Start with a square piece of origami paper. If you only have regular 8.5×11 paper,follow these instructions to make a square sheet.
Fold the paper in half by taking the top corner and folding it to the bottom corner.
Fold the triangle in half by taking the left corner and folding it to the right.
How do you make a paper crane?
Here’s how to make a paper crane: Lay a perfectly square piece of paper on your table one corner up, so it looks like a diamond. Fold the top corner down to the bottom corner and open. Fold the left corner to the right and open. Flip the paper over to the back side. Fold the square in half horizontally and open.
How to fold a crane origami?
Gather Your Supplies. To fold a traditional origami crane,you will need a square sheet of origami paper.
Make a Square Base. An origami crane begins with a square base. Place your paper colored side up. Fold in half diagonally and open.
Start a Bird Base. The origami crane is created using a bird base. A bird base is a square base plus two petal folds.
Finish the Bird Base. Open the upper flap,pressing the sides of the model inwards at the same time. Flatten down,creasing well.
Fold into the Center. Fold top flaps into the center as shown in the photo. Flip your origami crane over,then repeat this step on the other side.
Crease the Legs. Fold both “legs” of your origami crane up as shown in the photo.
Your Origami Paper Crane Is Complete. Inside reverse fold the legs along the creases you just made to create a head and tail for your crane.
Folding a Senbazuru. Once you get proficient at folding origami cranes,you might want to fold a Senbazuru. This is a group of 1,000 paper cranes.
Making a Money Origami Crane. With a few small adaptations,the origami crane design can be folded from paper currency.