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Origami Butterfly
A four-wing Kirigami butterfly made by folding the sheet, cutting only the selected stacked layers, shaping the tabs and opening it symmetrically.
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11 steps · about 8 min · paper can be changed in Studio
Have scissors nearby for 4 clearly marked cuts.
- Theme
- Confidence
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 8 min
- Steps
- 11
- Method
- Kirigami · scissors
- Guide
- Physical
No account needed. No timer runs while you fold. This model uses the interactive paper-folding engine.
About this fold
A four-wing Kirigami butterfly made by folding the sheet, cutting only the selected stacked layers, shaping the tabs and opening it symmetrically. A few layered moves reward lining the paper up carefully. There is no timer and no score — the estimate is only there so you know roughly what you are choosing.
Design note: An original QuietFold cut-and-fold sequence using the same finite-path tools as Free Fold.
What you’ll make
A folded butterfly in whichever paper you choose, kept in your Quiet Garden if you want it. Change rarely announces itself. It just arrives, already underway.
Folding difficulty
Medium11 stepsabout 8 minutes
The estimate is only there so you know roughly what you are choosing. Take twice as long if you like — nothing measures you.
Step preview
The first few steps, so you can see every fold or cut before you begin.
Step 1. Fold the left half exactly onto the right half.
Read all 11 steps
- 01Fold the left half exactly onto the right half.
- 02Cut down from the top edge to form the upper centre notch.
- 03Cut up from the bottom edge to mirror the centre notch.
- 04Cut inward from the side to shape the upper wing waist.
- 05Make the matching lower wing-waist cut.
- 06Fold the two upper centre tabs behind.
- 07Fold the two lower centre tabs behind to match.
- 08Fold the side waist behind to separate the wing pairs.
- 09Fold the upper outside corner behind to soften the wing.
- 10Fold the lower outside corner behind to match the upper wing.
- 11Open the butterfly along its centre spine.
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