Skill Level
Intermediate, Advanced
Time to Make
15 mins
How to Make
- Start with a square of paper (you will need to cut a perfect square if you are using a4).
- Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge and unfold.
- Then fold the left to the right edge and unfold leaving a cross pattern in the middle.
- Turn the paper over and position so that the cross becomes an x.
- Now fold in half again point to point this time first top to bottom and unfold and then left to right and unfold.
- Turn the paper back over again.
- Bring the left and right corners towards you and down squash this flat when the two inner folds meet under the top layer.
- You now have a square base.
- Fold the bottom right and left diagonal edge of the front layer over to the middle to align with the central crease then unfold.
- Fold the top point down. This crease should run from the left to the right of the two previous creases.
- Unfold the top point.
- Now lift the bottom point and bring the edges in squashing it flat into a diamond.
- Repeat on the other side.
- This is known as a bird base.
- Fold the bottom left and right diagonal edges of the front layer to align with the central crease.
- Flip over and repeat.
- Fold the bottom right point up to the right and make a crease.
- Unfold the previous step and inside reverse fold the crease you just made.
- Repeat on other side.
- Pick one end to be the cranes head and make a inside reverse fold of about 2 cm.
- Finally fold the wings down and you have a crane.
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