Welcome to The Fold, the online magazine of OrigamiUSA! On this page you will find articles about folding in general, design, techniques, and, of course, diagrams! We hope you enjoy the magazine. Articles are added over the course of each 2-month issue, so check back regularly or subscribe to our RSS feed. Select any keyword in the menu to see all articles with that keyword, or see here for a pictorial listing of all diagrams.
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A video that makes folding this seemingly complex mask easily achievable.
A beautiful and efficient way to custom-color papers for folding.
Origami artist Jiahui Li offers an instructional video for a horse in honor of the Chinese New Year.
Print the blue and white surface pattern or draw or paint your own design on a blank crease pattern.
A decorative tessellation that takes its cue from the bird base.
A cube that can display a variety of inserts, in this case hearts for Valentine’s Day.