Origami: How to fold a Tie

I’ll show you how to fold three types of ties.

I’ll show you how to fold three types of ties.❤

And I’m sure that if you give it to your father with his portrait on Father’s Day,

he’ll definitely be happy!

Since it’s very easy to fold, let’s fold them with various colors

and sizes of origami paper.

How to fold a Tie   ver1

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Open it up and fold both sides to the crease, like the picture below.

３．Fold two parts like a staircase,

along the black lines shown in the picture below.

４．Fold the left side along the black line shown in the picture.  (To the arrow)

５．It will be like the picture below.

６．Open the bag part and fold it, like the picture below.

７．Fold the same way for the other side too.

８．Fold the top parts down, like the picture below.

９．Turn it over, and it’s done!

How to fold a Tie   ver2

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Open it up all the way and fold both sides to the crease that you made.

４．And again, fold both sides to the crease that you made.

５．Fold only one side toward the inside, like the picture below.

６．Fold it like the staircase, along the black lines shown in the picture below.

It will be like the picture in No.7.

７．Fold both sides toward the inside along the black lines shown

in the picture below.

８．It will be like the picture below.

９．Fold both sides to the corners with red circles.

１０．Flip it over, and it’s done!

How to fold a Tie 3   Heart-Shaped Tie

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Open it up all the way, and fold both sides to the crease that you made.

４．Fold only the top part down to the crease that you made,

like the picture below.

５．Open it up all the way,

and fold the top part to the crease that you made in No.4, like the picture below.

６．Fold the other side to the crease that you made, like the picture below.

７．Fold it like the arrow shows in the picture below.

８．After you make a crease, put it back.

９．Fold it along the crease that you made in No.8.

１０．Fold it along the crease that you made, like the picture below.

１１．Fold the bottom part behind, along the crease that you made in No.3.

１２．Fold it back along the middle crease.

１３．Fold both sides to the middle, like the picture below.

１４．Turn it over and fold the top part down and insert it into the slit.

１５．Fold both sides toward the inside,

along the black lines shown in the picture below.

１６．It will be like the picture below.

１７．Turn it over,

and fold both corners up along the black lines shown in the picture below.

１８． If it is like the picture below, it’s done!

When you fold a Heart-Shaped Tie,

make sure you put the back side in the front in No.13.

I recommend that you should use some colorful origami paper too.

You can also draw some pictures and put some stickers on them.★

If you fold it with bigger paper,

it will be like a real tie and you can play house too.

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】