Origami: How to fold a Ribbon

Ribbons are one of the necessary items for the girls’ fashion.

With one ribbon, your fashion gets even prettier, right?

We can make it with origami paper easily too.

Let’s make some pretty ribbons, arranging colors, shapes and patterns!

I recommend that children use them when they play house too.

How to make a Ribbon1   A Bow-Like Ribbon

１．Make two creases as black lines shown in the picture and fold both sides

along the red dotted line to the middle.

２．Fold both sides along the red dotted lines.

３．Fold it in half lengthways.

４．Fold the left corner along the red dotted line,

make a crease and open it and fold a triangle, like the picture No.5.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

５．Fold one side along the red dotted line toward the red arrow.

Fold the same way in the back too.

６．Fold the right part toward the left side along the dotted line.

Fold the same way in the back too.

７．Fold two corners towards the arrows along the dotted lines.

Fold the same way on the other side too.

８．Pull both two layers toward the arrow.

Be careful not to open all the creases.

９．And it’s done!

How to make a Ribbon2   A Square-Shaped Ribbon

１．Fold twice to make two black creases shown in the picture below.

Fold both sides to the middle crease along the dotted lines.

２．Fold two corners (only the top layer) down along the dotted lines.

３．Fold it in half along the dotted line.

４．Fold it along the dotted line, like a staircase.

５．Fold four corners along the dotted lines.

６．And it’s done!

How to make a Ribbon3   A Round-Shaped Ribbon

１．Fold twice to make two black creases shown in the picture below.

Fold both sides to the middle crease along the dotted lines.

２．Fold it in half.

３．Fold it along the dotted line.

４．Fold the left part behind along the dotted line.

５．Open it up toward the arrow.

６．Turn it over and fold them along dotted lines.

７．Open the bag parts toward the arrows.

８．Fold four corners to inside along the dotted line.

９．Flip it over and it’s done!

It will be so pretty if you put these origami ribbons

on the gifts as your original design after you wrap them.

It looks cool as a bow,

so why don’t you give it to your father for the present on Father’s Day?

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】