Origami: How to fold a Chopsticks Case

I’ll show you how to fold a chopsticks case.

It’s the perfect item for hospitality

when you invite people to your home and serve some dishes you make.★

Also, it’s so useful to put chopsticks in them

when you go on a picnic or have barbeque outside.

They will be prettier and more refined even

when you use wooden chopsticks.

Let’s give it a try.♪

How to fold a chopsticks case 1 A chopsticks case for hospitality

1. Divide it into four equal parts and fold it at the 1/4 line to the middle.

2. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

3. It will be like the picture below.  Open it up all the way.

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

5. Put the right corner back.

6. Fold the right side behind, at 1cm.

7. Fold the right corner again.

8. Fold the right side back to the left side.

9. Fold the bottom part behind, along the dotted line.

10. And it’s done!

How to fold a chopsticks case 2 A heart-shaped chopsticks case

1. Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold both corners to the middle and make creases.

3. Change the direction and turn it over.

4. Fold the right corner to the middle.

5. Fold the left side to the middle.

6. Fold both corners along the dotted lines.

7. Open it up.

8. Fold it to the crease.

9. Fold both sides to the middle and make creases, along the dotted lines.

10. Fold the right bottom corner up along the crease.

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

12. Open and fold it to the right, along the dotted line.

13. Fold it along the dotted line, folding the white part at the left bottom inside.

14. Open the bag part and fold it.

15. Fold the corner and make a crease.

16. Open the bag part and fold it as if you smash it.

17. Fold it in half.

18. Fold the corner along the dotted line.

19. Insert the ☆ part into the slit.

20.  This is how you insert it.

21. Fold the corner behind.

22. And it’s done!

How to fold a chopsticks case 3 A cranes’ chopsticks case

1. Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold it to the middle and make a crease.

3. Fold the left bottom corner to the crease.

4. Turn it over.

5. Fold three corners to the middle.

6. Turn it over.

7. Fold it along the dotted line.

8. Fold it along the dotted line and crease.

9. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line and make a crease.

10. Fold it and make a crease.

11. Open the bag part and fold it as if you smash it.

12. Fold it and make a crease along the dotted line.

13. Open the back part from the bottom and fold it as if you smash it.

14. Fold it and make two creases along the dotted lines.

15. Open the bag part and fold it along the dotted lines, as picture No.16 shows.

16. Open the diamond part from the top corner.

17. Fold it, using creases along the dotted lines.

18. Fold the part that sticks out to the right side.

19. Open the bag part and fold it as if you smash it.

20. Open it from the bottom.

Fold both sides along the dotted lines and lift it up.

21. Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

22. Put only the top layer of the right side to the left.

23. Fold it up along the dotted line.

24. Fold it to your side, along the dotted line.

25. Put it to the right side.

26. Fold it the same way for the left side too.

27. Fold it and make creases and fold it inside.

28. Fold both corners at the bottom behind.

29. And it’s done!

Even though the last crane’s chopsticks case requires a lot of time,

it looks great, doesn’t it?

I’m sure your guests will all love it.

A heart-shaped chopsticks case is very cute too.

I bet all the girls will like it.♥

The one for hospitality is simple,

so it might be more striking if you use origami paper with some beautiful pattern!

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】