How to make an origami shirt
Origami Shirt: try all 23 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
The traditional square-sheet shirt or jacket with two downward sleeves. Folded from alternating corner blintzes with rectangular sleeves and a neat collar.
- You need
- One square of thin origami paper. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Start white side up, with an edge at the top. Use thin paper so the three sets of corner folds press neatly.
- Tips
- Keep all the points at the center before turning the paper over.
- The historical jacket and trousers share this opening; each is folded from its own square.
Your model is ready
Your shirt is ready! Both sleeves hang neatly beside the body, with a collar at the neck and a rectangular hem below.
Step-by-step diagrams
Steps 1–6
- 1
Find the middle across
Fold the bottom edge to the top edge, press, and open.
- 2
Find the middle lengthwise
Fold the left edge to the right edge, press, and open.
- 3
Fold the top left corner in
Bring the top left corner to the center, where the two creases cross.
- 4
Fold the top right corner in
Bring the top right corner to the center.
- 5
Fold the bottom right corner in
Bring the bottom right corner to the center.
- 6
Fold the bottom left corner in
Bring the bottom left corner to the center.
Steps 7–12
- 7
Turn over
Turn the diamond over, keeping its top point up.
- 8
Fold the top point in again
Bring the top point to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 9
Fold the right point in again
Bring the right point to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 10
Fold the bottom point in again
Bring the bottom point to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 11
Fold the left point in again
Bring the left point to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 12
Turn over again
Turn the small square over, with an edge at the top.
Steps 13–18
- 13
Fold the top left corner in once more
Bring the top left corner to the center. This is the third set of corner folds.
- 14
Fold the top right corner in once more
Bring the top right corner to the center. This is the third set of corner folds.
- 15
Fold the bottom right corner in once more
Bring the bottom right corner to the center. This is the third set of corner folds.
- 16
Fold the bottom left corner in once more
Bring the bottom left corner to the center. This is the third set of corner folds.
- 17
Show the pockets
Turn the diamond over. Four small pockets meet around the center.
- 18
Open the left sleeve
Part the left square pocket at its middle. Draw its inner point to the left and press the corners out into a rectangle.
Steps 19–23
- 19
Open the right sleeve
Open the right square the same way to make the right sleeve.
- 20
Open the lower hem
Open the lower square and draw its inner point down, flattening it into a short rectangle for the hem of the shirt.
- 21
Lower the left sleeve
Fold the left sleeve downward along the shoulder line so it hangs beside the body.
- 22
Lower the right sleeve
Fold the right sleeve downward along the matching shoulder line.
- 23
Fold the collar behind
Fold the top point behind along the neckline between the two shoulders, leaving a neat collar.
- ✓
Finish
Your shirt is ready! Both sleeves hang neatly beside the body, with a collar at the neck and a rectangular hem below.
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