the. Instructions start folding the paper. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow.
This origami envelope is a traditional origami menko from japan. If you want a colored envelope make sure the colored side is facing down step 2 fold the paper in half from corner to corner across the square step 3 take the top corner of the first layer and fold it down to the bottom edge. Step 1 begin with a square piece of origami paper you ll need two in total.
Fold the bottom right corner and align with the center crease and then unfold.
