Origami: How to fold a Bamboo-shoot

Spring is the best season for a bamboo-shoot.

I’ve heard that each region has each particular one.

They taste different too!

It’s so delicious with a crunchy texture, isn’t it?♥

I’ll show you three patterns of bamboo-shoots with origami today.♪

How to fold a bamboo-shoot Ver.1

First, I’ll show you an easy one.

It’s even easy for small children too.♥

1. Fold it in half.

2. Fold only the top sheet of the corner up, along the dotted line.

(a valley fold)

3. Turn it over.

4. Fold it at the 1/3, along the dotted line.

5. Fold it the same way for the other side.

6. Change the direction.

7. Fold the bottom part up, along the dotted line.

8. Fold the other part up too.

9. Turn it over.

10. And it’s done!

The best colors for the bamboo-shoot origami are brown, green or yellowish green.♪

Let’s make various sizes of origami bamboo-shoots!

How to fold a bamboo-shoot Ver.2

This is easy too.★

This will look more like a real one!

1. Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold both sides to the middle, along the dotted lines.

3. Fold the top corner down, along the dotted line.

4. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)

5. Fold both sides to the middle, along the dotted lines.

6. Fold both corners to the middle along the dotted lines again.

7. Fold the bottom part behind.

8. And it’s done!

It’s small and cute, right?

The skin parts are just like the real one. ♪

How to fold a bamboo-shoot Ver.3

This is the one that you make with a rectangle-shaped origami paper.★

You can use the B5 sized copy-paper

(one size smaller than the regular copy paper),

but you can use a half-cut origami paper too.♪

1. Get a rectangle-shaped sheet of paper ready.  Fold it in half to make a crease.

2. Fold the bottom part in half to the crease.

3. Fold both corners down, along the dotted lines.

4. Fold both corners up along the dotted lines.

5. Fold the top part down, along the dotted line.

6. Turn it over.

7. Fold it along the dotted line.

8. Fold it the same way for the other side too.

Insert the corner into the bag part.

9. Turn it over.

10. Fold the corner along the dotted line, to make a triangle.

11. Fold the other corner down and insert it into the slit.

12. Turn it over.

13. And it’s done!

You can also use writing pad paper or memo pad paper,

other than origami paper!

You can fold this way after you write a letter too.♥

How did you like it?

I showed you a simple one to the one that you can use for your letter.♪

It’s the best season right now,

when we can make them and feel as

if you were picking up bamboo-shoots in the forest.　★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】